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Enrollment
387
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240024000564
Cherry Hill Middle
2535 Singerly Rd, Elkton, MD 21921 · (410) 996-5020 · Cecil County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
193 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 126 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
42.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
21.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 21.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 16.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cherry Hill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Cecil County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #141 of 223 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #122 of 223 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #149 of 223 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #214 of 230 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #30 of 225 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #139 of 225 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #119 of 227 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #83 of 123 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
387
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 387 | 31.5 | 12.3:1 | 50% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 34.6 | 11.5:1 | 48% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 35 | 11.5:1 | 53% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 36% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 38.2 | 10.8:1 | 39% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 41% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 37% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 16% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Hill Middle.
About Cherry Hill Middle
Families in Elkton, Maryland, are served by Cherry Hill Middle, a small middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 387 students. The school's enrollment is 49% smaller than the 764 average for middle schools in Maryland.
The 28 schools in Cecil County Public Schools enroll 14,853 students altogether, Cherry Hill Middle among them.
At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at Cherry Hill Middle combined. Other students are 16% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Cecil County residents are about 82% White. Cherry Hill Middle has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Cherry Hill Middle is 31.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.3:1. Among middle schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 14.3:1. The school counts 193 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 50%. Across public schools in Cecil County, the average is about the same, 51%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 44.7% for Cherry Hill Middle, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 30.0%. The 14.7-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Census estimates describe Cecil County this way: median household income is about $92,007, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 29 public schools in Cecil County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,853.
Kenmore Elementary is the public school closest to Cherry Hill Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherry Hill Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Cherry Hill Middle ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 30.0% versus a 36.8% average.
NCES describes the area around Cherry Hill Middle as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 387, 7% below the 414 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.3:1, from 13.3:1.
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Cecil County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,960
Census ACS
Median income
$92,007
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
14,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cecil County Public Schools
- Rising Sun HighHigh · 1,074 students
- North East HighHigh · 1,057 students
- Elkton HighHigh · 1,050 students
- Perryville HighHigh · 858 students
- North East MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- North East ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Other schools in Elkton
- Elkton HighHigh · 1,050 students
- Elkton MiddleMiddle · 538 students
- Gilpin Manor ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Thomson Estates ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Holly Hall ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Elk Neck ElementaryElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Kenmore Elementary0.1 mi · 290
- Cecil Manor Elementary2.5 mi · 416
- Leeds Elementary2.5 mi · 284
- Elkton High3.8 mi · 1,050
- Gilpin Manor Elementary4.0 mi · 478
- Elkton Middle4.1 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Hill MiddleHow large is Cherry Hill Middle?
Cherry Hill Middle enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cherry Hill Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherry Hill Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Cherry Hill Middle?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Cherry Hill Middle.
How diverse is Cherry Hill Middle?
Cherry Hill Middle reports a student body of 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Cherry Hill Middle in?
Cherry Hill Middle is part of Cecil County Public Schools.
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