Old Mill High School

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Old Mill High School
Location
Old Mill High School
600 Patriot Lane
Millersville, Maryland

United States
Coordinates 39°7′22″N76°37′42″W / 39.12278°N 76.62833°W / 39.12278; -76.62833
Information
Type Public, Secondary
Established1975
School district Anne Arundel County Public Schools
PrincipalChristian Thomas [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,445 (2023-2024 school year) [2]
Campus typeLarge suburb [3]
Color(s)Red, White, and Blue
MascotPatriot
RivalSevern Run High
Website AACPS website, School website

Old Mill High School is a public high school in Millersville, Maryland, serving students in grades 9 through 12. It was occupied in 1975 and is administered by Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS). The school was built to alleviate overcrowding at Arundel and Severna Park High Schools. The school was build with no walls or ceilings in some classrooms, but later had walls installed. Along with Annapolis High School and Meade Senior High School, Old Mill Senior High is one of the three IB World Schools in AACPS. The school mascot is, "The Patriot". In 2024 the school spilt with half of its population going to Severn Run High School.

Contents

The school building also houses Old Mill Middle School North which is part of the Severn Run Cluster.

Students

The Old Mill feeder covers area the southern half of Glen Burnie and its cluster school is Old Mill Middle South. Old Mill High School is one of the most racially and socio-economically diverse high schools in Anne Arundel County and is the third most diverse public high school in Anne Arundel County. [4] As of the 2023–2024 school year, the racial composition of the 2,445 Old Mill High School students was 33.62% White, 35.58% African American, 18.81% Hispanic, 4.74% Asian, and 6.34% two or more races. [5] Further, 48.1% of students qualified for free and reduced price meals. [5] The Old Mill cluster is bordered by the Severn cluster to the West, the Severna Park cluster to the south, Chesapeake to the east, and Glen Burnie to the north and east. [6]

Academics

Old Mill High School is a public magnet school. It has 2,445 students in grades 9–12 with a student-teacher ratio of 17 to 1. According to state test scores, 54% of students are at least proficient in math and 23% in reading. [4]

After 2014 Old Mill High test scores dropped from an average 70.1% to 48.6% and as of 2024 the test score average sits at 39.7%. [5]

Old Mill High School ranks 90th out of 146 schools in Maryland on School Digger. [5]

Old Mill High School has been an IB World School since April 2005. [7] It offers the IB Diploma Programme, preceded by the Extended Learning Program (ELP), or more commonly known as Pre-IB. [8] The school offers a variety of standard level (SL) and higher level (HL) courses.

Other programs

Extracurricular activities

Students at Old Mill Senior High School are encouraged to participate in extracurricular, community, social and professional development organizations including:

[9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ https://www.aacps.org/o/oldmillhs.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.schooldigger.com/go/MD/schools/0006000109/school.aspx.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Old Mill High".
  4. 1 2 "2025 Most Diverse High Schools in Anne Arundel County". Niche.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Old Mill High". SchoolDigger. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ "AACPS Boundary Explorer". www.aacpsredistricting.org. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. ↑ "International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Old Mill High School". IBO. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "International Baccalaureate Program/Extended Learning Program (ELP) at Anne Arundel County Public Schools". Aacps.org. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Clubs and Activities - Old Mill High School". www.oldmillhs.org. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Kevin Barnes - Football". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  11. ↑ Mark Ribbing (April 30, 1998). "Yurie founder chases dreams". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ "The Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building: At A Glance". Eng.umd.edu. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Neil C. Parrott, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  14. ↑ "1994 Gubernatorial Election". MD State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ Burris, Joe (February 19, 2007). "Mighty busy". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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