Damascus High School

Damascus, MD 20872

Phone: (301) 253-7030
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 1231 students

Damascus High School serves grades 9-12 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It is among the few public high schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Damascus High School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Damascus, MD. As of 2014, the students are 64.1% White, non-Hispanic; 15.8% Hispanic; 10.2% Black, non-Hispanic; 5.3% Asian/Pacific Islander; 4.6% Multiracial; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 16% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 64.1% 32% 40.9%
Hispanic 15.8% 27.4% 13.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 10.2% 21.4% 34.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 5.3% 14.4% 6.1%
Multiracial 4.6% 4.6% 4.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.2%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 16% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Water's Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Germantown MD 7.1 mi
2 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 11.3 mi
3 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 14.6 mi
4 Waterside Neighborhood/Subdivision Frederick MD 14.9 mi
5 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 16.2 mi
6 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 17.4 mi
7 Maple Lawn Neighborhood/Subdivision Fulton MD 18.8 mi
8 Fox Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Great Falls VA 19.3 mi
9 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 19.8 mi
10 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 20.1 mi
11 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 20.3 mi
12 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 21.4 mi
13 Galyn Manor Neighborhood/Subdivision Brunswick MD 21.5 mi
14 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 23 mi
15 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 23.1 mi
16 The Greens at Locust Chapel Neighborhood/Subdivision Ellicott City MD 23.7 mi
17 Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Elkridge MD 25.2 mi
18 Fox Mill Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Herndon VA 26.2 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 11.3 mi
2 Hammond Hills Laurel MD 19.6 mi
3 White Oak Silver Spring MD 21.4 mi
4 Ashburn Ashburn VA 22.1 mi
5 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 22.3 mi
6 Laurel Laurel MD 23 mi
7 Arlington Arlington VA 26.1 mi
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