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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Hereford High administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,175
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012001432
Hereford High
17301 York Rd, Parkton, MD 21120 · (443) 809-1905 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,175 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- 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
17.8:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
145 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 298 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 291 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 315 | 27% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
86.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
10.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -19.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 87 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 up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.8% | 10.4% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 29.6% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 67% 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 Hereford High
Hereford High's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford High this school | 1,175 | 12.3% | 52.8% |
| Fallston High Fallston | 1,036 | 15.4% | 43.1% |
| Middletown High Middletown | 1,059 | 20.6% | 43.1% |
| Liberty High Sykesville | 1,007 | 14.5% | 56.4% |
| Severna Park High Severna Park | 1,842 | 9.7% | 64.1% |
| Huntingtown High School Huntingtown | 1,311 | 20.0% | 48.2% |
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 Hereford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #20 of 203 | #3 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #115 of 206 ▼ 100 | #8 of 24 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #16 of 206 ▼ 1 | #3 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,175 | #118 of 234 | #16 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #162 of 210 | #19 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #186 of 211 | #22 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #205 of 212 | #25 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #33 of 76 | #2 of 8 |
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
1,175
-110 (-9%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 1,175 | 66 | 17.8:1 | 12% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 1,200 | 72.5 | 16.6:1 | 12% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 1,225 | 76.1 | 16.1:1 | 12% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 1,285 | 77 | 16.7:1 | 7% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 1,267 | 74.1 | 17.1:1 | 8% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 1,182 | 65 | 18.2:1 | 8% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 1,415 | 87 | 16.3:1 | 6% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 1,085 | 68 | 16.0:1 | 4% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 798 | 58 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hereford High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,267 to 1,175); teachers down 11% (74.1 to 66).
About Hereford High
Parkton, Maryland, is home to Hereford High, a medium-sized high school. The school serves 1,175 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Baltimore County Public Schools enrolls 110,872 students in 177 schools, including Hereford High.
Hereford High's enrollment is 85% White. Next come 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 53% White. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 66 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Hereford High was 17.8:1. On average, high schools in Maryland have 15.3:1, compared with 17.8:1 here. Hereford High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 12%. Across public schools in Baltimore County, the average is 53%.
Hereford High is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hereford High falls short of its prediction by 14.1 points. The model expects 66.9% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Maryland; the school's rate is 52.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Baltimore County, the median household income is $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Baltimore County has 180 public schools and roughly 110,872 students.
The nearest other public school, Hereford Middle, is about 1.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hereford High ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Hereford High is Rural: Fringe.
Hereford High's enrollment dropped from 1,285 in 2020-21 to 1,175 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.8:1) than in 2020-21 (16.7:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
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Other Hereford High schools
One other US public school is named Hereford High. Hereford High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hereford High SchoolHEREFORD, TX · 1,182 students
Nearby schools
- Hereford Middle1.9 mi · 861
- Sparks Elementary4.0 mi · 509
- Prettyboy Elementary5.5 mi · 405
- Seventh District Elementary5.7 mi · 346
- Fifth District Elementary6.3 mi · 262
- Jacksonville Elementary8.0 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About Hereford HighWhat is the total enrollment at Hereford High?
Hereford High enrolls approximately 1,175 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hereford High serve?
Hereford High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hereford High have?
Hereford High employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hereford High?
Student demographics at Hereford High are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hereford High public or private?
Hereford High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.