Overlea High School

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Overlea High
Address
Overlea High School
5401 Kenwood Ave

,
21206-1499

United States
Coordinates 39°20′57″N76°30′40″W / 39.3493°N 76.5110°W / 39.3493; -76.5110
Information
Type Public high school
Opened1961
School district Baltimore Public Schools
PrincipalMonica C Sample
Grades9-12
Hours in school day7:45 - 2:15
CampusSuburban
Campus size29 acres (120,000 m2)
Colour(s)Blue and orange   
MascotFalcons
Rival Kenwood
Website schools.bcps.org/schools/chs/overlea
Overlea High School Sign.jpg

Overlea High School (OHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1961.

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About the school

The original building was constructed in the early-1960s. The main structure is 124,266 sq ft (11,544.7 m2). [1] It is located on Kenwood Avenue in eastern Baltimore County near the I-695 and I-95 interchange. Though in an unincorporated part of the county, it serves the areas of White Marsh, Rosedale, Overlea, and Fullerton.

Overlea's school district borders Parkville High School, Perry Hall High School, Kenwood High School, and Dundalk High School. [2]

Academics

Overlea High school received a 42.7 out of a possible 90 points (47%) on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 3 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 24th percentile among all Maryland schools. [3]

Students

The 2019–2020 enrollment at Overlea High School was 1020 students. [4]

The graduation rate at Overlea has been steady at 79-90% over the past 10 years ending in 2007. [5]

Student population [6]
19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
1,0811,1291,0971,0351,0309831,0481,1521,1281,1731,1991,1801,1801,2471,3391,2681,210

Demographic

Based on current enrollment information, there are approximately 1,230 students that attend Overlea High School. There are 430 students in the ninth grade, 405 students in the tenth grade, 369 in the eleventh grade, and 332 in the twelfth grade.

Ethnicity distribution

Of the 1,230 students that attend Overlea High School, 808 (65.7%) of them are Black or African American, 25 (2.1%) are Asian American, 77 (6.3%) are Hispanic or Latino, 279 (22.7%) are White, and 38 (3.1%) are other.

Gender distribution

Of the 1,230 students, there are 553 (45%) girls and 676 (55%) boys.

Athletics

State championships

Boys Soccer

Wrestling

Softball

Notable alumni

References and notes

  1. "Maryland Property Database". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
  2. "Baltimore County Public Schools website" (PDF).
  3. Overlea High & Academy of Finance 2018 - 2019 School Report Card
  4. Search for Public Schools
  5. "Maryland Report Card".[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Maryland State Department of Education".
  7. 1 2 "2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF).
  8. "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).
  9. "2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book" (PDF).
  10. Jill C. Wheeler (August 2015). Getting Gritty with Mike Rowe. ABDO. p. 28. ISBN   978-1-62969-835-9.

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