Cherry Hill Middle

Located at 2535 Singerly Rd, in Elkton, Maryland, Cherry Hill Middle is a compact 6-8 campus that educates 387 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Cecil County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 49% smaller than typical.

Cherry Hill Middle is one of 28 schools operated by Cecil County Public Schools, a district that hosts 14,853 students overall.

Demographically, Cherry Hill Middle lists that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at Cherry Hill Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cherry Hill Middle sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 44.7%; actual is 30.0%, a gap of -14.7 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cecil County put median household earnings sit near $92,007, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Cecil County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,853 students), of which Cherry Hill Middle is one.

Kenmore Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cherry Hill Middle comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 36.8%.

Cherry Hill Middle operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cherry Hill Middle has declined 6%, going from 412 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.