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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Chopticon High this year?
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Enrollment
1,526
High
DISTRICT 1,780 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240060001218
Chopticon High
25390 Colton Point Rd, Morganza, MD 20660 · (301) 475-0215 · St. Mary's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,526 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Maryland public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
19.4:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
530 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 407 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 384 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 353 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 382 | 25% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
72.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 73 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 15.3% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Chopticon High
Chopticon High's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chopticon High this school | 1,526 | 34.7% | 41.9% |
| Kent Island High School Stevensville | 1,153 | 31.5% | 44.5% |
| Manchester Valley High Manchester | 1,339 | 28.4% | 45.3% |
| Sparrows Point High Sparrows Point | 1,095 | 38.5% | 35.2% |
| Rising Sun High North East | 1,074 | 34.5% | 40.8% |
| Chesapeake High Pasadena | 1,540 | 25.8% | 42.2% |
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 Chopticon High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #59 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #84 of 206 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #56 of 206 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,526 | #73 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #197 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #156 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #157 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #37 of 76 |
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
1,526
-163 (-10%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,056
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 1,526 | 78.5 | 19.4:1 | 35% (530) |
| 2023-24 | 1,621 | 81.5 | 19.9:1 | 32% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 1,682 | 80.5 | 20.9:1 | 31% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 1,689 | 74 | 22.8:1 | 23% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 1,635 | 73 | 22.4:1 | 24% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 1,625 | 74 | 22.0:1 | 18% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 1,534 | 80 | 19.2:1 | 15% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 1,518 | 82 | 18.5:1 | 7% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 1,056 | 63 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chopticon High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,635 to 1,526); teachers up 8% (73 to 78.5).
About Chopticon High
Chopticon High is a medium-sized high school found in Morganza, Maryland. The student body numbers 1,526 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Maryland) has about 1,185 students.
Chopticon High falls under St. Mary's County Public Schools, which has 26 schools enrolling 16,905 students.
Chopticon High is 78% White by enrollment. Other students are 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Chopticon High is 78.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.4:1. That is higher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. The school counts 530 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 35%.
Chopticon High is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Chopticon High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.9% is 11.7 points below the 53.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Mary's County, the median household income is $119,446, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Mary's County is home to 28 public schools and about 16,905 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Margaret Brent Middle, is about 1.5 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Chopticon High ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Chopticon High has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 1,526 students in 2024-25, 163 fewer than the 1,689 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.8:1 in 2020-21 to 19.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Chopticon High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Mary's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,126
Census ACS
Median income
$119,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools
- Leonardtown HighHigh · 2,118 students
- Great Mills HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Leonardtown MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Spring Ridge MiddleMiddle · 913 students
- Margaret Brent MiddleMiddle · 878 students
- Esperanza MiddleMiddle · 835 students
Nearby schools
- Margaret Brent Middle1.5 mi · 878
- Benjamin Banneker Elementary2.6 mi · 543
- Oakville Elementary4.0 mi · 291
- Dynard Elementary4.3 mi · 422
- Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary4.9 mi · 516
- Leonardtown Elementary5.7 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Chopticon HighHow many students attend Chopticon High?
Chopticon High enrolls approximately 1,526 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chopticon High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chopticon High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chopticon High have?
Chopticon High employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Chopticon High?
Student demographics at Chopticon High are roughly 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Chopticon High public or private?
Chopticon High is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Mary's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.