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Enrollment
1,050
High
DISTRICT 926 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240024000568
Elkton High
110 James St, Elkton, MD 21921 · (410) 996-5000 · Cecil County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,050 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- 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
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
580 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 303 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 239 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 256 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 252 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
57.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
10.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Elkton High
Elkton High's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkton High this school | 1,050 | 55.2% | 33.9% |
| Parkside High Salisbury | 1,272 | 53.2% | 28.6% |
| James M. Bennett High Salisbury | 1,474 | 54.3% | 27.9% |
| Easton High Easton | 1,179 | 59.1% | 33.2% |
| North Hagerstown High Hagerstown | 1,583 | 58.2% | 39.9% |
| Patapsco High and Center for Arts Baltimore | 1,385 | 64.3% | 28.3% |
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 Elkton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #110 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #112 of 206 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #107 of 206 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,050 | #139 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #55 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #41 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #91 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #92 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
1,050
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,034
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,050 | 69.5 | 15.1:1 | 55% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 1,105 | 71 | 15.6:1 | 63% (696) |
| 2022-23 | 1,106 | 70 | 15.8:1 | 62% (681) |
| 2020-21 | 1,061 | 71 | 14.9:1 | 43% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 73 | 13.6:1 | 51% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 1,026 | 76 | 13.5:1 | 49% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 1,087 | 78 | 13.9:1 | 47% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 61 | 15.4:1 | 21% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 1,034 | 62 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elkton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (993 to 1,050); teachers down 5% (73 to 69.5).
About Elkton High
Elkton High serves students in Elkton, Maryland, as a medium-sized high school. The student body numbers 1,050 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Elkton High is run by Cecil County Public Schools, whose 28 schools enroll 14,853 students.
Enrollment at Elkton High is mixed, with White students the largest group at 42%. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. That compares with about 82% White among all Cecil County residents. By the diversity index, Elkton High comes in at 70%.
The school reported 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.1:1. High schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 15.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Elkton High is B. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Elkton High scores 33.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.5%.
Across Cecil County, median household income is about $92,007, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Cecil County number 29 and enroll about 14,853.
The closest other public school is Gilpin Manor Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 33.9% is above the 33.1% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 1,061 students in 2020-21 and 1,050 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Cecil County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,960
Census ACS
Median income
$92,007
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
14,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cecil County Public Schools
- Rising Sun HighHigh · 1,074 students
- North East HighHigh · 1,057 students
- Perryville HighHigh · 858 students
- North East MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- North East ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Rising Sun ElementaryElementary · 609 students
Other schools in Elkton
- Elkton MiddleMiddle · 538 students
- Gilpin Manor ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Thomson Estates ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Holly Hall ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Elk Neck ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- Cecil Manor ElementaryElementary · 416 students
Other Elkton High schools
One other US public school is named Elkton High. Elkton High is the largest of the 2.
- Elkton High School - 01Elkton, SD · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Gilpin Manor Elementary0.3 mi · 478
- Elkton Middle0.3 mi · 538
- Holly Hall Elementary2.2 mi · 432
- Thomson Estates Elementary2.3 mi · 456
- Cecil Manor Elementary2.6 mi · 416
- Newark Charter School3.3 mi · 3,109
Frequently asked questions
About Elkton HighWhat is the total enrollment at Elkton High?
Elkton High enrolls approximately 1,050 students in grades 09-12.
Is Elkton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elkton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Elkton High have?
Elkton High employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Elkton High?
Student demographics at Elkton High are roughly 42% White, 17% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Elkton High public or private?
Elkton High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cecil County Public Schools.
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