Parkville High School (PHS) is a four-year public

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, United States. The school was originally established in 1953 on what is now the location of Parkville Middle School. The current high school building opened in 1958. Area middle schools include Parkville Middle, Loch Raven Academy, and Pine Grove Middle.

About the school

The school is located just northeast of

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, on Putty Hill Avenue, just west of Harford Road

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, and east of

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. Parkville High School at its current location opened in September 1958. The school boundaries border

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. In 2007, Parkville High School was named one of the best 1300 schools in America. An extensive, $40 million renovation project began in 2014 to air condition the building, refurbish the exterior, and remodel much of the interior space. Parkville has a magnet program for mathematics, science, and computer science. It is also the only high school in Baltimore County and Baltimore City that has

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World Language classes.

Academics

Parkville High school received a 40.3 out of a possible 97 points (41%) on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 2 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 16th percentile among all Maryland schools.

Students

The 2022–2023 enrollment at Parkville High School was 2200 students.

Athletics

State championships

Boys Basketball * Class 4A 2023 Boys Cross Country *Class A 1986 Girls Basketball *Combined Class 1973

Notable alumni

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* Michael G. Comeau – member of the

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(2007–2015, 2015–present) * Dan Keplinger – artist who was featured in Oscar-winning documentary

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References and notes

External links

* Parkville High School websit

* Baltimore County Public High School boundarie

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