Western School of Technology and Environmental Science

Catonsville, MD 21228

Phone: (443) 809-0840
Fax: (410) 887-1024
District: Baltimore County Public Schools

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 932 students

Western School of Technology and Environmental Science, a public school located in Catonsville, MD, serves grades 9-12 in the Baltimore County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Western School of Technology and Environmental Science is a public school located in Catonsville, MD. 932 students attend Western School of Technology and Environmental Science.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 9/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program End-Of-Course data from Maryland State Department of Education.
College Readiness 10/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Maryland State Department of Education, using 2025 Average SAT score data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2026 demographic data from Maryland State Department of Education.

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Excellent school for all kinds of learners. Western Tech celebrates diversity.

Posted: May 13, 2019

Great teachers who challenge the students and good students a combination for success

Posted: May 13, 2019

The teachers challenge the students and help them prepare but for some subjects homework is busy work

Posted: May 13, 2019

The students maintain disciple and are mostly under control

Posted: May 13, 2019

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Posted: November 17, 2016

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Posted: November 17, 2016

Students are likely to guide a visitor to where they need to go, hold the door for them (or each other, or a teacher), say "please, thank you and excuse me.... amazing kids.

Posted: November 17, 2016

Many of our teachers have won awards in their fields and have advanced degrees. Students do well on AP and HSA exams

Posted: November 17, 2016

We seek to do what's best for the kids. Homework should be meaningful and this is stressed by all departments.

Posted: November 17, 2016

The students are super polite as students go. The faculty is collegial. The administration is very supportive of the school. It's quite competitive to get in. Where else can one go to learn a trade and take AP courses? Our kids are often able to pay for much of their college tuition through their trade.

Posted: April 18, 2014

Western Tech is a great school academically. Western is a magnet school. The courses are challenging, but not unbearably hard. I'm going there for Health Science and from what I heard, in 12th grade you get internships at local hospitals. Western is very small in size and cramped compared to other schools, still I picked Western over Carver. I do wish that Western would get new materials for the health science program though. Other than those couple things, western is my #1 choice for any student that wants to work in technology or environmental science. Western also has cosmetology and magnets such as culinary arts. To see all magnets, go to the Baltimore County Public Schools website (bcps.org) and search for this school.

Posted: October 23, 2013

Western School of Technology and Environmental Sciences exposes students to real life experiences and prepares them for college. The Culinary program, partnered with Skills USA, and Believe in Tomorrow Foundation is excellent. The Teacher and Parent relationship is good; I was impressed about how quickly teachers responded to my concerns. Kudos also to Baltimore County's Police presence at the school. The Prinicipal is "seen" taking an active leadership role and has a good repore with the majority of the students. I also appreciated the diversity of the student population.

Posted: October 9, 2012

My daughtr is a senior and attended private school majority of her years until high school. Western, by far is probably one of the best if not the best high schools in Baltimore County. The students are driven to achieve, without excuse. The teachers are committed to excellence at any cost. Your child will be prepared for college by the 11th grade, as evidenced in their stadardized test scores, grades, community involvement and over all self pride. Thank you Western for helping me to raise a scholar.

Posted: February 9, 2011

I received my Diploma from Western Tech and was actually the first full graduating class. I received a great education and felt very prepared for the future when I left. The teachers were every dedicated and really cared about their students. I have gone on to have a very successful career and continued my higher education, with a MBA in Human Resource management and currently work in that field. I have Western Tech to thank in part for my success.

Posted: January 17, 2011

My daughter is a freshman and the school has been very supportive in her academic development. Teachers are available by email and offer coach class for difficult concepts. Very pleased thus far.

Posted: June 25, 2008

Posted: March 15, 2008

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