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If you could change one rule at Colonel Richardson High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
528
High
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240018000518
Colonel Richardson High School
25320 Richardson Rd, Federalsburg, MD 21632 · (410) 479-3678 · Caroline County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Maryland public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
348 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 142 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 149 | 28% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
63.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 64 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 16.6% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Colonel Richardson High School
Colonel Richardson High School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Richardson High School this school | 528 | 65.9% | 38.3% |
| Kent County High Worton | 511 | 63.0% | 33.2% |
| Crisfield Academy and High School Crisfield | 366 | 67.8% | 21.5% |
| Pocomoke High Pocomoke City | 374 | 67.1% | 38.2% |
| Snow Hill High Snow Hill | 368 | 54.3% | 48.8% |
| Williamsport High Williamsport | 1,061 | 60.1% | 37.5% |
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 Colonel Richardson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #80 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #160 of 206 ▼ 99 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #90 of 206 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #182 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #19 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #79 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #48 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #127 of 131 |
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
528
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 528 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 66% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 61% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 66% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 55% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 55% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 53% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 50% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 37% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 32 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colonel Richardson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (525 to 528); teachers up 5% (38 to 40).
About Colonel Richardson High School
Colonel Richardson High School runs as a low-enrollment high school in Federalsburg, Maryland. It enrolls 528 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 55% below the average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Across its 9 schools, Caroline County Public Schools enrolls 5,648 students. Colonel Richardson High School is one of those schools.
At Colonel Richardson High School, 55% of students are White. The remaining students are 24% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Caroline County is about 73% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
The school had 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. The school's 13.2:1 compares with an average of 15.3:1 for high schools in Maryland. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 66%. Public schools in Caroline County average a similar 66%.
Colonel Richardson High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Maryland public high schools.
Colonel Richardson High School is 3.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (38.3% versus 35.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
Looking at the county, Caroline County, the median household earns about $68,457 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Caroline County has 10 public schools with about 5,648 students, including Colonel Richardson High School.
About 0.1 miles separate Colonel Richardson High School from the closest public school, Colonel Richardson Middle School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Nearby schools average 40.1% on proficiency, and Colonel Richardson High School is below that at 38.3%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 528, starting from 522.
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Caroline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,669
Census ACS
Median income
$68,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caroline County Public Schools
- North Caroline High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Greensboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 840 students
- Lockerman Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Denton Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Ridgely Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Federalsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
Other schools in Federalsburg
- Federalsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Colonel Richardson Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Colonel Richardson Middle School0.1 mi · 390
- Preston Elementary School5.1 mi · 381
- Federalsburg Elementary School5.2 mi · 415
- Denton Elementary School8.0 mi · 596
- Hurlock Elementary School8.8 mi · 391
- Lockerman Middle School9.4 mi · 827
Frequently asked questions
About Colonel Richardson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Colonel Richardson High School?
Colonel Richardson High School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 09-12.
Is Colonel Richardson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colonel Richardson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Colonel Richardson High School have?
Colonel Richardson High School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colonel Richardson High School?
At Colonel Richardson High School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 9% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Colonel Richardson High School public or private?
Colonel Richardson High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caroline County Public Schools.
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