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Parkville High School

Coordinates: 39°23′19″N 76°32′21″W / 39.3887°N 76.5393°W / 39.3887; -76.5393
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Parkville High School
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Information
TypePublic
Established1953
School districtBaltimore County Public Schools
PrincipalMaureen Astarita
Teaching staff152.41[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,200 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.43[1]
Color(s)  Black
  Gold
Team nameKnights
Websiteparkvillehs.bcps.org

Parkville High School (PHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was originally established in 1953 on what is now the location of Parkville Middle School. The current high school building opened in 1958. Area middle schools include Parkville Middle, Loch Raven Academy, and Pine Grove Middle.[2]

About the school

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The school is located just northeast of Baltimore. It is on the inside of the Baltimore Beltway, on Putty Hill Avenue, just west of Harford Road Maryland Route 147, and east of Old Harford Road. Parkville High School at its current location opened in September 1958. The school boundaries border Towson High School, Loch Raven High School, Perry Hall High School, and Overlea High School.[3]

In 2007, Parkville High School was named one of the best 1300 schools in America.[4] An extensive, $40  million renovation project began in 2014 to air condition the building, refurbish the exterior, and remodel much of the interior space.[5]

Parkville has a magnet program for mathematics, science, and computer science. It is also the only high school in Baltimore County and Baltimore City that has German World Language classes.

Academics

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Parkville High school received a 40.3 out of a possible 97 points (41%) on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 2 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 16th percentile among all Maryland schools.[6]

Students

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The 2022–2023 enrollment at Parkville High School was 2200 students.[1]

Athletics

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State championships

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Boys Basketball

  • Class 4A 2023[7]

Boys Cross Country

  • Class A 1986[8]

Girls Basketball

  • Combined Class 1973[9]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References and notes

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  1. ^ a b c d [ps://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=240012000443 "Parkville High"]. School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ Parkville-Carney Business Association - Meetings
  3. ^ High School Boundaries, Baltimore County Public Schools - Office of Strategic Planning (August, 2004)
  4. ^ America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools - MSNBC.com
  5. ^ Pash, Barbara. "$40M Pikesville High School renovation set to begin in July", The Baltimore Sun (March 13, 2014).
  6. ^ Parkville High & Center for Math/Science 2018 - 2019 School Report Card
  7. ^ "Official Basketall Box Score" (PDF).
  8. ^ "2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF).
  9. ^ "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Donna M. Felling". Maryland State Archives. 2001-02-27. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
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  • Parkville High School website [1]
  • Baltimore County Public High School boundaries [2]

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