Enrollment
366
High
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERSET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240057001201
Crisfield Academy and High School
210 N Somerset Avenue, Crisfield, MD 21817 · (410) 968-0150 · Somerset County
GRADES 08–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Maryland public high schools
- DTest 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
11.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
248 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 8 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 16% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
32.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.4% | 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Crisfield Academy and High School
Crisfield Academy and High School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crisfield Academy and High School this school | 366 | 67.8% | 21.5% |
| Colonel Richardson High School Federalsburg | 528 | 65.9% | 38.3% |
| Kent County High Worton | 511 | 63.0% | 33.2% |
| Pocomoke High Pocomoke City | 374 | 67.1% | 38.2% |
| Snow Hill High Snow Hill | 368 | 54.3% | 48.8% |
| Hancock Middle Senior High Hancock | 239 | 61.5% | 32.4% |
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 Crisfield Academy and High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #178 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #201 of 206 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #182 of 206 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #203 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #12 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #87 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #41 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #46 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
366
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 366 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 68% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 33 | 11.3:1 | 66% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 35 | 10.0:1 | 65% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 46% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 26.2 | 14.7:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 75% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 59% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 43% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crisfield Academy and High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (384 to 366); teachers up 19% (26.2 to 31).
About Crisfield Academy and High School
Crisfield Academy and High School runs as a very small high school in Crisfield, Maryland. It has an enrollment of 366 students in grades 8 through 12. That compares with an average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Somerset County Public Schools counts 2,901 students in its 7 schools, and Crisfield Academy and High School is one of them.
About 57% of the student body at Crisfield Academy and High School is White. The remaining students are 24% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, Crisfield Academy and High School has a ratio of 11.8:1. Compared with the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 68%.
Crisfield Academy and High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Maryland public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.1% at Crisfield Academy and High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.5%.
Looking at the county, Somerset County, the median household earns about $64,943 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Somerset County has 9 public schools with about 2,901 students, including Crisfield Academy and High School.
Crisfield Academy and High School's closest public school neighbor is Carter G Woodson Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Crisfield Academy and High School at 8th of 9.
NCES assigns Crisfield Academy and High School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment decreased 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.3:1 to 11.8:1.
The discussion board for Crisfield Academy and High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,822
Census ACS
Median income
$64,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somerset County Public Schools
- Washington Academy and High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Carter G Woodson ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Princess Anne Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Somerset 6/7 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 389 students
- Deal Island SchoolElementary · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Carter G Woodson Elementary0.9 mi · 512
- Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School10.3 mi · 389
- Deal Island School13.0 mi · 117
- Tangier Combined13.7 mi · 38
- Washington Academy and High School15.9 mi · 619
- Pocomoke Middle16.1 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Crisfield Academy and High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crisfield Academy and High School?
Crisfield Academy and High School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Crisfield Academy and High School serve?
Crisfield Academy and High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crisfield Academy and High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crisfield Academy and High School is approximately 11.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crisfield Academy and High School?
At Crisfield Academy and High School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 11% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Crisfield Academy and High School?
Crisfield Academy and High School is overseen by Somerset County Public Schools in Somerset County.
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