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What's something Chesapeake High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,540
High
DISTRICT 1,613 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000058
Chesapeake High
4798 Mountain Rd, Pasadena, MD 21122 · (410) 255-9600 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,540 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
397 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 420 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 407 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 387 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 326 | 21% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
70.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
11.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.1% | 17.9% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like Chesapeake High
Chesapeake High's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake High this school | 1,540 | 25.8% | 42.2% |
| Manchester Valley High Manchester | 1,339 | 28.4% | 45.3% |
| Westminster High Westminster | 1,477 | 25.0% | 45.3% |
| North Harford High Pylesville | 1,204 | 23.8% | 41.2% |
| C. Milton Wright High Bel Air | 1,291 | 25.3% | 39.3% |
| Northern High Owings | 1,478 | 20.6% | 48.9% |
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 Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #57 of 203 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #93 of 206 ▼ 44 | #7 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #61 of 206 ▼ 13 | #7 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,540 | #71 of 234 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #164 of 210 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #171 of 211 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #172 of 212 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #70 of 131 | #3 of 7 |
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
1,540
+128 (+9%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,565
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,540 | 86.4 | 17.8:1 | 26% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 1,427 | 83.4 | 17.1:1 | 24% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 1,419 | 82.2 | 17.3:1 | 23% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 1,412 | 85 | 16.6:1 | 19% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 1,400 | 82.5 | 17.0:1 | 15% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 1,405 | 87 | 16.1:1 | 18% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 1,774 | 104 | 17.1:1 | 14% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 1,860 | 97 | 19.2:1 | 4% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 1,565 | 87 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chesapeake High.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,400 to 1,540); teachers up 5% (82.5 to 86.4).
About Chesapeake High
Chesapeake High is a mid-sized high school in Maryland, located in Pasadena. The school enrolls 1,540 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 1,185.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools operates 125 schools. Combined enrollment is 85,029 students.
Roughly 82% of students at Chesapeake High are White. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 63% of Anne Arundel County residents are White. The diversity index for Chesapeake High is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Chesapeake High reports a ratio of 17.8 students per teacher, from 86.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland is 2.5 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Chesapeake High, 26% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 42%.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 59.0%. Chesapeake High posts 42.2%, 16.7 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Anne Arundel County, the median household earns about $124,911 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Anne Arundel County has 129 public schools with about 85,074 students, including Chesapeake High.
Chesapeake High's closest public school neighbor is Chesapeake Bay Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Chesapeake High, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Chesapeake High is behind the 53.6% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
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.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,540, compared with 1,412 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.8:1.
The allk12 page for Chesapeake High lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Anne Arundel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
598,166
Census ACS
Median income
$124,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
85,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Broadneck HighHigh · 2,143 students
- Annapolis HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Meade HighHigh · 2,045 students
- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
Other schools in Pasadena
- Northeast HighHigh · 1,387 students
- Chesapeake Bay MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
- Northeast MiddleMiddle · 901 students
- High Point ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Bodkin ElementaryElementary · 504 students
Other Chesapeake High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Chesapeake High. Chesapeake High is the largest of the 3.
- Chesapeake HighBaltimore, MD · 1,052 students
- Chesapeake High SchoolChesapeake, OH · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Chesapeake Bay Middle0.2 mi · 1,087
- Bodkin Elementary0.4 mi · 504
- Lake Shore Elementary1.7 mi · 280
- Fort Smallwood Elementary1.7 mi · 397
- Jacobsville Elementary3.4 mi · 474
- Belvedere Elementary4.2 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Chesapeake HighHow many students attend Chesapeake High?
Chesapeake High enrolls approximately 1,540 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Chesapeake High serve?
Chesapeake High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chesapeake High have?
Chesapeake High employs 86 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Chesapeake High?
Student demographics at Chesapeake High are roughly 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Chesapeake High in?
Chesapeake High is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.