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What's one thing Havre de Grace High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
822
High
DISTRICT 1,030 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000697
Havre de Grace High
445 Lewis Lane, Havre de Grace, MD 21078 · (410) 939-6600 · Harford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL822 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Maryland public high schools
- BTest 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
16.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
335 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 | 212 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 237 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 192 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 181 | 22% |
Student demographics
63%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
67.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
19.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 68 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Havre de Grace High
Havre de Grace High's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havre de Grace High this school | 822 | 40.8% | 37.9% |
| Calvert High Prince Frederick | 1,080 | 39.3% | 41.7% |
| Patuxent High Lusby | 928 | 47.2% | 41.7% |
| Walkersville High Walkersville | 1,181 | 38.8% | 40.1% |
| Smithsburg High Smithsburg | 733 | 44.1% | 50.9% |
| 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 Havre de Grace High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #83 of 203 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #42 of 206 ▲ 118 | #3 of 10 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #72 of 206 ▲ 35 | #6 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 822 | #164 of 234 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #132 of 210 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #76 of 211 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #143 of 212 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.5% | #20 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
822
+123 (+18%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 822 | 48.8 | 16.8:1 | 41% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 870 | 48 | 18.1:1 | 41% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 818 | 49.8 | 16.4:1 | 39% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 37% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 48.3 | 13.1:1 | 35% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 49 | 12.3:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 745 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 30% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 20% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 36 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Havre de Grace High.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (630 to 822); teachers up 1% (48.3 to 48.8).
About Havre de Grace High
Havre de Grace High operates as a small high school in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 822 students. For comparison, high schools in Maryland average about 1,185 students.
Harford County Public Schools has 55 schools and 37,771 students, and Havre de Grace High is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Havre de Grace High is 55% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Black, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. In Harford County overall, about 73% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Havre de Grace High comes in at 63%.
The count of teachers at Havre de Grace High is 48.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Maryland is 15.3:1, lower than at this school. Around 41% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Harford County, the average is about the same, 39%.
Measured against Maryland public high schools, Havre de Grace 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.
A school with Havre de Grace High's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 50.1%. Havre de Grace High scores 37.9%, 12.3 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Harford County, median household income is about $112,265, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Havre de Grace High is among the 55 public schools in Harford County.
Nearby, Havre de Grace Middle is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Havre de Grace High places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Havre de Grace High is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 18%, from 699 to 822.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- 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
Other schools in Havre de Grace
- Havre de Grace MiddleMiddle · 617 students
- Havre de Grace ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Meadowvale ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Roye-Williams ElementaryElementary · 444 students
Nearby schools
- Havre de Grace Middle0.0 mi · 617
- Havre de Grace Elementary0.3 mi · 593
- Meadowvale Elementary1.3 mi · 552
- Perryville Elementary2.3 mi · 423
- Perryville Middle2.4 mi · 512
- Roye-Williams Elementary2.5 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Havre de Grace HighHow many students attend Havre de Grace High?
Havre de Grace High enrolls approximately 822 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Havre de Grace High serve?
Havre de Grace High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Havre de Grace High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Havre de Grace High is approximately 16.8:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Havre de Grace High?
At Havre de Grace High, the student body is approximately 55% White, 10% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Havre de Grace High public or private?
Havre de Grace 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.