Walter Johnson High School

Walter Johnson High School
The front of the school, as viewed from Rock Spring Drive.
Address
Map
6400 Rock Spring Drive

North Bethesda CDP (Bethesda postal address)
,
Maryland
20814-1913

United States
Coordinates39°01′34″N 77°08′06″W / 39.026110°N 77.134955°W / 39.026110; -77.134955
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1956; 68 years ago (1956)
StatusOpen
School districtMontgomery County Public Schools
NCES District ID2400480[1]
CEEB code210912
NCES School ID240048000942[2]
PrincipalNicole J. Morgan
Teaching staff153.90 (FTE) (2021-2022)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,870[3] (2021-2022)
 • Grade 9814
 • Grade 10684
 • Grade 11674
 • Grade 12698
Student to teacher ratio18.65:1 (2021-2022)[3]
Campus typeSuburban[3]
Color(s)  Green
  White
MascotThe Mighty Moo & Wildcat
NicknameWJ
RivalBethesda-Chevy Chase High School[4]
NewspaperThe Pitch
YearbookThe Windup
Websitewww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/wjhs Edit this at Wikidata
Aerial photograph of WJHS taken during construction on April 7, 2002 – credit USGS.

Walter Johnson High School (also known as Walter Johnson or WJ) is a public upper secondary school located in the census-designated place of North Bethesda, Maryland (Bethesda postal address).[5][6] The school was founded in 1956 and named after Walter Johnson, a famous baseball player who was also a native of Montgomery County, Maryland. The high school was the first to be named after a player of Major League Baseball. WJHS serves portions of Bethesda, North Bethesda, Potomac, and Rockville, as well as the towns of Garrett Park and Kensington.[7] It is a part of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS).

  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Montgomery County Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Walt Whitman High (240048000942)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Walter Johnson High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Ward, Derrick. "Football game ends in brawl between Montgomery County high schools". NBC 4 News.
  5. ^ "Walter Johnson High School". Montgomery County Public Schools. Retrieved August 12, 2020. - Compare the street address with the map.
  6. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: North Bethesda CDP, MD" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 30, 2014. Compare them map with the street address.
  7. ^ Kraut, Aaron (June 20, 2016). "Parents Want to Reopen Old Woodward High School to Ease Walter Johnson Capacity Problems". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved January 14, 2021.