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Enrollment
1,906
High
DISTRICT 1,613 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006001761
Crofton High School
2291 Davidsonville Road, Gambrills, MD 21054 · (410) 451-5300 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,906 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Maryland public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.3:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
330 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 | 472 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 493 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 461 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 480 | 25% |
Student demographics
66%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
88.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
27.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.9% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 22.5% |
% 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Crofton High School
Crofton High School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crofton High School this school | 1,906 | 17.3% | 55.1% |
| Oakdale High Ijamsville | 1,702 | 17.6% | 55.9% |
| Sherwood High Sandy Spring | 1,675 | 22.4% | 46.5% |
| Bethesda-Chevy Chase High Bethesda | 2,377 | 23.9% | 44.0% |
| Towson High Towson | 1,558 | 27.1% | 48.4% |
| Linganore High Frederick | 1,647 | 16.7% | 50.8% |
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 Crofton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #14 of 203 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #17 of 206 ▲ 16 | #2 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.9% | #11 of 206 ▲ 7 | #2 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,906 | #38 of 234 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #196 of 210 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #60 of 211 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #198 of 212 | #13 of 15 |
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
1,906
+1,123 (+143%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,906 | 98.6 | 19.3:1 | 17% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 1,896 | 96.6 | 19.6:1 | 14% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 1,805 | 96.1 | 18.8:1 | 14% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 14% (112) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crofton High School.
About Crofton High School
Crofton High School is a large high school. Its address is in Gambrills, Maryland. Its enrollment is 1,906 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 1,185.
Crofton High School is one school in a 125-school district, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which enrolls 85,029 students.
The largest group at Crofton High School is White students, at 51%. Enrollment also includes 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Anne Arundel County, the White share is about 63%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 98.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. High schools in Maryland average 15.3:1, 4.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 17% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in Anne Arundel County average 42%.
Crofton High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Maryland public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Crofton High School is 8.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 55.1%. Predicted: 64.0%.
For Anne Arundel County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $124,911, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 129 public schools in the county, enrolling about 85,074, Crofton High School among them.
Crofton Middle is the nearest public school to Crofton High School, about 0.3 miles away. Crofton High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Crofton High School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 783 students at Crofton High School; in 2024-25, 1,906. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.7:1 to 19.3:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Crofton High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Severna Park HighHigh · 1,842 students
Other schools in Gambrills
- Arundel HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Crofton MiddleMiddle · 1,345 students
- Four Seasons ElementaryElementary · 667 students
Other Crofton High schools
One other US public school is named Crofton High. Crofton High School is the largest of the 2.
- CROFTON HIGH SCHOOLCROFTON, NE · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Crofton Middle0.3 mi · 1,345
- Crofton Meadows Elementary1.0 mi · 544
- Crofton Elementary1.4 mi · 621
- Crofton Woods Elementary1.4 mi · 742
- Nantucket Elementary2.1 mi · 675
- Two Rivers Elementary School3.4 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Crofton High SchoolHow many students attend Crofton High School?
Crofton High School enrolls approximately 1,906 students in grades 09-12.
Is Crofton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crofton High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Crofton High School have?
Crofton High School employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Crofton High School?
Student demographics at Crofton High School are roughly 51% White, 11% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Crofton High School public or private?
Crofton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.