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What's one thing Severna Park High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,842
High
DISTRICT 1,613 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000127
Severna Park High
60 Robinson Rd, Severna Park, MD 21146 · (410) 544-0900 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,842 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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.
- 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
20.1:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
178 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 | 469 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 450 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 470 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 453 | 25% |
Student demographics
36%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
92.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
35.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 91.1% | 37.8% |
% 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Severna Park High
Severna Park High's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severna Park High this school | 1,842 | 9.7% | 64.1% |
| Linganore High Frederick | 1,647 | 16.7% | 50.8% |
| Hereford High Parkton | 1,175 | 12.3% | 52.8% |
| Broadneck High Annapolis | 2,143 | 17.7% | 53.9% |
| South River High Edgewater | 1,680 | 20.2% | 51.8% |
| Northern High Owings | 1,478 | 20.6% | 48.9% |
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 Severna Park High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #5 of 203 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #8 of 206 ▼ 3 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #9 of 206 ▼ 4 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,842 | #45 of 234 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #208 of 210 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #159 of 211 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.7% | #209 of 212 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #65 of 76 | #7 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
1,842
-38 (-2%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,694
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 1,842 | 91.6 | 20.1:1 | 10% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 1,817 | 93.1 | 19.5:1 | 10% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 1,873 | 97.5 | 19.2:1 | 8% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 1,880 | 99 | 19.0:1 | 6% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 1,876 | 98.6 | 19.0:1 | 3% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 1,799 | 98 | 18.4:1 | 4% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 1,921 | 102 | 18.8:1 | 4% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 1,656 | 79 | 21.0:1 | 1% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 1,694 | 82 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Severna Park High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,876 to 1,842); teachers down 7% (98.6 to 91.6).
About Severna Park High
Severna Park High is classified as a high school. It is located in Severna Park, Maryland. The school enrolls 1,842 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185, so this school runs 55% above that.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools includes 125 schools. Together they enroll 85,029 students.
At Severna Park High, White students make up 79% of the student body. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Anne Arundel County overall, about 63% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1 at Severna Park High, with 91.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in Maryland have 15.3:1, compared with 20.1:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 10% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Anne Arundel County report 42%.
allk12 grades Severna Park High an A+. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Severna Park High scores 64.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 68.5%.
Within Anne Arundel County, the median household income is $124,911, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Anne Arundel County has 129 public schools and roughly 85,074 students.
Nearest public school: Anne Arundel Evening High, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 72.4% on proficiency, and Severna Park High is below that at 64.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Severna Park High as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,842, starting from 1,880. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.0:1 in 2020-21 to 20.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Broadneck HighHigh · 2,143 students
- Annapolis HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Meade HighHigh · 2,045 students
- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
Other schools in Severna Park
- Severna Park MiddleMiddle · 1,386 students
- Folger Mckinsey ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Benfield ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Anne Arundel Evening HighHigh · 439 students
- Severna Park ElementaryElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Anne Arundel Evening High0.1 mi · 439
- Oak Hill Elementary0.6 mi · 628
- Severna Park Elementary0.7 mi · 372
- Folger Mckinsey Elementary1.3 mi · 644
- Severna Park Middle1.5 mi · 1,386
- Benfield Elementary1.6 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Severna Park HighHow large is Severna Park High?
Severna Park High enrolls approximately 1,842 students in grades 09-12.
Is Severna Park High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Severna Park High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Severna Park High?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Severna Park High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Severna Park High?
At Severna Park High, the student body is approximately 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Severna Park High?
Severna Park High is overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Anne Arundel County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.