Thomas S. Wootton High School or Wootton High School (WHS) is a public

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in Rockville, Maryland. Its namesake is

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, the founder of Montgomery County. The school was founded in 1970 and is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system. Robert Frost Middle School along with half of Cabin John Middle School feed into the school. Wootton's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program was ranked #160 in ''

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''s 2019 nationwide survey of US high schools. In 2020, Wootton was ranked #128 in the National Rankings, based on performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well the prepare students for college.

History

In November 2001, President

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visited Wootton HS and signed the congressional bill officially recognizing "Veterans Awareness Week" which takes place the week before Veteran's Day. In 2015, school principal Michael Doran was found dead in his Bethesda apartment. A memorial service was held at Wootton two days later. In 2017, a bridge near the high school was named in Doran's honor.

Demographics

During the 2019–2020 school year, the school's racial composition was 41.6%

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, 37.2%

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, 8.3%

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, and 8.0%

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. Multiracial students made up less than 5% of the student body, as did

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and

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students. The overall size of the student body was 2,116.

Notable alumni

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(NFL) wide receiver *

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* Mathias Nkwenti,

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, Polish-American singer * Marc Roberge, Chris Culos,

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wootton Public high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland Schools in Rockville, Maryland 1970 establishments in Maryland School buildings completed in 1970 Educational institutions established in 1970