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Enrollment
811
High
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORCHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240030000612
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School
2475 Cambridge Beltway, Cambridge, MD 21613 · (410) 228-9224 · Dorchester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL811 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Maryland public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 290 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 207 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 183 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 131 | 16% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
34.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cambridge-South Dorchester High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #170 of 206 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #179 of 206 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 811 | #165 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #125 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #88 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #120 of 131 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
811
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 811 | 48.5 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 48.5 | 16.3:1 | 100% (789) |
| 2022-23 | 784 | 46.5 | 16.9:1 | 100% (784) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 50 | 15.6:1 | 100% (782) |
| 2017-18 | 797 | 56 | 14.2:1 | 100% (797) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 62% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 59 | 13.9:1 | 52% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 904 | 53 | 17.1:1 | 31% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 798 | 45 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge-South Dorchester High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (797 to 811); teachers down 13% (56 to 48.5).
About Cambridge-South Dorchester High School
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School operates as a small high school in Cambridge, Maryland. The school counted 811 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 32% below the average for high schools in Maryland.
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School is one of the 11 schools that make up Dorchester County Public Schools (4,586 students in total).
At Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, 57% of students are Black. It is also 24% White, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dorchester County is roughly 25% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cambridge-South Dorchester High School scores 60%.
The school's 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Statewide, high schools in Maryland average 15.3:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Cambridge-South Dorchester High School lands at F, ahead of 3% of Maryland public high schools.
The county, Dorchester County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $61,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 4,586 students.
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School is about 0.4 miles from Maple Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cambridge-South Dorchester High School had a net gain of 29 students, or 4%. The number of students per teacher increased from 15.6 to 16.7 over 4 years.
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Dorchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,754
Census ACS
Median income
$61,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,586 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dorchester County Public Schools
- North Dorchester High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Mace's Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- North Dorchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
- Sandy Hill ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Hurlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in Cambridge
- Mace's Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Sandy Hill ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Choptank Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Dorchester County Career and Technology CenterHigh
- Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Maple Elementary School0.4 mi · 483
- Choptank Elementary School0.8 mi · 319
- Mace's Lane Middle School0.9 mi · 490
- Sandy Hill Elementary2.5 mi · 393
- White Marsh Elementary8.6 mi · 289
- Warwick Elementary School9.0 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge-South Dorchester High SchoolHow many students attend Cambridge-South Dorchester High School?
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School enrolls approximately 811 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cambridge-South Dorchester High School serve?
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School.
What is the student diversity at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School?
Student demographics at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School are roughly 24% White, 12% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cambridge-South Dorchester High School?
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School is overseen by Dorchester County Public Schools in Dorchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.