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Enrollment
906
High
DISTRICT 808 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000533
Francis Scott Key High
3825 Bark Hill Road, Union Bridge, MD 21791 · (410) 751-3320 · Carroll County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL906 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
374 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 237 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 206 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 265 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 198 | 22% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
65.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 15.3% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Francis Scott Key High
Francis Scott Key High's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Scott Key High this school | 906 | 41.3% | 41.0% |
| Catoctin High Thurmont | 823 | 40.2% | 37.4% |
| Boonsboro High Boonsboro | 838 | 37.7% | 56.4% |
| Perryville High Perryville | 858 | 45.2% | 40.9% |
| Sparrows Point High Sparrows Point | 1,095 | 38.5% | 35.2% |
| Mardela Middle & High Mardela Springs | 742 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
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 Francis Scott Key High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #66 of 203 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #71 of 206 ▼ 3 | #4 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #82 of 206 ▼ 35 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 906 | #155 of 234 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #96 of 210 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #162 of 211 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #140 of 212 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #66 of 76 | #5 of 6 |
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
906
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 906 | 56.3 | 16.1:1 | 41% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 931 | 54 | 17.2:1 | 41% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 944 | 52 | 18.1:1 | 41% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 885 | 54 | 16.4:1 | 34% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 921 | 53.7 | 17.2:1 | 28% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 948 | 54 | 17.6:1 | 22% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 1,080 | 64 | 16.9:1 | 23% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 1,096 | 59 | 18.6:1 | 10% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 726 | 45 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Francis Scott Key High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (921 to 906); teachers up 5% (53.7 to 56.3).
About Francis Scott Key High
Union Bridge, Maryland, is home to Francis Scott Key High, a small high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 906 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Across its 43 schools, Carroll County Public Schools enrolls 26,141 students. Francis Scott Key High is one of those schools.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Francis Scott Key High combined. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Francis Scott Key High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Teachers at the school number 56.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.1:1. The 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Carroll County average 28%.
Francis Scott Key High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Francis Scott Key High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.0% and a predicted 49.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Carroll County, median household income is about $118,211, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Carroll County number 44 and enroll about 26,141.
Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary is the public school closest to Francis Scott Key High, about 2.6 miles away. Francis Scott Key High has 4 other public schools within five miles. Francis Scott Key High's average proficiency of 41.0% compares with 56.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 885 in 2020-21 to 906 in 2024-25, a change of 21 students.
The Francis Scott Key High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,321
Census ACS
Median income
$118,211
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
26,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Manchester Valley HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
Other schools in Union Bridge
- Elmer A. Wolfe ElementaryElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary2.6 mi · 502
- Runnymede Elementary3.0 mi · 625
- Northwest Middle4.5 mi · 655
- Taneytown Elementary4.6 mi · 450
- Westminster Elementary5.8 mi · 564
- Westminster West Middle7.5 mi · 923
Frequently asked questions
About Francis Scott Key HighHow many students attend Francis Scott Key High?
Francis Scott Key High enrolls approximately 906 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Francis Scott Key High serve?
Francis Scott Key High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Francis Scott Key High?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Francis Scott Key High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Francis Scott Key High?
At Francis Scott Key High, the student body is approximately 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Francis Scott Key High?
Francis Scott Key High is overseen by Carroll County Public Schools in Carroll County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.