Oakland Mills High School - Gifted and Talented Achievements

Gifted and Talented Achievements

In the 2009-2010 school year about 30% of students were enrolled in GT classes and about 20% in AP classes according to the High School Needs/Data Assessment. The enrollment of students in the 18 AP courses which OMHS offers has increased by 4% since 2008: this includes the 3% increase of African American students and 2% increase of Hispanic students.

Students have been successful in higher-level classes. Ex: 89% of OMHS students who took the English Language and Composition AP/GT exam received a passing score of 3 or higher, and 86% of students who took the World History AP/GT exam received a 3 or higher. Both of these numbers impressively exceed the national average pass rate of 53% (collegeboard.com).

From the 2009-2010 school year to the present 2010-2011 school year, there has also been a 12.5% increase in the size of the OMHS National Honor Society. Currently, 38% of the students in NHS are minorities, 14% of whom are African American.

From statewide and national standpoints,OMHS students have received further recognition. Since 2009, there have been 67 Maryland Distinguished Scholars: 6 semifinalists, and 9 finalists. There were also 19 National Merit Scholars and 5 finalists. In the class of 2011, OMHS has 6 National Achievement Scholars, a program for African American students, and of that 6 there are 2 finalists.

Since 2009 the school has had one or more students accepted into 6 of the 8 Ivy League schools, including Harvard College, Princeton University, and Brown University, and other prestigious schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, Georgetown University, and even Juilliard School. A number of these acceptances have been of minority students: Princeton University, Cornell University, Carnegie Mellon University, and several more.