Walt Whitman High School

Bethesda, MD 20817

Phone: (301) 320-6600
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 1921 students

Bethesda's Walt Whitman 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.

Walt Whitman High School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Bethesda, MD. As of 2014, the students are 70.1% White, non-Hispanic; 12.3% Asian/Pacific Islander; 9% Hispanic; 5.3% Multiracial; 3.3% Black, non-Hispanic; and 0.1% Native American or Native Alaskan. 2.5% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 70.1% 32% 40.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 12.3% 14.4% 6.1%
Hispanic 9% 27.4% 13.7%
Multiracial 5.3% 4.6% 4.1%
Black, non-Hispanic 3.3% 21.4% 34.9%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.1% 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 2.5% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 2.4 mi
2 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 4.3 mi
3 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 5 mi
4 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 6.4 mi
5 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 6.8 mi
6 Leeway Overlee - N Arlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 6.9 mi
7 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 7.3 mi
8 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 7.9 mi
9 Shreevewood Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 8.4 mi
10 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 8.5 mi
11 The VIO Neighborhood/Subdivision Washington SW DC 9.2 mi
12 Twenty400 Apartment Complex Arlington VA 9.5 mi
13 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 9.9 mi
14 Shirlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 9.9 mi
15 Broyhill Crest Neighborhood/Subdivision Annandale VA 10 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Arlington Arlington VA 4.9 mi
2 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 5.5 mi
3 Georgetown Washington DC 6.4 mi
4 Falls Church Falls Church VA 7.3 mi
5 Washington DC Washington D.C. DC 8.2 mi
6 West Falls Church Falls Church VA 8.3 mi
7 White Oak Silver Spring MD 8.5 mi
8 Vienna Vienna VA 9.2 mi
9 Pentagon City Arlington VA 9.2 mi
10 Capitol Hill Washington DC 9.3 mi
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