Montgomery Blair High School
| Montgomery Blair High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
51 University Boulevard East , 20901 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°1′5″N 77°0′41″W / 39.01806°N 77.01139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public (magnet) high school |
| Motto | Crescens Scientia (To Expand Knowledge) |
| Established | 1925 |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 210965 |
| NCES School ID | 240048000877 |
| Principal | Kevin Yates |
| Teaching staff | 192.61 FTE (2022-23) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,204 (2022-23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.63 (2022-23) |
| Campus size | 42-acre (170,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Large suburb |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Athletics | 23 varsity sports |
| Athletics conference | MPSSAA 4A |
| Mascot | The Blazer |
| Rival | Northwood High School |
| Publication | Silver Chips Online, The Silver Splinter |
| Newspaper | Silver Chips |
| Yearbook | Silverlogue |
| Website | www |
Montgomery Blair High School (MBHS) is a public high school in the Four Corners neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. It is operated by Montgomery County Public Schools. Its enrollment of some 3,200 students makes it the largest school by population in the state of Maryland.
The school is named for Montgomery Blair, a lawyer who represented Dred Scott in his Supreme Court case and later served as Postmaster General under President Abraham Lincoln. Opened in 1925 as Takoma Park–Silver Spring High School, the school changed its name in 1935 when it moved to 313 Wayne Avenue overlooking Sligo Creek in Silver Spring. In 1998, the school moved two miles (3 km) north to the Kay Tract, a long-vacant site just north of the Capital Beltway.
About 20% of the student body is part of one of two magnet programs: the Science, Math, and Computer Science Magnet; and the Communication Arts Program (CAP), which draw students from the Silver Spring area and across Montgomery County. The school is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology.