Woodlawn High School (Maryland)

Woodlawn High School
Address
1801 Woodlawn Drive
Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland 21207
[United States]
Information
Type Public
Motto Witness the Change! and "Don't Talk About It Be About It!"
Established 1948
Opened 1961
School district [Baltimore County Public Schools]
Grades 9-12
Campus Urban
Campus size 55 acres (220,000 m2)
School colour(s)      Black
     Red
Mascot Warriors
Website woodlawnhs.bcps.org

Woodlawn High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. A high school was built in Woodlawn in 1922, but housed only 9th through 12th grade. The first 4-year high school was built in 1941. In 1948, a new school was constructed, and in 1958, another new building was constructed. This building still stands today.[1] The primary structure that is used now was built in 1971 and offers a magnet program focused around students that are interested in Engineering, Science, Technology, and Math, and over 40 various extracurriculars, sports, programs, and activities to incoming and current students. Woodlawn achieved international notoriety from the popular Serial podcast, an investigation of the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee and conviction of Adnan Syed.

School Location

Woodlawn High School sits on a little over 55 acres (220,000 m2) in western Baltimore County.[2] The main building, which was built in 1961, is roughly 195,000 square feet (18,100 m2) in size.[2] The school is located just east of the Baltimore Beltway and north of Maryland Route 122, Security Boulevard.

Woodlawn High School's district borders the districts of Pikesville High School, Randallstown High School, Milford Mill High School, and Catonsville High School in Baltimore County.[3]

Students

The graduation rate at Woodlawn High School over the past 15 years peaked in 1999 at 98% and has dropped to 89% in 2006.[4] However, the graduation rate of Woodlawn High currently is 90%. Woodlawn High School is one of the largest high schools in the Baltimore County Public School system. In 2008, the school was 61% African-American, 19% Hispanic and Native American, 11% Asian/Pacific Islander, 7% White, and 2% European-American.[5] Almost 13% of the students receive special education,[6] and over 42% of the students receive free or reduced lunches, one of the highest rates in the county.[7]

Student population[8]
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1,553 1,527 1,492 1,368 1,403 1,526 1,651 1,686 1,780 1,827 1,896 1,983 2,028 1,990 1,937 1,877 1,767 1,641 1,634 1,504

Sports

State Champions

Semi-Finalist


Notable alumni

References and notes

Coordinates: 39°18′56″N 76°43′58″W / 39.31562°N 76.73282°W / 39.31562; -76.73282

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