Catonsville High School
Catonsville High School | |
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Address | |
421 Bloomsbury Avenue , 21228 United States | |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | 1903 |
School district | Baltimore Public Schools |
Superintendent | Darryl Williams |
CEEB code | 2120070 |
NCES School ID | 240012000355[1] |
Principal | Matthew Ames |
Teaching staff | 108.5 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12[1] |
Enrollment | 1,826[1] (2019–2020) |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.83[1] |
Hours in school day | 6.5 |
Campus | Suburban |
Campus size | 64 acres (260,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Dark Blue and Gold |
Slogan | Be. Do. Create. Your Best. |
Team name | Comets |
Newspaper | The Comet |
Yearbook | Catonian |
Feeder schools | Catonsville Middle School, Arbutus Middle School, Sudbrook Middle School |
Website | catonsvillehs |
Catonsville High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the southwest side of the county close to the Baltimore City border near Anne Arundel and Howard County, just outside the Baltimore Beltway.
History[]
Catonsville High School is located on 421 Bloomsbury Avenue at the intersection with South Rolling Road, having a Catonsville, Maryland, mailing address. The school was named after the unincorporated area of Catonsville.
The original school can trace its roots to Catonsville School, formed in 1903. Students were taught at the original brick building until 1910, when a large new school was dedicated to relieve overcrowding. In 1925, Baltimore County purchased land and buildings from the Catonsville Country Club with the intention of making it the new high school.
In 1954, a new building was dedicated at the school's current location. The campus was originally the "Farmlands" estate, owned in the 19th century by Theodore Lurman.[2][3] The Lurman Woodland Theater on the school's grounds is named in his memory.
The school benefited from a 77,000-square-foot (7,200 m2) expansion in 1999. There have been other upgrades and renovations to many of the structures to keep the building as modern as possible.[4]
Academics[]
Catonsville High School received a 64.5 out of a possible 100 points (64%) on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 4 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 61st percentile among all Maryland schools.[5]
Students[]
The 2019–2020 enrollment at Catonsville High School was 1826.[1] The graduation rate at Catonsville High School ranged from 94% in 1998 to a low of 83% in 2001.[6]
Athletics[]
State championships[]
Girls Cross Country:
- 2A 1993 [7]
Boys Cross Country:
Soccer:
- Pre-MPSSAA Combined Class 1918, 1919, 1921, 1928[7]
Volleyball:
Girls Basketball:
- 4A 2017[8]
Boys Basketball:
Girls Indoor Track:
- 3A TIE 1992[8]
Notable alumni[]
- Jeff Altenburg - professional race car driver.
- John Christ - Professional musician and original guitarist for the metal band Danzig
- John Cluster - Delegate, State of Maryland Representing the 8th District
- Brian Jozwiak - Offensive lineman for the West Virginia University and the Kansas City Chiefs
- Dan Keech - Rapper
- Roy Heiser - former professional baseball player.
- Adam Kolarek - MLB pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
- DeRay Mckesson - civil rights activist and co-founder of Campaign Zero
- Cookie Mueller - Actress, writer, Dreamlander, featured in several John Waters films including Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Desperate Living
- Jeff Nelson - former Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners
- Andy Stack - Professional musician and drummer/keyboardist for Wye Oak
- Tim Suhrstedt - Cinematographer, Teen Wolf, Office Space
See also[]
- List of Schools in Baltimore County, Maryland
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public Schools - Catonsville High (240012000355)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Catonsville Historical Society". Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Lanham, Barry A. (2009). Baltimore County: Celebrating a Legacy 1659–2009. Baltimore County Historical Society. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60743-522-8.
- ^ About Catonsville High School Archived 2008-09-21 at archive.today
- ^ Catonsville High 2018 - 2019 School Report Card
- ^ "Maryland Report Card--Graduation". Archived from the original on August 4, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).
External links[]
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Coordinates: 39°15′34″N 76°43′52″W / 39.25944°N 76.73111°W
- Catonsville, Maryland
- Public high schools in Maryland
- Baltimore County Public Schools
- Educational institutions established in 1903
- Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
- Baltimore County, Maryland landmarks
- 1903 establishments in Maryland