The school is home to the Academy of Fine Arts, an auditioned-only visual and performing arts program for talented students in Frederick County from grades 10th to 12th. The school is also home to the naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps for Frederick County. The school is named after former Maryland Governor Thomas Johnson who was the first post-colonial governor of the state. He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress and an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Johnson himself received no formal education and taught himself the law while working for an attorney and qualified at age 28. The school is located on Maryland Route 355, north of 14th Street, and southeast of U.S. Route 15. The building has of space located on of land. The address is 1501 N. Market Street in Frederick, MD 21701. Thomas Johnson High has 1,482 students and the demographics are as follows for 2013–2014 year 44.8% White 24.3% African American  19.4% Hispanic 6.0% Multiracial  5.2% Asian  Thomas Johnson's graduation rate has been steadily rising over the past 12 years. In 2007 the school graduated 93.85%, the highest rate in the past 12 years and The school had a low of 84.91% in 1999. The school's population had been steadily rising over the years, but has been decreasing over the last 4 years due to the redistricting of some students to Oakdale High School. Governor Thomas Johnson High School is home to 2 "academies" for Frederick County Public Schools. The "Academy for the Fine Arts" has been at GTJHS since the late 1980s. AFA, as it is called, offers various college level classes pertaining to the arts for students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. The Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps was a new addition to GTJHS for the 2015-16 school year. The program had previously been held at Linganore High School. The NJROTC features an orienteering team, a rifle team, and a drill team. State Champions        Gawar language  Gavar (also known as Gawar, Gouwar, Gauar, Rtchi, Kortchi, Ma-Gavar) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon in Far North Province.     2008 Tennis Channel Open – Singles  Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Julien Benneteau.