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What's the most underrated thing about Manchester Valley High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,339
High
DISTRICT 808 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021001672
Manchester Valley High
3300 Maple Grove Road, Manchester, MD 21102 · (410) 386-1673 · Carroll County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,339 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Maryland public high schools
- A-Test 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
18.9:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
380 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 | 343 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 340 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 350 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 306 | 23% |
Student demographics
30%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
76.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.7% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 19.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Manchester Valley High
Manchester Valley High's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Valley High this school | 1,339 | 28.4% | 45.3% |
| Chesapeake High Pasadena | 1,540 | 25.8% | 42.2% |
| Kent Island High School Stevensville | 1,153 | 31.5% | 44.5% |
| North Harford High Pylesville | 1,204 | 23.8% | 41.2% |
| Westminster High Westminster | 1,477 | 25.0% | 45.3% |
| C. Milton Wright High Bel Air | 1,291 | 25.3% | 39.3% |
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 Manchester Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #45 of 203 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #64 of 206 ▼ 21 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #41 of 206 ▲ 5 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,339 | #98 of 234 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #188 of 210 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #176 of 211 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #167 of 212 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #75 of 76 | #6 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
1,339
+18 (+1%) vs 2020
+78% since 2010-11, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,339 | 70.8 | 18.9:1 | 28% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 1,374 | 73 | 18.8:1 | 26% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 1,359 | 75.5 | 18.0:1 | 24% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 1,321 | 75 | 17.6:1 | 19% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 1,341 | 76.8 | 17.4:1 | 14% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 15% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 45 | 16.7:1 | 12% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,341 to 1,339); teachers down 8% (76.8 to 70.8).
About Manchester Valley High
Federal records list Manchester Valley High as a high school in Manchester, Maryland. It serves 1,339 students in grades 9 through 12.
Manchester Valley High is among 43 schools run by Carroll County Public Schools, which serves 26,141 students.
Manchester Valley High's enrollment is 83% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Carroll County is about 86% White. Manchester Valley High's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 70.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Eligible students account for 28% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Carroll County average 28%.
Measured against Maryland public high schools, Manchester Valley 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.
Manchester Valley High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.3%, compared with a predicted 57.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Carroll County show that the median household income is $118,211, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Carroll County is home to 44 public schools and about 26,141 public school students.
Manchester Elementary is the public school closest to Manchester Valley High, about 0.7 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Manchester Valley High ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 45.3% versus a 60.6% average.
The NCES locale for Manchester Valley High is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,321 students in 2020-21 and 1,339 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.9:1) than in 2020-21 (17.6:1).
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
- Westminster West MiddleMiddle · 923 students
Other schools in Manchester
- Manchester ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Ebb Valley ElementaryElementary · 563 students
Nearby schools
- Manchester Elementary0.7 mi · 671
- North Carroll Middle1.0 mi · 626
- Ebb Valley Elementary1.7 mi · 563
- Hampstead Elementary3.7 mi · 400
- Shiloh Middle3.9 mi · 631
- Spring Garden Elementary4.7 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester Valley HighHow large is Manchester Valley High?
Manchester Valley High enrolls approximately 1,339 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Manchester Valley High serve?
Manchester Valley High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Manchester Valley High?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Manchester Valley High.
What is the student diversity at Manchester Valley High?
Student demographics at Manchester Valley High are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Manchester Valley High in?
Manchester Valley High is part of Carroll County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.