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Best kept secret at Queen Anne's County High School?
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Enrollment
1,145
High
DISTRICT 1,149 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240054001195
Queen Anne's County High School
125 Ruthsburg Rd, Centreville, MD 21617 · (410) 758-0500 · Queen Anne's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,145 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- 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
13.8:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
486 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 254 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 293 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 302 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 296 | 26% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
69.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +15.8pp since 2023
Math
11.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 70 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 up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 11.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Queen Anne's County High School
Queen Anne's County High School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Anne's County High School this school | 1,145 | 42.4% | 36.1% |
| Stephen Decatur High Berlin | 1,462 | 44.0% | 50.5% |
| Sparrows Point High Sparrows Point | 1,095 | 38.5% | 35.2% |
| North East High North East | 1,057 | 47.6% | 32.3% |
| Northeast High Pasadena | 1,387 | 42.8% | 37.9% |
| Winters Mill High Westminster | 1,156 | 37.1% | 42.5% |
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 Queen Anne's County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #100 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #97 of 206 ▲ 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #64 of 206 ▲ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,145 | #125 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #27 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #139 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #137 of 212 |
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
1,145
-65 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,397
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,145 | 83 | 13.8:1 | 42% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 1,223 | 81.5 | 15.0:1 | 42% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 1,209 | 88 | 13.7:1 | 37% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 1,210 | 78 | 15.5:1 | 28% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 1,145 | 79 | 14.5:1 | 28% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 1,084 | 78 | 13.9:1 | 25% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 1,216 | 77 | 15.8:1 | 21% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 935 | 65 | 14.4:1 | 12% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 1,397 | 87 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Queen Anne's County High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,145 to 1,145); teachers up 5% (79 to 83).
About Queen Anne's County High School
Queen Anne's County High School is a mid-sized high school in Centreville, Maryland, (ZIP code 21617). The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,145 students.
Queen Anne's County High School is one of 14 schools in Queen Anne's County Public Schools, which enrolls 7,478 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Queen Anne's County High School, about 72 are White. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Queen Anne's County, the White share is about 83%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
Queen Anne's County High School has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. The gap from the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland is 1.5 students per teacher. At Queen Anne's County High School, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Queen Anne's County is close, at 39%.
Among Maryland public high schools, Queen Anne's County High School outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.1% at Queen Anne's County High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.1%.
In the wider Queen Anne's County area, the median household earns about $112,826 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Queen Anne's County counts 14 public schools with about 7,478 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Queen Anne's County High School from the closest public school, Centreville Middle School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Queen Anne's County High School is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,145, from 1,210 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.5:1 in 2020-21 and 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Queen Anne's County High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Queen Anne's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,825
Census ACS
Median income
$112,826
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Queen Anne's County Public Schools
- Kent Island High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Centreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Centreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Kennard Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Grasonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Matapeake Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Centreville
- Centreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Centreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Kennard Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Centreville Middle School0.3 mi · 501
- Kennard Elementary School0.6 mi · 477
- Centreville Elementary School1.2 mi · 535
- Church Hill Elementary School8.6 mi · 329
- Grasonville Elementary School8.9 mi · 472
- Ridgely Elementary School10.8 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Queen Anne's County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Queen Anne's County High School?
Queen Anne's County High School enrolls approximately 1,145 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Queen Anne's County High School serve?
Queen Anne's County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Queen Anne's County High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Queen Anne's County High School.
How diverse is Queen Anne's County High School?
Queen Anne's County High School reports a student body of 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Queen Anne's County High School?
Queen Anne's County High School is overseen by Queen Anne's County Public Schools in Queen Anne's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.