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Enrollment
1,080
High
DISTRICT 1,613 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000132
Southern High
4400 Solomons Island Rd, Harwood, MD 20776 · (410) 867-7100 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,080 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B-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
16.2:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
448 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 | 274 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 276 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 265 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 265 | 25% |
Student demographics
57%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
71.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 72 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 10.8% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Southern High
Southern High's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern High this school | 1,080 | 41.5% | 40.2% |
| Walkersville High Walkersville | 1,181 | 38.8% | 40.1% |
| Winters Mill High Westminster | 1,156 | 37.1% | 42.5% |
| Queen Anne's County High School Centreville | 1,145 | 42.4% | 36.1% |
| Northeast High Pasadena | 1,387 | 42.8% | 37.9% |
| Calvert High Prince Frederick | 1,080 | 39.3% | 41.7% |
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 Southern High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #72 of 203 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #98 of 206 no change | #8 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #60 of 206 ▼ 1 | #6 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,080 | #132 of 234 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #98 of 210 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #100 of 211 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #139 of 212 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #85 of 131 | #4 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
1,080
+48 (+5%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 838
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,080 | 66.8 | 16.2:1 | 41% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 1,073 | 66.8 | 16.1:1 | 40% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 1,066 | 69.8 | 15.3:1 | 40% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 1,032 | 66 | 15.6:1 | 30% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 1,010 | 63.2 | 16.0:1 | 22% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 1,047 | 63 | 16.6:1 | 22% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 1,134 | 67 | 16.9:1 | 19% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 1,432 | 75 | 19.1:1 | 6% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 838 | 52 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,010 to 1,080); teachers up 6% (63.2 to 66.8).
About Southern High
Southern High is a mid-sized high school in Maryland, with an address in Harwood. It enrolls 1,080 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools has 85,029 students spread across 125 schools.
More than half of the students at Southern High are White (60%). The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Anne Arundel County, where about 63% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Southern High scores 57%.
On staff are 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. High schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 15.3:1. About 41% of students at Southern High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Anne Arundel County.
Southern High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Maryland public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Southern High is 9.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 40.2%. Predicted: 49.7%.
The county, Anne Arundel County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $124,911 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Southern High, Anne Arundel County has 129 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Southern High is closest to Lothian Elementary, about 2.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Southern High is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 1,032 (2020-21) to 1,080 (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 Southern High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Southern High. Southern High is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Southern HighLouisville, KY · 1,725 students
- SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOLSANTA RITA, GU · 1,054 students
- Southern High SchoolRacine, OH · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Lothian Elementary2.9 mi · 457
- Southern Middle3.2 mi · 726
- Davidsonville Elementary3.6 mi · 689
- Carrie Weedon Early Education Center4.0 mi · 58
- Central Special School4.8 mi · 109
- Central Middle4.8 mi · 1,204
Frequently asked questions
About Southern HighHow many students attend Southern High?
Southern High enrolls approximately 1,080 students in grades 09-12.
Is Southern High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southern High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Southern High have?
Southern High employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southern High?
At Southern High, the student body is approximately 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Southern High public or private?
Southern High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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