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If you could change one rule at North County High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,161
High
DISTRICT 1,613 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006090441
North County High
10 East 1st Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 · (410) 222-6970 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,161 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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
15.2:1
143 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
1,401 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 626 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 560 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 448 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 527 | 24% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
55.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 56 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 10.2% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 North County High
North County High's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North County High this school | 2,161 | 64.8% | 33.3% |
| Glen Burnie High Glen Burnie | 2,226 | 61.3% | 31.2% |
| South Hagerstown High Hagerstown | 1,690 | 67.5% | 33.3% |
| Kenwood High Baltimore | 1,900 | 66.4% | 26.8% |
| Gov. Thomas Johnson High Frederick | 2,066 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
| Old Mill High Millersville | 1,832 | 56.0% | 34.5% |
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 North County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #111 of 203 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #99 of 206 ▲ 7 | #9 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #114 of 206 ▼ 16 | #11 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,161 | #20 of 234 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #58 of 210 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #13 of 211 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #54 of 212 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #60 of 76 | #6 of 7 |
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
2,161
-166 (-7%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 1,118
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
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 | 2,161 | 142.5 | 15.2:1 | 65% (1,401) |
| 2023-24 | 2,507 | 144 | 17.4:1 | 62% (1,548) |
| 2022-23 | 2,451 | 144.1 | 17.0:1 | 63% (1,540) |
| 2020-21 | 2,327 | 139 | 16.7:1 | 57% (1,333) |
| 2017-18 | 2,214 | 133.9 | 16.5:1 | 44% (980) |
| 2015-16 | 2,058 | 132 | 15.6:1 | 46% (942) |
| 2010-11 | 1,940 | 122 | 15.9:1 | 33% (635) |
| 2000-01 | 1,971 | 102 | 19.3:1 | 10% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 1,118 | 60 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,214 to 2,161); teachers up 6% (133.9 to 142.5).
About North County High
The public high school North County High is located in Glen Burnie, Maryland. In all, 2,161 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 82% bigger than the average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools runs North County High along with 124 other schools, enrolling 85,029 students in total.
The student body at North County High has no majority group. White students lead at 32%. Other groups make up 30% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Anne Arundel County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at North County High are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The school has 142.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland is close to this figure. In all, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 42% average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 23 points lower.
North County High holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Maryland public high schools.
In Maryland, North County High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.3% actual against a predicted 35.9%.
The school's county is Anne Arundel County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools enroll about 85,074 students and include North County High.
Hilltop Elementary is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of North County High, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.8%; North County High's is 33.3%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
A 7% decline took enrollment from 2,327 in 2020-21 to 2,161 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to North County High can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Anne Arundel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
598,166
Census ACS
Median income
$124,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
85,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- Broadneck HighHigh · 2,143 students
- Annapolis HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Meade HighHigh · 2,045 students
- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
- Severna Park HighHigh · 1,842 students
Other schools in Glen Burnie
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- Marley MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Rippling Woods ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Monarch AcademyElementary · 687 students
- Solley ElementaryElementary · 674 students
- Marley ElementaryElementary · 618 students
Nearby schools
- Hilltop Elementary0.2 mi · 521
- Ferndale Early Education Center0.7 mi · 130
- North Glen Elementary0.7 mi · 278
- George T. Cromwell Elementary0.7 mi · 395
- Linthicum Elementary1.0 mi · 509
- Lindale Middle1.3 mi · 884
Frequently asked questions
About North County HighHow many students attend North County High?
North County High enrolls approximately 2,161 students in grades 09-12.
Is North County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
North County High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North County High have?
North County High employs 143 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at North County High?
Student demographics at North County High are roughly 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 27% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is North County High in?
North County High is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.