Pikesville High School (PHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools consolidated school district. The school is located in the community of Pikesville, just inside Baltimore County to the northwest of Baltimore City. It is located on the corner of Smith Avenue and Labyrinth Road. The school's district borders Towson High School, Dulaney High School, Owings Mills High School, New Town High School, Randallstown High School, Milford Mill High School, and Woodlawn High School.

History

The school was opened in 1964 as Pikesville Senior High School with grades 9–11 and was renamed in the mid-1980s as part of a countywide grade realignment. The school received a $40 million renovation, including a math wing and science wing that replaced a single hallway of rooms and adjacent courtyard. The other courtyard was filled with more learning spaces. The cafeteria was expanded along with asbestos removal. On July 8, 2023, 45-year-old Lakisha Wheeler was fatally shot in the Pikesville High parking lot and was pronounced dead on arrival. In April 2024, athletic director Dazhon Darien was arrested for using artificial intelligence (A.I.) to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments. Darien faces charges that include theft, disrupting school activities, stalking and retaliating against a witness.

Academics

Pikesville High school received a 59.4 out of a possible 90 points (65%) on the 2018–2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 4 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 63rd percentile among all Maryland schools.

Students

The 2021–2022 enrollment at Pikesville High School was 885 students. Previous student count peaked in 2003 at 1,159. The graduation rate at Pikesville is fairly high, having been steady at 89–95% between 1996 and 2007. The current graduation rate of Pikesville High is over 95%. Pikesville has a large enrollment of minority students. The racial makeup of the student body is 50.3% Black, 30.6% White, 4.8% Asian, 9.9% Hispanic, and 4.4% two or more races.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs and teams at the school include Spanish club, Jewish Culture Club, Christian Club, Interact, Key Club, Young Democrats and Republicans, National Honor Society, and Science Club. Many of the teams include Model UN, Model OAS, It's Academic, Mock Trial, and Model Congress.

Athletics

State championships

Golf Boys Soccer Girls Basketball Girls Indoor Track Boys Indoor Track Baseball Boys Lacrosse Softball Boys Track and Field

Notable alumni

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