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Enrollment
1,440
High
DISTRICT 1,030 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000690
Edgewood High
2415 Willoughby Beach Rd, Edgewood, MD 21040 · (410) 612-1500 · Harford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,440 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Maryland public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.1:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
855 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 425 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 355 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 343 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 317 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
52.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
18.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 11.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Edgewood High
Edgewood High's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood High this school | 1,440 | 59.4% | 31.6% |
| Great Mills High Great Mills | 1,697 | 57.5% | 32.1% |
| James M. Bennett High Salisbury | 1,474 | 54.3% | 27.9% |
| Wicomico High Salisbury | 1,304 | 66.4% | 23.6% |
| Aberdeen High Aberdeen | 1,396 | 51.6% | 29.9% |
| Henry E. Lackey High School Indian Head | 1,033 | 59.6% | 25.9% |
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 Edgewood High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #128 of 203 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #44 of 206 ▲ 52 | #4 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #129 of 206 ▲ 10 | #9 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,440 | #84 of 234 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #53 of 210 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #51 of 211 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #75 of 212 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #114 of 131 | N/A |
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
1,440
+27 (+2%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,001
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,440 | 95.6 | 15.1:1 | 59% (855) |
| 2023-24 | 1,417 | 94.9 | 14.9:1 | 62% (873) |
| 2022-23 | 1,415 | 92.9 | 15.2:1 | 62% (882) |
| 2020-21 | 1,413 | 82 | 17.2:1 | 62% (871) |
| 2017-18 | 1,403 | 82.9 | 16.9:1 | 52% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 1,310 | 84 | 15.6:1 | 48% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 1,226 | 88 | 13.9:1 | 43% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 1,092 | 67 | 16.3:1 | 14% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 1,001 | 60 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgewood High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,403 to 1,440); teachers up 15% (82.9 to 95.6).
About Edgewood High
At 2415 Willoughby Beach Rd in Edgewood, Maryland, Edgewood High operates as a medium-sized high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,440 students. Enrollment is 22% higher than the average for high schools in Maryland, which is about 1,185.
Edgewood High is among 55 schools run by Harford County Public Schools, which serves 37,771 students.
Edgewood High has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 47%. Smaller groups are 26% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 14% of Harford County residents are Black. Edgewood High's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1 at Edgewood High, with 95.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 59% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harford County is 39%.
Measured against Maryland public high schools, Edgewood High receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.1% at Edgewood High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.6%.
Across Harford County, the median household income is $112,265, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harford County is home to 55 public schools and about 37,771 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Edgewood Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Edgewood High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 29.7% on proficiency, and Edgewood High is above that at 31.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Edgewood High as Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,413 to 1,440, a small change. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.1:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
- Youths Benefit ElementaryElementary · 1,151 students
Other schools in Edgewood
- Edgewood MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Deerfield ElementaryElementary · 708 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 428 students
Other Edgewood High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Edgewood High. Edgewood High is the largest of the 6.
- Edgewood High SchoolTrenton, OH · 1,053 students
- Edgewood High SchoolEllettsville, IN · 777 students
- Edgewood HighWest Covina, CA · 712 students
- Edgewood High SchoolAshtabula, OH · 470 students
- Edgewood High SchoolEDGEWOOD, TX · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood Middle0.1 mi · 936
- Deerfield Elementary0.2 mi · 708
- Edgewood Elementary0.7 mi · 428
- Old Post Road Elementary2.0 mi · 850
- Magnolia Middle2.5 mi · 689
- Magnolia Elementary2.5 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Edgewood HighHow large is Edgewood High?
Edgewood High enrolls approximately 1,440 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Edgewood High serve?
Edgewood High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edgewood High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edgewood High is approximately 15.1:1 (96 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edgewood High?
At Edgewood High, the student body is approximately 26% White, 16% Hispanic, 47% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Edgewood High public or private?
Edgewood High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.