Eastern Technical High School

Eastern Technical High School
Eastern Technical High School
Location
	1100 Mace Avenue; Essex, Maryland 21221; United States; 39°19′31″N 76°28′22″W / 39.32528°N 76.47278°W
Information
Type	Magnet high school
Motto	“Tech Yeah”
Established	1970
Teaching staff	66.80 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrolment	1330 (2024–2025)
Student to teacher ratio	19.91
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Orange, white, black
Mascot	Maverick
Website	easterntechhs.bcps.org

Eastern Technical High School (ETHS) is a high school in Essex, Maryland, United States. It was designated as a Maryland Blue Ribbon High School in 1997, 2009, and 2010, a National Blue Ribbon High School in 2010, and a USDE New American High School in 1999. The school is commonly referred to as Eastern Tech.

ETHS was previously known as Eastern Vocational Technical High School (EVT), but due to a lack of participation in the vocational program and an increased demand for technology education, the vocational program was removed and the school was renamed in 1994. Unlike the other high schools in the area, Eastern Tech is not bound to one specific school district. All students must take an entrance exam and meet certain criteria for acceptance to the school.

Academics

The 2024–2025 enrollment at Eastern Technical High School was 1330 students.^[1]

Eastern Technical High School received a 81.9 out of a possible 90.0 points (91%) on the 2023-2024 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 5 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 99th percentile among all Maryland schools.^[2]

As of 2024, U.S News ranked Eastern Tech as the 123rd best high school in the nation, the #1 high school in the state of Maryland, and the 33rd best magnet high school in the nation. Eastern Tech received a 99.3/100 overall score.^[3]

Magnet programs

Eastern Tech offers students with nine different magnet programs for students to choose from for a career pathway in their interest.^[4]

Magnet programs

Academy of Health Professionals
Building of Construction Technology
Culinary Arts
Engineering Careers
Environmental Technology
Interactive Media Production
It Networking
Law and Public Policy
Teacher Academy of Maryland

Athletics

In 2005, the Varsity Baseball Team won the school's first ever State Championship. A few months later, the Girls Varsity Soccer Team won the second.^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Tech's teams occasionally practice on other campuses around the Essex area, such as the neighboring Kenwood High School or CCBC Essex.

State championships

Football Class B 1972 state championship (team went undefeated)

2A 2009^[5]
John H. Cox Football Sportsmanship Award 2009 ^[5]

Girls Soccer

2A 2005^[5]

Boys Soccer

2A 2017^[5]

Wrestling

Class AA-A 1987^[6]

Baseball

2A 2005, 2007^[7]

Softball

2A 2014^[7]

Notable alumni

Timothy R. Ferguson, Former Maryland State Senator^[8]
Rudy Gay, former NBA basketball player, attended Eastern Tech High School for 2 years^[9]
Wayne Jenkins, Former Baltimore City Police Officer charged as the ringleader in the Gun Trace Task Force Scandal and sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison.
Ego Nwodim, current Saturday Night Live cast member^[10]
Scott Seiss, actor, comedian and TikToker^[11]
Robin L. Grammer, Jr.,^[12] Maryland House of Delegates Representative

References

1 2 3 4 "Eastern Technical High School". Search for Public Schools. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
↑ Eastern Technical High School 2023-2024 School Report Card
↑ "Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore, MD | US News & World Report".
↑ "Magnet Programs". easterntechhs.bcps.org. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
1 2 3 4 "2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF).
↑ "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).
1 2 "2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book" (PDF).
↑ "Timothy R. Ferguson, Maryland State Senator". July 10, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
↑ "Through the Wire". SLAM. July 22, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
↑ Britto, Brittany (September 24, 2018). "Baltimore native Ego Nwodim joins 'Saturday Night Live' cast". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
↑ Tkacik, Christina (April 27, 2021). "'Angry Ikea guy' Scott Seiss, a Baltimore native, roasts customers on TikTok based on time as employee in White Marsh". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
↑ "Members - Delegate Robin L. Grammer, Jr". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

External links

[NCES-1] 1 2 3 4 "Eastern Technical High School". Search for Public Schools. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 22, 2026.

[2] Eastern Technical High School 2023-2024 School Report Card

[3] "Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore, MD | US News & World Report".

[4] "Magnet Programs". easterntechhs.bcps.org. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

[auto1-5] 1 2 3 4 "2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF).

[auto-6] "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).

[auto2-7] 1 2 "2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book" (PDF).

[8] "Timothy R. Ferguson, Maryland State Senator". July 10, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2024.

[9] "Through the Wire". SLAM. July 22, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2024.

[10] Britto, Brittany (September 24, 2018). "Baltimore native Ego Nwodim joins 'Saturday Night Live' cast". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

[11] Tkacik, Christina (April 27, 2021). "'Angry Ikea guy' Scott Seiss, a Baltimore native, roasts customers on TikTok based on time as employee in White Marsh". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 18, 2024.

[12] "Members - Delegate Robin L. Grammer, Jr". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2025.

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