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Wheaton High School

12601 Dalewood Dr, Silver Spring, MD, 20906-4114 -

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Definition of Terms

Wheaton High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Montgomery County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1438 students

% Male / % Female

54% / 46%

Total Classroom Teachers

96 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 403 students

Grade 10 - 349 students

Grade 11 - 385 students

Grade 12 - 301 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	10%	3%
% Hispanic	51%	4%
% Black	26%	34%
% White	13%	48%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

24%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

13%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Montgomery County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	199	28
Number of Students Managed	139,457 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$2,068,665,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$2,003,474,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$14,834	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$14,366	$9,739
District Graduation Rates	92%	86%

Kennedy students to study green' with global company (Gazette.net)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:23:35 am
Staff and students at John F. Kennedy High School in Wheaton are hosting a visit today from Johnson Controls, a Wisconsin-based energy efficiency company.
James Michael Crooks, chef (Baltimore Sun)
posted on May 22, 2009 at 07:47:14 am
James Michael Crooks, a chef and former co-owner of the Country Kettle Cafe in western Howard County, died Friday of heart failure at his New Windsor home. He was 44.

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Wheaton High School is an American four-year public high school in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located in the unincorporated Wheaton/Glenmont section of Silver Spring, about 5 miles north of Washington, D.C..
The high school is a part of the Montgomery County Public School system and a member of its Downcounty Consortium. The school is named for the Wheaton area, which is in turn named for Frank Wheaton (1833-1903), a career officer in the Union Army who rose to the rank of major-general while serving before, during, and after the Civil War.
The school is also physically connected to the Thomas Edison High School of Technology, named in honor of the famous American inventor.
Student ethnicity
Like most downcounty schools, Wheaton has a fairly ethnically and culturally diverse student body.
Academies
Wheaton High School has four main academies of education: The Academy of Biosciences and Medicine, the Academy of Engineering (voted the top CTE program in Maryland), the Academy of Information Technology, and the Academy of International Global and Cultural Studies.
Sports
The school mascot is the Wheaton Knight, representative of valor, chivalry, and bravery.
Wheaton's athletic teams have brought home several state championships. The Football Team captured a 2A State Championship in 1996 and were state finalists in 1994. They also were state semi-finalists in 1979 and 1980. The Girls Basketball Team won State Championships in 1985, 1997 and 1998. They were also state finalists in 1976 and 1982.
Wheaton's main rival is John F. Kennedy High School which is located down Randolph Road. The rivalry is fueled by the schools' close proximity to one another. The Wheaton-Kennedy competitive rivalry is one of the oldest in Montgomery County.
Fall sports
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball
Cheerleading
Winter sports
Basketball
Swimming and diving
Indoor track
Wrestling
Spring sports
Baseball
Tennis
Lacrosse
Track and field
Softball
Volleyball
Alumni
One notable alumnus of Wheaton High School is rock star Joan Jett who gained fame with her bands, The Runaways and The Blackhearts. Jett attended Wheaton High School briefly in the early 1970s before moving to L.A. to launch her music career.
External links
Wheaton High School website
Wheaton High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA)
Wheaton High School Downcounty Consortium (DCC) webpage
MCPS Downcounty Consortium (DCC) webpage

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