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Arundel High School

Gambrills, MD 21054

Phone: (410) 674-6500
District: Anne Arundel County Public Schools

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public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 1818 students

Arundel High School, a public school located in Gambrills, MD, serves grades 9-12 in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Arundel High School is a public school located in Gambrills, MD. 1818 students attend Arundel High School.

School Ratings

Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	7/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program End-Of-Course data from Maryland State Department of Education.
College Readiness	8/10	The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Maryland State Department of Education, using 2025 Average SAT score data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2026 demographic data from Maryland State Department of Education.

Posted: June 7, 2026

School helps prepare students for college and beyond.

Posted: April 24, 2025

The final year at this school with the new principle is the absolute worst. Once Kimberly Winterbottom is out of office maybe I would recommend this school in the future. There is no support from the offices and higher ups to the students, all money donated from families is pocketed and lost in non needed expenses, where we still dont even have soap in the boys bathrooms, the school has faulty water pipes where the water from the sinks in the culinary room is coming out yellow. Restriction on students bathroom uses to only six times a quarter per class, where only one student is let out at a time for a limit of eight minutes, so if you are feeling sick that day make sure to get everything done quickly, or you will be threatened by staff. If you are sick with flu and are told to stay home for the week by your Doctor, Kimberly Winterbottom will email your family, threatening to hold your credits. So make sure to go to school while you have the flu. There is no freedom within the student body, the last three years this school has given students chances to go to their teachers during their lunch hours, and get help when needed, as well as has the ability to transfer classes during that time. That is no longer the case, where once that bell rings, you must stay in that class. If you are a senior with your partial schedule, you cant ask your teacher a quick question, because once you do a and that bell rings, you are not allowed to leave. Say goodbye to your job as you will not be late, but its not your fault. Of course its Kimberly Winterbottom's. Kimberly Winterbottom will make sure to go out of her way to cancel senior meetings, to drop her own little worthless message, repeating what she announced the week prior, leaving highschool seniors with a very short window to buy prom tickets, have the ability to check what they owe in school dues and obligations. The money you put into this school is not worth it, $60 in class dues for all of that just to go down the drain and not fund a better school. Seniors paying $80 in prom tickets, just for our after party to be held back within out own schools cafeteria, while other schools like Crofton High school renting out a whole night at Sky Zone, or North County High school renting a night at Urban Air. This could be a fault at student fundraising, but where were all the meeting to let students know about such fundraising? Oh, Winterbottom canceled every senior meeting weeks in a row. DONT ATTEND ARUNDEL!

Posted: April 24, 2025

Posted: July 31, 2024

We moved here from Rockville because we were attracted to the rankings of this school and its feeder schools, as well as the reasonable commute to DC. My first impression of Arundel was that the building is incredibly old and in dire need of a replacement. I was shocked, considering how affluent of an area this is and the fact that you're paying a premium for a house zoned to this school. Still, this is one of the best high schools in both Anne Arundel County and Maryland. The academics are wonderful, the students are pretty driven and motivated for the most part, and the course offerings/extra curriculars are very extensive. I think that the principal who just left the school was overly relaxed. There is a stereotype that students at Arundel "run" the school, and I have found that to be quite true--for both the better and worse. I hope that the new principal can figure out a way to maintain the aspects of student freedom that are beneficial, while eliminating the aspects that cause issues for the teachers and students who do the right thing.

Posted: July 31, 2024

Posted: July 23, 2024

Arundel High School is a good school but sadly I feel it lacks in many categories, mainly the quality of the actual learning environment feels old and dirty, the actual building is so old it doesn't have the modern features of newer high schools. In addition, while the academics are good, teachers are experienced, and student participation is high, there are still the occasional students who cause problems and create an unwelcoming environment for the more respectful students. Staff have had to put up with these students on multiple occasions and sometimes look depressed which is the fault of the lack of proper disciplinary support needed to maintain a well-functioning school. As a high achieving student, I feel the school was able to provide the adequate classes needed to keep me interested and learning more, but I feel many students are put into classes that are not an ideal fit for them given their educational level and competency and I am consistently surprised and shocked with the number of kids who need to retake stuff for a good grade when what they really need is reeducation of what they've learned. There are many clubs which is a bonus of this school, however, some clubs lack support and funding which causes issues with interested students not being able to pursue their interests and taking their hopes elsewhere.

Posted: July 23, 2024

Posted: July 13, 2024

This is the 4th best high school in the county. It is extremely overcrowded. If your child is not motivated they will get passed along regardless of grade points average. There is a range of backgrounds in this school. There is equity placement at the school so there are physical altercations daily. There are also good teachers that are overwhelmed. The administration is mostly concerned about their bonuses which are tied to a graduation and behavioral rates so they are less concerned about learning and safety for the kids and greatly concerned about appearances and themselves. If I had to do it again I wouldnt put my kids in this school.

