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Alumni: what's one memory from Glenelg High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,363
High
DISTRICT 1,313 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000731
Glenelg High
14025 Burnt Woods Rd, Glenelg, MD 21737 · (410) 313-5528 · Howard County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,363 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- CBeats 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
17.3:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
139 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 332 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 332 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 341 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 358 | 26% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
92.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 92 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.1% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.7% | 22.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Glenelg High
Glenelg High's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenelg High this school | 1,363 | 10.2% | 54.2% |
| Walt Whitman High Bethesda | 2,056 | 7.0% | 56.8% |
| Urbana High Ijamsville | 1,989 | 16.5% | 66.9% |
| Oakdale High Ijamsville | 1,702 | 17.6% | 55.9% |
| Liberty High Sykesville | 1,007 | 14.5% | 56.4% |
| Eastern Technical High School Baltimore | 1,330 | 23.1% | 83.0% |
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 Glenelg High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #15 of 203 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #43 of 206 ▼ 12 | #4 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.1% | #8 of 206 ▲ 9 | #1 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,363 | #93 of 234 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #150 of 210 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #90 of 211 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #208 of 212 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #47 of 131 | #4 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
1,363
+100 (+8%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 942
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,363 | 79 | 17.3:1 | 10% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 1,367 | 83 | 16.5:1 | 12% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 1,339 | 82.4 | 16.3:1 | 9% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 1,263 | 76 | 16.6:1 | 3% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 1,173 | 76.9 | 15.3:1 | 3% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 1,248 | 80 | 15.6:1 | 3% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 1,232 | 82 | 15.0:1 | 2% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 1,021 | 60 | 17.0:1 | 1% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 942 | 48 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenelg High.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (1,173 to 1,363); teachers up 3% (76.9 to 79).
About Glenelg High
Glenelg High is a high school located in Glenelg, Maryland, in Howard County. The school had 1,363 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Howard County Public Schools counts 57,565 students in its 77 schools, and Glenelg High is one of them.
White students account for 59% of enrollment at Glenelg High. Smaller groups are 20% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Howard County is roughly 47% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Glenelg High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Staffing totals 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. That ratio is over the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Glenelg High is 10%. Compared with the 27% average for public schools in Howard County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Maryland public high schools, Glenelg High receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Glenelg High ranks in the bottom 10% in Maryland. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.2%, against a prediction of 68.2%.
Across Howard County, median household income is about $149,763, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Howard County number 78 and enroll about 57,565.
Folly Quarter Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 75.6% on proficiency, and Glenelg High is below that at 54.2%.
For locale, NCES codes Glenelg High as Rural: Fringe.
Glenelg High saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Glenelg High. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Nearby schools
- Folly Quarter Middle1.2 mi · 682
- Triadelphia Ridge Elementary1.4 mi · 619
- Glenwood Middle1.9 mi · 494
- Bushy Park Elementary2.1 mi · 631
- Dayton Oaks Elementary2.6 mi · 739
- West Friendship Elementary3.5 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Glenelg HighHow many students attend Glenelg High?
Glenelg High enrolls approximately 1,363 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Glenelg High serve?
Glenelg High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenelg High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenelg High is approximately 17.3:1 (79 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glenelg High?
At Glenelg High, the student body is approximately 59% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenelg High?
Glenelg High is overseen by Howard County Public Schools in Howard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.