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North Harford High

211 Pylesville Rd, Pylesville, MD 21132 · (410) 638-3650 · Harford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,204 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
  • FBeats 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

Enrollment
1,204
High
DISTRICT 1,030 · STATE 1,185
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
286 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 937431%
Grade 1026922%
Grade 1127923%
Grade 1228223%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
1,05588%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 31% · US 43%
Hispanic
615%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 24% · US 30%
Black
202%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 32% · US 15%
Asian
141%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
464%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
54846%
Female
65454%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
68.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

MCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2568.5%17.0%
2023-2460.8%18.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% 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 Harford High

North Harford High's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
North Harford High this school1,20423.8%41.2%
Middletown High
Middletown
1,05920.6%43.1%
Manchester Valley High
Manchester
1,33928.4%45.3%
Chesapeake High
Pasadena
1,54025.8%42.2%
C. Milton Wright High
Bel Air
1,29125.3%39.3%
Huntingtown High School
Huntingtown
1,31120.0%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 North Harford High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MarylandIn Harford County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.2%#65 of 203#5 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.0%#50 of 206
▼ 4
#6 of 10
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.5%#66 of 206
▲ 21
#5 of 10
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,204#113 of 234#5 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.8:1#134 of 210#8 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.5%#192 of 211#10 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
23.8%#177 of 212#6 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.0%#54 of 76#5 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,204
-22 (-2%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 945
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,20471.516.8:124% (286)
2023-241,16173.715.8:124% (275)
2022-231,22174.316.4:124% (289)
2020-211,2267117.3:118% (217)
2017-181,24180.815.4:115% (181)
2015-161,2198714.0:113% (155)
2010-111,3839015.4:113% (176)
2000-011,2337117.4:14% (51)
1990-919455616.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Harford High.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,241 to 1,204); teachers down 11% (80.8 to 71.5).

About North Harford High

North Harford High operates as a mid-sized high school in Pylesville, Maryland. It had 1,204 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.

Harford County Public Schools has 55 schools and 37,771 students, and North Harford High is one of those schools.

North Harford High is 88% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Harford County overall, about 73% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.

Its ratio of 16.8:1 is based on 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Maryland is 15.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harford County is 39%.

Among Maryland public high schools, North Harford High outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Harford High would score about 60.2%. It scores 41.2%, a bottom-10% result among Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.

For the population of Harford County, the median household earns about $112,265 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. North Harford High shares Harford County with 54 other public schools.

North Harford High's closest public school neighbor is North Harford Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around North Harford High holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: North Harford High ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 41.2% versus a 56.0% average.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,226) to 2024-25 (1,204).

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Harford County at a glance

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Population
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students

Quick facts

School name
North Harford High
District
Harford County Public Schools
Address
211 Pylesville Rd, Pylesville, MD 21132
Phone
(410) 638-3650
County
Harford County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,204
Teachers (FTE)
72
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
286 (24%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
240039000710
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
Other schools in Pylesville
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Frequently asked questions

About North Harford High
What is the total enrollment at North Harford High?
North Harford High enrolls approximately 1,204 students in grades 09-12.
Is North Harford High an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Harford High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North Harford High have?
North Harford High employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at North Harford High?
Student demographics at North Harford High are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North Harford High?
North Harford High is overseen by Harford County Public Schools in Harford County.
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