Prior to that, students in the area attended Catonsville, Milford Mill, or Franklin High Schools.

In the fall of 2017, Woodlawn offered an Early College Program to help students prepare for university education.

Woodlawn High School sits on 55 acres (220,000 m2) in western Baltimore County.

[2] The school is located just east of the Baltimore Beltway and north of Maryland Route 122, Security Boulevard.

[11] The graduation rate at Woodlawn High School over the past 15 years peaked in 1999 at 98% and dropped to 89% in 2006.