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What's something Kent County High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
511
High
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240045000768
Kent County High
25301 Lambs Meadow Rd, Worton, MD 21678 · (410) 778-4540 · Kent County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- A-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
11.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
322 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 142 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 25% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kent County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
53.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Kent County High
Kent County High's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County High this school | 511 | 63.0% | 33.2% |
| Colonel Richardson High School Federalsburg | 528 | 65.9% | 38.3% |
| Crisfield Academy and High School Crisfield | 366 | 67.8% | 21.5% |
| Snow Hill High Snow Hill | 368 | 54.3% | 48.8% |
| Pocomoke High Pocomoke City | 374 | 67.1% | 38.2% |
| Williamsport High Williamsport | 1,061 | 60.1% | 37.5% |
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 Kent County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #113 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #101 of 206 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #126 of 206 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #185 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #9 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #80 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #62 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #17 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
511
-69 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 511 | 43.6 | 11.7:1 | 63% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 45.8 | 11.4:1 | 65% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 48 | 11.1:1 | 54% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 47% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 44% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 45% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 57 | 11.2:1 | 46% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 815 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 30% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 43 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kent County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (583 to 511); teachers up 4% (42 to 43.6).
About Kent County High
Kent County High is classified as a high school. It is located in Worton, Maryland. The school enrolls 511 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Maryland enroll around 1,185, and this school is 57% below that mark.
Kent County Public Schools has a total of 5 schools and 1,694 students, Kent County High among them.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at Kent County High. Enrollment also includes 25% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 22 points below the 77% share among Kent County residents. The diversity index for Kent County High is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kent County High is 11.7:1, based on 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Kent County High lands at B+, ahead of 67% of Maryland public high schools.
Kent County High is 3.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.2% versus 36.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
American Community Survey estimates for Kent County show that median household income comes to about $80,147, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kent County counts 5 public schools with about 1,694 students.
Among nearby public schools, Kent County Middle School is closest at about 4.9 miles. There are 2 more public schools inside ten miles. Kent County High places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 511 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 580. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.5:1 to 11.7:1 over the same years.
Kent County High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,346
Census ACS
Median income
$80,147
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kent County Public Schools
- Kent County Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
- H. H. Garnett ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Galena Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Rock Hall ElementaryElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Kent County Middle School4.9 mi · 354
- H. H. Garnett Elementary5.1 mi · 322
- Church Hill Elementary School11.2 mi · 329
- Galena Elementary School12.0 mi · 309
- Rock Hall Elementary13.0 mi · 198
- Edgewood High14.1 mi · 1,440
Frequently asked questions
About Kent County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Kent County High?
Kent County High enrolls approximately 511 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kent County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kent County High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kent County High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kent County High is approximately 11.7:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kent County High?
At Kent County High, the student body is approximately 55% White, 13% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Kent County High public or private?
Kent County High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kent County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.