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Wheaton High
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Wheaton High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

12401 Dalewood Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20906 · (301) 321-3400 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

Wheaton’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,794
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wheaton High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 22.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Wheaton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Wheaton HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12401 Dalewood Dr, Silver Spring

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9870
Grade 10708
Grade 11551
Grade 12665
Enrollment over time
2,280’20
2,375’21
2,599’22
2,747’23
2,794’24

Up 22.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%Black 19%White 10%Asian 9%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wheaton High from Wheaton families.

Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

The district →
Bayard Rustin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockville
A−
757 students14:1
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C−
756 students11:1
Arcola Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C
747 students13:1
Burnt Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
B
747 students13:1
South Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaithersburg
C−
746 students12:1
Watkins Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery Village
C
734 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Wheaton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.