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Which teacher or staff member at Fort Hill High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
655
High
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240003000015
Fort Hill High
500 Greenway Ave, Cumberland, MD 21502 · (301) 777-2570 · Allegany County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Maryland public high schools
- CTest 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
15.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
351 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 198 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 186 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 149 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 122 | 19% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
48.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 49 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 are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Fort Hill High
Fort Hill High's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill High this school | 655 | 53.6% | 30.3% |
| Allegany High Cumberland | 719 | 50.1% | 37.2% |
| Mountain Ridge High School Frostburg | 743 | 48.6% | 31.5% |
| Southern Garrett High School Oakland | 870 | 55.3% | 35.0% |
| Mardela Middle & High Mardela Springs | 742 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| Perryville High Perryville | 858 | 45.2% | 40.9% |
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 Fort Hill High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #135 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #126 of 206 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #138 of 206 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #177 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #77 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #174 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #95 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #15 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
655
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 655 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 54% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 60% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 41.5 | 16.7:1 | 58% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 41% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 46.5 | 16.1:1 | 45% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 51% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 907 | 56 | 16.2:1 | 39% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 1,017 | 52 | 19.6:1 | 39% (394) |
| 1990-91 | 866 | 53 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Hill High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (750 to 655); teachers down 10% (46.5 to 42).
About Fort Hill High
Fort Hill High is a high school with a street address in Cumberland, Maryland. It educates 655 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185 students.
Allegany County Public Schools is the district for Fort Hill High. It has 22 schools and 8,113 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Fort Hill High. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1 at Fort Hill High, with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Fort Hill High is C. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.5%.
Within Allegany County, the median household income is $59,603, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Allegany County has 22 public schools and roughly 8,113 students.
Washington Middle is the public school closest to Fort Hill High, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Fort Hill High places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (657) and 2024-25 (655). Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.6:1 to 15.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Allegany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,452
Census ACS
Median income
$59,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,113 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allegany County Public Schools
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- Allegany HighHigh · 719 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 577 students
- Braddock MiddleMiddle · 536 students
- South Penn ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Beall ElementaryElementary · 415 students
Other schools in Cumberland
- Allegany HighHigh · 719 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 577 students
- Braddock MiddleMiddle · 536 students
- South Penn ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- West Side ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Northeast ElementaryElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Middle0.4 mi · 577
- South Penn Elementary0.7 mi · 491
- West Side Elementary1.4 mi · 321
- John Humbird Elementary1.6 mi · 242
- Braddock Middle1.9 mi · 536
- Northeast Elementary2.4 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Hill HighWhat is the total enrollment at Fort Hill High?
Fort Hill High enrolls approximately 655 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Fort Hill High serve?
Fort Hill High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fort Hill High?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Fort Hill High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fort Hill High?
At Fort Hill High, the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Fort Hill High public or private?
Fort Hill High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Allegany County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.