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About the School

Milford Mill Academy is located on 3800 Washington Avenue in

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. The school was named after the area, which was called Milford where a local mill was a large part of the economy. In 1992, after several years of modernization, students returned to the school after being housed at a temporary facility. The school then renamed itself Milford Mill Academy, after being named Milford Mill High School for many years. The school borders three other high schools in Baltimore County that were built due to overcrowding at Milford Mill-

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. The school originally was a junior/senior high school. The area of the county when Milford opened its doors in 1949 was mostly rural. In the early and mid 1950s, the school became overcrowded, forcing the county to build a separate junior high (Sudbrook; grades 7-9)and the renamed high school dropped the "Junior" from its name.

Academics

Milford Mill Academy received a 44.2 out of a possible 90 points (49%) on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 3 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 27th percentile among all Maryland schools.

Students

The 2019–2020 enrollment at Milford Mill High School was 1251 students.

Athletics

State Championships

Football *Class C 1987 Volleyball *Class A 1978 Girls Basketball *3A 2005, 2014, 2015 *Mildred Haney Murray Sportsmanship Award 1998 Boys Basketball *Class C 1988 *1A 1992, 1994 *3A 2010, 2011, 2013 Girls Indoor Track *Class B-C 1984, 1985 *3A-2A 2002, 2003 Boys Indoor Track *Class A 1981 TIE *Class B-C 1982, 1983, 1987 *3A-2A 1997 *3A 2015 Baseball *Class B 1984 Girls Track and Field *Class C 1988 TIE *1A 1991 *3A 2015 Boys Track and Field *Class C 1988 *1A 1989, 1992

Notable alumni

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, 1987. * Reggie E. White- class of 1988 - NFL professional DT,

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, (1992-1994) and present Milford Head Football Coach *

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* Michele S. Jones - the first woman in the United States Army Reserve to reach the position of command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve. * Kamaria Muntu - Black Feminist poet, writer and arts activist. She is also Editor and Founder of Femficatio Literary Magazine.

References and notes

External links

Milford Mill Academy High School Homepage

Milford Mill Academy on Google Street View
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Milford Mill High School Milford Mill Academy (MMA) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the west side of the county close to the Baltimore City border just outside the Baltimore Beltway. About the School Milfor ...

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