South Hagerstown High School

South Hagerstown High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1101 S Potomac St,  Hagerstown, MD
Washington County Public Schools
3.6
3.0
1,487 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Average SAT Score
1140
Average ACT Score
29
Math Proficiency
17%
Reading Proficiency
49%
Average GPA
3.38
Graduation Rate
81%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B
Teachers
B
College Prep
B
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
B-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.38
Reading Proficiency
49%
Math Proficiency
17%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Teachers
87
Full Time Teachers
87
Teachers in First or Second Year
19.6%
College Prep
Average SAT
1140
Math
570
Verbal
570
Average ACT
29
Math
27
English
30
Reading
31
Science
29
Number of AP Courses
15
AP Pass Rate
45.7%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
High
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Science
22.5%
State Average
24.4%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
344:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.6%
Female
48.4%
White
35.2%
Black
28%
Hispanic
20.8%
Two or more races
13.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#7 Most Diverse Public HS in Maryland
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Maryland - College Park 186 Students
Towson University 156 Students
Hagerstown Community College 124 Students
Frostburg State University 115 Students
Bowie State University 63 Students
Salisbury University 61 Students
University of Maryland - Baltimore 61 Students
Morgan State University 60 Students
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 60 Students
Mount St. Mary's University 60 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 53 Students
Business 47 Students
Psychology 45 Students
Nursing 42 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 34 Students
Computer Science 31 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 25 Students
Political Science and Government 17 Students
Pre-Law Studies 17 Students
Chemistry 17 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 206 Reviews
4.0 Junior
6/17/2024
Overall it's a pretty good school, considering the people that go there and the amount of people in the school it's pretty good. My academic experience has been good for me but sometimes the social things in the schools have issues.
5.0 Sophomore
11/9/2023
The staff in this school are nice and understating, you have opportunities to be active in this school and you get a chance to be involved in athletics. You have chances to make up work you missed and there are classes for college preparation. The students in the school could be better, lots of fights mainly with the freshman but it is ok.
3.0 Senior
7/15/2023
Its not a bad school. The best part was the friends I made there, not the actual school it self. The worst part was the strictness of the school. I wish the rules would change.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.0 6 Reviews
1.0 parent
2/21/2025
The environment is very unfriendly and a difficult space for student who want to excel academically. The administration does very little to limit the amount of bad students roaming the halls and disrupting classrooms. The teachers are very nice and do their best with what they can.
5.0 parent
1/4/2019
I have two kids at this school. One is graduating this year with high honors and high SAT and has been accepted to Penn State premed. She was in their robotics program that teaches them good discipline. The other child is in the 10 th grade and doing very well. He is in track and involved.
1.0 parent
12/21/2011
My son describes this school as being, "ghetto". He hasn't been there very long and has already been told by one of his teachers that he felt sorry for him for having transferred to this school. We were moved to this area site unseen, and not by choice. Seeing the riffraff that surrounds the campus,...
5.0 parent
9/12/2009

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