Overlea High School

Public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States

39°20′57″N 76°30′40″W / 39.3493°N 76.5110°W / 39.3493; -76.5110InformationTypePublic high schoolOpened1961School districtBaltimore Public SchoolsPrincipalMonica C SampleGrades9-12Hours in school day7:45 - 2:15CampusSuburbanCampus size29 acres (120,000 m²)Colour(s)Blue and orange MascotFalconsRivalKenwoodWebsiteschools.bcps.org/schools/chs/overlea

Overlea High School (OHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1961.

About the school

The original building was constructed in the early-1960s. The main structure is 124,266 sq ft (11,544.7 m²).^[1] It is located on Kenwood Avenue in eastern Baltimore County near the I-695 and I-95 interchange. Though in an unincorporated part of the county, it serves the areas of White Marsh, Rosedale, Overlea, and Fullerton.

Overlea's school district borders Parkville High School, Perry Hall High School, Kenwood High School, and Dundalk High School.^[2]

Academics

Overlea High school received a 42.7 out of a possible 90 points (47%) on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 3 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 24th percentile among all Maryland schools.^[3]

Students

The 2019–2020 enrollment at Overlea High School was 1020 students.^[4]

The graduation rate at Overlea has been steady at 79-90% over the past 10 years ending in 2007.^[5]

Student population^[6]
1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
1,081	1,129	1,097	1,035	1,030	983	1,048	1,152	1,128	1,173	1,199	1,180	1,180	1,247	1,339	1,268	1,210

Demographic

Based on current enrollment information, there are approximately 1,230 students that attend Overlea High School. There are 430 students in the ninth grade, 405 students in the tenth grade, 369 in the eleventh grade, and 332 in the twelfth grade.

Ethnicity distribution

Of the 1,230 students that attend Overlea High School, 808 (65.7%) of them are Black or African American, 25 (2.1%) are Asian American, 77 (6.3%) are Hispanic or Latino, 279 (22.7%) are White, and 38 (3.1%) are other.

Gender distribution

Of the 1,230 students, there are 553 (45%) girls and 676 (55%) boys.

Athletics

State championships

Boys Soccer

One Class 1971^[7]
Pre-MPSSAA Class A 1948^[7]

Wrestling

Group:
- Class 2A-1A Dual Meet 1999^[8]

Softball

Class AA 1981^[9]

Notable alumni

Bernard Hopkins, (1992) is a professional basketball player in Spain's Liga ACB.
Dave Johnson (1977), former Major League pitcher, currently a broadcaster for MASN
Jamie Miller (1993) drummer for Bad Religion, guitarist/drummer for ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, theSTART, drummer for Snot
Mike Riley, (1993) is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the webcomic, I Taste Sound
Mike Rowe, (1980) is an American media personality. He is the host of the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, as well as narrator for other programs on the Discovery Channel^[10]

References and notes

^ "Maryland Property Database". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
^ "Baltimore County Public Schools website" (PDF).
^ Overlea High & Academy of Finance 2018 - 2019 School Report Card
^ Search for Public Schools
^ "Maryland Report Card".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Maryland State Department of Education".
^ ^a ^b "2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF).
^ "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).
^ "2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book" (PDF).
^ Jill C. Wheeler (August 2015). Getting Gritty with Mike Rowe. ABDO. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-62969-835-9.