Washington Academy and High School
Washington Academy and High School, also once known as simply Washington High School, is a public high school in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The school handles five grades: 8th grade is handled in the "academy" section of the school, while grades 9 through 12 are handled as high school.
The school is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the town of Princess Anne in Somerset County. The school is within walking distance of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Maryland Route 675, and just east of US 13.
The current building was constructed in 1975 and is is size. The school property is.
Students
Washington's graduation rate has been steadily rising over the past 12 years. In 2007, 81.7% of the class of 2007 graduated, up from 70.4% in 1996.Washington Academy and High School is a fairly small high school. In 2006, the school was near its enrollment with 673 students and it continues annually to embed an enrolled body of 570-650 students while nearing the maximum capacity for facilitation of the building.
| 2007 | 649 |
| 2006 | 673 |
| 2005 | 655 |
| 2004 | 502 |
| 2003 | 478 |
| 2002 | 487 |
| 2001 | 486 |
| 2000 | 515 |
| 1999 | 533 |
| 1998 | 550 |
| 1997 | 561 |
| 1996 | 606 |
| 1995 | 599 |
| 1994 | 608 |
| 1993 | 591 |
Sports
Washington High School competes under a publicly chartered organization of sports, known as the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, while partially competing within Maryland's Special Olympics. Within recent times as the school begins clubs for potential sports offerings in the future, they reside in the 1A Division for competing schools in the lowest 25th percentile for student enrollment in grades 9th through 11th.Currently Offered Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bocce UNIFIED SPORT
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Indoor Track & Field
- Outdoor Track & Field
- Soccer
- Softball
- Strength & Conditioning UNIFIED SPORT
- Tennis
- 2000 - Girls' Field Hockey
- 1999 - Girls' Field Hockey
- 1985 - Softball
- 1982 - Baseball
- 1975 - Boys' Basketball
- 1959 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1958 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1955 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1954 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1953 - Boys' Track & Field
- 2019 - Field Hockey
- 2013 - Boys' Basketball
- 2012 - Boys' Soccer
- 1995 - Softball
- 1989 - Baseball
- 1984 - Softball
- 1975 - Baseball
- 1972 - Boys' Basketball
- 1957 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1949 - Boys' Basketball
- 1948 - Boys' Basketball
- 2011 - Boys' Soccer
- 2010 - Boys' Soccer
- 2003 - Football
- 1998 - Girls' Basketball
- 1996 - Girls' Basketball
- 1983 - Baseball
- 1980 - Baseball