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Gov. Thomas Johnson High School

Public | 9-12 | 1681 students

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Posted March 5, 2010

This is a great school for sports and has an amazing theatre program and im part of it. I love my schoo<3
—Submitted by a student


Posted September 12, 2009

i was only a freshmen when i went to the school and i started out knowing nobody, but the kids here are really friendly and you would have a friend by the end of the first month. the teachings are great cause the school has block scheduling (4 classes a day, 90 min each) so u really learn alot instead of 50 minutes and where u come in the class, sit down, and by the time u know it, the bell rings again! (also means less hw). this also means kids get to double up more, for example im a sophomore now and im already in latin 3 (latin 1 first semster, latin 2 second semester) i even go to a magnet school now and it still doesnt compare to TJ...
—Submitted by a student


Posted March 7, 2007

Academic Programs are very good, although class sizes are sometimes ridiculously large. Very man extracurricular activities availabe, not much funding to art and music activities, such as marching band. Nonetheless, it is the best school in the county in my opinion in every aspect.
—Submitted by a student


Posted February 18, 2007

I graduated from TJ recently and I absolutely loved my time there. It is an awesome school that excels in academics and is so widely diverse that I had so many different friend. The school has such spirit and vigor that it's amazing. And all the teachers are outstanding. They all care for their students and make sure they receive a thorough and rigorous education that other high schools in this county can't offer.
—Submitted by a former student


Posted January 8, 2007

I'm currently a freshman at TJ, and i love it. I was scared to death the first time I walked in there. I though i was not going to be able to find any of my classes or i wasn't going to find my friends at lunch. However the teachers were very understanding of our concerns and helped us through our transition into High school. The teachers are great. They try to make things as fun as possiable. The theater is outstanding here and so are sports, and technology. The school is a little cliquie but everyone always has at least one friend that they can sit with at lunch. There are fights but what school doesn't have them. They are mostly caused by out of school situations such as at parties and such and are quickly dealt with as there is always a trusty Maryland state troper there for us.
—Submitted by a student


Posted October 4, 2005

Academic is based upon mainly around math. needs to invovle more of english and science. Music is decreasing. they need to show kids that music is cool and fun!
—Submitted by a former student


Posted December 18, 2004

Wonderful school, great education. Wonderful diverse enviroment, yet everyone is always excepted. Very few fights compared to frederick high school where my siblings, we love tj! not to mention, the school spirit is amazing! on spirit days, the red white and blue is outstanding.
—Submitted by a student


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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Grade level

Algebra

The state average for Algebra was 84% in 2012.

403 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
94%

2010

 
 
94%

2009

 
 
94%
Biology

The state average for Biology was 82% in 2012.

415 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
80%

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
91%
English 2

The state average for English 2 was 83% in 2012.

418 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
90%

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
94%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Maryland used the Maryland High School Assessments (HSA) to test students in English 2, Algebra, and Biology upon completion of each course. The HSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. Beginning with the class of 2009, students are required to pass the tests in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to pass the tests.

See Maryland's state standards

Source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 63% 46%
Black 20% 38%
Hispanic 11% 10%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6% 6%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 20%N/A35%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 17N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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1501 North Market St
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: (240) 236-8200

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