• DEMOGRAPHICS
    YEAR SCHOOL OPENED
    1979
    ATTENDANCE RATE (%)
    88.9
    student Enrollment
    1981
    Race/Ethnicity (%)
    African American....................... 26.75
    Hawaii/Pac. Islander..........................
    White.............................. 31.55
    Multiracial...................... 2.93
    Hispanic......................... 35.39
    American Indian/AK.......................
    Asian.............................. 3.03
    GENDER (%)
    Male................................ 45.08 
    Female........................... 54.9
    Special Services** (%)
    FARMS........................... 42.9
    504.................................. 6.2
    Special Ed..................... 8.2
    LEP................................. 15.4
    Title 1............................. no

     **Special Services Terms Glossary

    School Renovation Details - 1979, 2004; 1979 - New building; 2004 - PVA addition.

    Annapolis High School is the oldest high school in AACPS and one of the oldest in the state of Maryland. The School opened in 1896 on Green Street in the city of Annapolis and has had three separate campuses since its inception.

Annapolis High School

Annapolis HS

Who We Are: Our Community and School Culture

  • Each of our schools’ leadership teams analyzed the factors that impact their students’ ability to engage deeply and achieve academic success. They shared stories of their students and families, some of whom are facing serious challenges associated with physical wellness, social-emotional stability, unique learning needs, family security, mental health, violence, and food/housing uncertainties. They discussed the obstacles that their students face daily when preparing to come to school on time, ready to learn.
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    Questions such as the following drove discussions around Anne Arundel County: 

    • What are the challenges and obstacles that negatively affect our students’ engagement and achievement most significantly and why?
    • Are we analyzing our data and listening closely to learn about all of our students when we seek to understand our learners’ social-emotional and academic struggles?
    • How do cultural differences, language challenges, transportation difficulties, health problems, and frequent family relocation (mobility) serve as obstacles to school success for our students?
    • What resources and supports are available within AACPS and across our county to support students and families in need?  How do we help our families receive the supports they need?

Our School Culture

  • Below is the school’s story as seen through the eyes of school leaders. They discuss the culture of their school and the community.

    The culture of Annapolis High School is one of positivity, one that is energized about the advancement and success of all students from all student groups and one that embraces the most diverse group of high school students and collection of academic programs of all high schools in AACPS. Every student, teacher and staff member understand that the way we do business (our culture) at A-High is by focusing on creating engaging and inspiring lessons every single day that will inspire each student while also ensuring that each student and their family is supported in the way that is best for that family. This includes extensive and truly wrap around mental health supports. When we wrote our schools tory in 2018 our story was one of pride in AHS and the culture of AHS supports that narrative everyday.
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    Our values were developed by our staff in order to guide our future decision making. We value the following: • Preparing our students for a diverse, global world where they take action to make a difference • Creating community partnerships and relationships • Developing relationships to learn the stories of our students and staff • Providing engaging instruction to meet the needs of all our of students • Developing the whole child to support emotional, social, and and academic growth

    While Overlook has a strong community base, we strive to increase our community involvement in academics by providing informational sessions and school-wide activities to engage all stakeholders.

CHALLENGES TO STUDENT SUCCESS

  • The leadership team in each AACPS school reviewed all of the factors that may influence their students’ engagement and achievement in school; these challenges include academic data elements, community history, and socio-economic aspects of each community. The school’s leadership team identified the following elements as impactful for their students.

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