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Enrollment
1,057
High
DISTRICT 926 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240024000575
North East High
300 Irishtown Rd, North East, MD 21901 · (410) 996-6200 · Cecil County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,057 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Maryland public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
503 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 314 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 253 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 250 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 240 | 23% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
58.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 58 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% 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 North East High
North East High's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East High this school | 1,057 | 47.6% | 32.3% |
| Perryville High Perryville | 858 | 45.2% | 40.9% |
| Patuxent High Lusby | 928 | 47.2% | 41.7% |
| Queen Anne's County High School Centreville | 1,145 | 42.4% | 36.1% |
| Francis Scott Key High Union Bridge | 906 | 41.3% | 41.0% |
| Stephen Decatur High Berlin | 1,462 | 44.0% | 50.5% |
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 East High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #119 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #162 of 206 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #104 of 206 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,057 | #137 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #87 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #144 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #119 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #53 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
1,057
+37 (+4%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 883
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 1,057 | 66.8 | 15.8:1 | 48% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 73 | 15.0:1 | 48% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 1,069 | 72.7 | 14.7:1 | 49% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 1,020 | 74 | 13.8:1 | 33% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 1,098 | 77 | 14.3:1 | 36% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 1,065 | 76 | 14.0:1 | 37% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 1,121 | 76 | 14.8:1 | 27% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 925 | 58 | 15.9:1 | 13% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 883 | 55 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North East High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,098 to 1,057); teachers down 13% (77 to 66.8).
About North East High
As a medium-sized high school, North East High serves students in North East, Maryland. The school counts 1,057 students across grades 9 through 12.
North East High is run by Cecil County Public Schools, whose 28 schools enroll 14,853 students.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at North East High. Other students are 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Cecil County residents. North East High has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 66.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.8:1. High schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 15.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at North East High is 48%. Across public schools in Cecil County, the average is about the same, 51%.
North East High is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North East High would score about 46.1%. It scores 32.3%, a bottom-10% result among Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Cecil County, median household income is about $92,007, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. North East High is among the 29 public schools in Cecil County.
The school nearest to North East High is North East Elementary, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, North East High ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around North East High as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,057 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,020. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.8:1, from 13.8:1.
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Cecil County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,960
Census ACS
Median income
$92,007
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
14,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cecil County Public Schools
- Rising Sun HighHigh · 1,074 students
- Elkton HighHigh · 1,050 students
- Perryville HighHigh · 858 students
- North East MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- North East ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Rising Sun ElementaryElementary · 609 students
Other schools in North East
- Rising Sun HighHigh · 1,074 students
- North East MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- North East ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 506 students
Other North East High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named North East High. North East High is the largest of the 3.
- North East High SchoolNorth East, PA · 521 students
- North East HighArma, KS · 133 students
Nearby schools
- North East Elementary0.8 mi · 615
- North East Middle1.1 mi · 758
- Charlestown Elementary2.7 mi · 305
- Bay View Elementary3.9 mi · 506
- Elk Neck Elementary3.9 mi · 428
- Leeds Elementary4.8 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About North East HighHow many students attend North East High?
North East High enrolls approximately 1,057 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does North East High serve?
North East High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does North East High have?
North East High employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North East High?
At North East High, the student body is approximately 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North East High?
North East High is overseen by Cecil County Public Schools in Cecil County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.