Urbana High School (Maryland)

Urbana High School
Location
3471 Campus Drive Ijamsville , Maryland 21754 United States
Coordinates	39°19′35″N77°20′23″W / 39.32639°N 77.33972°W / 39.32639; -77.33972
Information
School type	Public Secondary
Motto	"One team; One Urbana"
Founded	1995
School district	Frederick County Public Schools
Principal	Donna Clabaugh
Teaching staff	88.5 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9-12 [1]
Enrollment	1,908 (2020-21) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.86 [1]
Color(s)	Navy, grey, and white
Nickname	Hawks
Feeder schools	Urbana Middle School Windsor Knolls Middle School
Website	edu.fcps.org/uhs/
[2]

Urbana High School is a secondary public school in Ijamsville, Maryland, United States. It serves grades 9-12 and is a part of the Frederick County Public Schools.

History

Urbana High School was founded in 1995 and has grown rapidly.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,907 students enrolled in 2020-2021 was:

• Male - 50.3%
• Female - 49.7%
• Native American/Alaskan Native - 0.3%
• Asian - 16.8%
• Black/African American - 9.1%
• Hispanic/Latino - 11%
• White - 63%
• Multiracial - <1%

9.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. ^[2]

Academics

In 2021, Urbana High School was ranked 8th in Maryland and 375th nationally by U.S. News & World Report. ^[3] The school has an Honors Program, an Advanced Placement Program, as well as an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. In both 2018 and 2019, Urbana was recognized as a Maryland Blue Ribbon School and as a National Blue Ribbon School respectively for consistently high student achievement. ^[4]

Athletics

The Urbana Hawks varsity football team in 2023

Fall Season
Boys: Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Unified Tennis
Girls: Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball, Unified Tennis

Winter Season
Boys: Basketball, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Unified Bocce
Girls: Basketball, Cheerleading, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Unified Bocce

Spring Season
Boys: Baseball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Outdoor Track & Field, Unified Track
Girls: Lacrosse, Softball, Tennis, Outdoor Track & Field, Unified Track

Notable alumni

• Samantha Heyison, Paralympic athlete at 2024 Summer Paralympics ^[5]
• Jessie Graff, professional stunt woman and American Ninja Warrior ^{[6] [7]}
• Noah Grove, sled hockey Paralympic champion in the 2022 Winter Paralympics ^[8]
• Trey Lipscomb, MLB third baseman for the Washington Nationals ^[9]
• Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano, creator of the television series Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss ^[10]

References

1. "Urbana High". Frederick County Public Schools. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Urbana High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
3. "Urbana High". U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
4. "Urbana". apps.fcps.org. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
5. Swatek, Greg; Cannon, John (July 26, 2024). "Poised for Paralympics: Urbana grad Samantha Heyison, three others with local ties, set for Paris Games". Frederick News-Post . Retrieved August 5, 2024.
6. "2002 Washington Post All-Met". Washington Post. 2002.
7. "Jessie Graff". Martial Arts and Action Entertainment. October 20, 2015.
8. Cannon, John. "More golden memories for Urbana's Grove in Paralympics". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
9. Ferraro, Joe. "Urbana's Lipscomb commits to play baseball at Tennessee". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
10. Russo, Kyle. "Urbana High alum Vivienne Medrano is stirring up hell in Hollywood". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Frederick County Public Schools-School Profile for Urbana High School