13230 Manor Dr S
Mount Airy, MD 21771

Mid school ngl. I would definitely sleep in there

Urbana High School is a strong public high school with high marks due to the opportunities it offers its students. My children have done well at the school. They are not athletes, but hard-working kids that focus on their classes. They did better in some areas than in others, but overall received a good-quality education. My oldest son is getting ready to graduate from a four-year university, and was well-equipped for college after his time at Urbana. My other child just took his SATs with the PREP course (offered at UHS). He has scored well enough to get into his preferred schools. We have tried to take advantage of the opportunities given - virtual college days, extra time with teachers or tutoring, and e-mails as needed to keep in touch with their teachers. The school is above and beyond many other public schools in Maryland. It is a diverse environment, offers AP, dual-enrollment, honors classes, athletics, arts programs and clubs. They also support the Frederick County Career & Technology Center. The strong parent involvement is reflected in the PTA, sports, theatre and Safe & Sane program. The school is not perfect, but I am glad that my kids are able to attend and have the experience that UHS offers.

This is a great school for its standard academic focus. And more than that, they have a weekly report that goes out to the parents regarding conduct. This was especially great when our daughter was in Kindergarten particularly after coming off COVID isolation. I'm sorry to say she was often not conducting herself in an appropriate manner in public and she lacked self-control. This is age appropriate. Of course kids at this age often lack self-control. It was great to be on the same team with her teacher and the school psychologist. Everyone worked together to help each child speak respectfully, keep her hands to herself, and listen attentively to adults and peers. Over the course of the year and especially moving into 1st grade, we saw marked improvement in proper public behavior. Obviously, as parents, we were enthusiastic to make this work. And having the alignment with the school really helped. The school helps kids understand emotional intelligence and to recognize stress. It's so great when my daughter has to do a vaccination, she takes deep breaths to help calm herself down. This is included in the group counseling which is optional. We had to sign a form and opt into this training. It's not standard, but we think it's great. Quite unexpectedly our daughter's pediatrician ran a series of tests due to stomach troubles and we were surprised to find she had a host of food allergies. The school was enthusiastic to get the specific information to make sure she was safe. The cafeteria team, her teacher, and the school nurse wanted the documentation as quickly as possible to ensure there was no risk to her. Our daughter's teachers, her bus driver, the cafeteria staff, the principal, the team in the admin office, the nurse, the school psychologist, everyone is really devoted. We're lucky to be in this school district.