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What advice would you give to incoming students at Chesapeake High?
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Enrollment
1,052
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000362
Chesapeake High
1801 Turkey Point Rd, Baltimore, MD 21221 · (443) 809-0100 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,052 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
707 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 316 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 290 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 220 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 226 | 21% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
38.3%
MD avg 50.6% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 38 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 down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 10.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chesapeake High
Chesapeake High's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake High this school | 1,052 | 67.2% | 26.6% |
| Joppatowne High Joppa | 882 | 65.5% | 24.9% |
| Wicomico High Salisbury | 1,304 | 66.4% | 23.6% |
| Henry E. Lackey High School Indian Head | 1,033 | 59.6% | 25.9% |
| Overlea High Baltimore | 1,474 | 65.4% | 25.0% |
| Edgewood High Edgewood | 1,440 | 59.4% | 31.6% |
Matched among Maryland high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chesapeake High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #151 of 203 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #145 of 206 ▼ 10 | #10 of 24 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #171 of 206 ▼ 38 | #20 of 24 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,052 | #138 of 234 | #19 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #59 of 210 | #5 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #82 of 211 | #16 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #44 of 212 | #2 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #80 of 131 | #11 of 16 |
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
1,052
+64 (+6%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 1,052 | 69 | 15.3:1 | 67% (707) |
| 2023-24 | 1,028 | 70 | 14.7:1 | 65% (671) |
| 2022-23 | 1,047 | 69 | 15.2:1 | 64% (671) |
| 2020-21 | 988 | 65 | 15.2:1 | 71% (702) |
| 2017-18 | 976 | 69 | 14.1:1 | 68% (660) |
| 2015-16 | 1,005 | 69 | 14.6:1 | 64% (646) |
| 2010-11 | 1,104 | 87 | 12.7:1 | 57% (626) |
| 2000-01 | 892 | 59 | 15.1:1 | 34% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 58 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chesapeake High.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (976 to 1,052); teachers unchanged (69 to 69).
About Chesapeake High
Chesapeake High is a medium-sized high school in Baltimore County Public Schools, located in Baltimore, Maryland. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,052 students.
The district, Baltimore County Public Schools, operates 177 schools serving 110,872 students.
At 56%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Chesapeake High combined. The school is also 19% White, 16% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 31%. Chesapeake High has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. High schools in Maryland average about 15.3:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Chesapeake High is 67%. The 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County is 14 points lower.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.5%.
Among Baltimore County residents, median household income is about $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 180 public schools in Baltimore County, with a combined enrollment of about 110,872.
The nearest other public school, Middleborough Elementary, is about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Chesapeake High ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Chesapeake High is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Chesapeake High had 988 students in 2020-21 and 1,052 in 2024-25, a 6% gain.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
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Other Chesapeake High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Chesapeake High. Chesapeake High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Chesapeake HighPasadena, MD · 1,540 students
- Chesapeake High SchoolChesapeake, OH · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Middleborough Elementary1.2 mi · 288
- Deep Creek Middle1.9 mi · 670
- Sandalwood Elementary2.0 mi · 440
- Deep Creek Elementary2.2 mi · 385
- Mars Estates Elementary2.2 mi · 400
- Hawthorne Elementary2.5 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Chesapeake HighWhat is the total enrollment at Chesapeake High?
Chesapeake High enrolls approximately 1,052 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chesapeake High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chesapeake High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chesapeake High have?
Chesapeake High employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Chesapeake High?
Chesapeake High reports a student body of 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Chesapeake High public or private?
Chesapeake High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.