Posted: July 13, 2024

Posted: April 9, 2024

the teachers/admin only care about you unless you play a sport or a kid who is loud and obnoxious because they don't get enough attention at home. Diversity is the only good thing about this school. So glad to be out of that place.

Posted: April 9, 2024

Posted: March 23, 2023

So far my experience at Arundle has been great but the the overall sanitation needs to be better. I have found roaches and mice in corner of rules there's even a roach in a camera. The bathroom are often out of soap and paper towels and the feminine hygiene product dispensers are often empty. But they do have them in the School store, you don't have to pay for them. The teachers I have experienced are nice and understanding and interact with the class often and actively try to help students when they are struggling with their grades.

Posted: February 8, 2023

I grew up in a small town in PA and had a great high school experience. I was worried my kids would be anonymous at this big suburban school but I have been really pleased with the community this school fosters. The school spirit is great! There is a diversity of opportunities from AP classes to technical training that allows every kid to forge their own path to a productive future. There are so many sports and clubs that pretty much any kid can find their niche. We have been pleased and look forward to many more years at the school for our kids.

Posted: February 8, 2023

Posted: August 16, 2022

really good school, would highly recommend for new people

Posted: August 16, 2022

Posted: July 10, 2022

Arundel is a great high school. When we moved to the area for our jobs in Fort Meade many years ago, the Arundel HS feeder system was on the very short list of feeders in Anne Arundel County that we included in our house search, which was mostly focused on Howard County. We are extremely happy that we ended up in the Arundel feeder. Our oldest child graduated from Arundel in 2017 and is now in a PhD program after graduating from a very prestigious university last year, and our middle child just graduated from Arundel this year and will be attending UMD in the fall. Our youngest goes to Broadneck High School for the PVA program (which is also an amazing school), but their friends from middle school who go to Arundel High are also doing great. There's plenty of AP classes, clubs, sports, and other activities at Arundel. The teachers are caring and great at doing their jobs. Being located near Washington DC and a hub of government jobs in Fort Meade, Arundel is very diverse, which is something the school prides itself on. Most of the students at Arundel seem to love their school and the school spirit is very strong.

Posted: April 5, 2022

Arundel High is a great high school. AP classes, strong curriculum and good kids. Please don't let the downplayed ratings fool you. I don't know what the source is for the negative reviews but my son attended and was later zoned for the new Crofton Area High school. South Odenton/Crofton is booming! Great area to live in and the same people that own these expensive houses around here also send their kids to Arundel High. The teachers are responsive, involved and they care. High schoolers are high schoolers but the learning opportunities are vast! My son wishes he could go back to this school. He loves the new building that Crofton has to offer but the school is not necessarily better... not bad...just not better. I moved to Crofton area years ago for the schools and was later zoned for the new Crofton High after my son had already attended Arundel. Now, I am planing to move to Odenton as we write just to get him back to that school. Enjoy your time in beautiful south Odenton if you are fortunate to afford to live there. You won't be able to buy there soon with the cost of housing and you certainly won't regret sending your kids to this school if you are able.

Posted: April 5, 2022

Posted: July 3, 2021

Prospective parents, beware of the rating. It is lower than it should be because GreatSchools wrongly put that this school (and all other AACPS high schools) have a <1% AP participation rate (Arundel has a 53% AP participation rate), and this lead to a drop in the ratings for Anne Arundel Countys high schools due to false data. Look at the MSDE Report Card for more accurate AP data. This website is a joke and isnt correcting false data.

Posted: July 3, 2021

Posted: June 9, 2021

Arundel is an ethnically diverse school and one of the best high schools in Anne Arundel County. If you look at test score breakdowns for each different ethnicity at this school, youll see that Arundels students surpass the students at all the other AACPS schools besides Severna Park and South River (who they tie with) on exams and college metrics. We moved here from MoCo a few years ago because we we didnt want to pay $900,000 to be in a townhome anymore and we liked the diversity and academics of Arundel HS on paper. I was a little nervous about leaving our top-rated schools in Bethesda for AACPS, but this school surpassed our expectations. The teachers are top-notch, the students are hard-working and motivated, and there is a lot of school pride. That all being said, there are some complaints I have about this school. The facility is very outdated, and it especially looks embarrassing next to the new HS in Crofton. The administration also disproportionately targets female students with their dress code policy even though an equal number of male students violate the dress code policy. Racial diversity is higher than other schools in the county, but socio-economic diversity in the area is still quite low and there is a problem with snobbery among a number of students and their parents. Not as much as where we came from or even as much as nearby Severna Park, but its still a problem.

Posted: June 9, 2021

Posted: May 20, 2019

My daughter goes to this school. If it wasn't for sharing custody with my ex, I would have pulled my daughter out a long time ago. She would be in a better school that allows young women to respect themselves and ive them the tools to uplift themselves.

Posted: May 20, 2019