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Cecil County Public Schools

At a glance

17^thof 25 Maryland districts▼ 1

Better than 31% of Maryland districts

Elementary 17 Middle 6 High 6Grades PK, KG-12

201 Booth Street
Elkton, MD 21921·(410) 996-5401·All Maryland district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 32% of districts

Schools

14,853

Students

Top rankedRising Sun Middle School91^st of 339 Maryland middle schools

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Biggest riser

Cherry Hill Middle up 34 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cecil Manor Elementary 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Cecil County Public Schools serves 28 schools (17 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high schools) in Maryland, ranking 17th out of 25 districts statewide with a 2-star rating, and is characterized by a severe math proficiency crisis alongside relatively stronger English Language Arts (ELA) performance.

The district's standout cluster is the "Rising Sun" feeder pattern, where Rising Sun High leads all high schools with 69.2% ELA proficiency and a 92.0% graduation rate, while Rising Sun Middle School tops middle schools in both math (28.2%) and ELA (62.9%). Calvert Elementary is an anomaly with 41.4% math proficiency—nearly double the district average of 20.5%—making it the highest math performer district-wide. In contrast, Gilpin Manor Elementary faces significant challenges with a 0-star rating, 71.55% free/reduced lunch rate, and the lowest math (8.4%) and second-lowest ELA (16.2%) proficiency. Bohemia Manor High presents a paradox: despite the highest per-student spending ($20,396) and a 93.4% graduation rate, its math proficiency is just 3.2%.

Math proficiency is critically low across high schools, with Elkton High at 1.1%, North East High at 1.8%, and Perryville High at 1.6%, while all five high schools exceed the state ELA average of 51.7%. Chronic absenteeism strongly correlates with performance: Elkton Middle has the highest absenteeism (37.3%) and lowest middle school math (12.5%), while Rising Sun Elementary has the lowest absenteeism (11.8%) and strong results. Schools like Bainbridge Elementary (32.8% math, 64.29% poverty) and Leeds Elementary (39.5% math, 47.18% poverty) demonstrate that high performance is achievable despite socioeconomic challenges.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)								MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bainbridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Preston Dr	Port Deposit	21904	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6030	294	24	12.4	64.3%	223 (75.9%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.9%)	44.3	447^th of 864 public elementary schools	48.3%		63.2	306^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.6%	141	40.0	32.3	27.0				32.8	47.1	40.3	48.6					44.4		16.7		$20,455	$3,839	$16,616
Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 North East Rd	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6230	506	32	15.9	62.6%	321 (63.4%)	51 (10.1%)	68 (13.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.5%)	29.9	577^th of 864 public elementary schools	33.2%		27.3	584^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.5%	7	25.8	24.2	17.1				22.7	34.8	38.5	36.8					36.7		19.7		$16,696	$3,135	$13,560
Bohemia Manor High	Public	9-12	2755 Augustine Herman Hwy	Chesapeake City	21915	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 885-2075	591	44	13.5	40.8%	468 (79.2%)	31 (5.2%)	60 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)	44.6	91^st of 227 public high schools	59.9%		43	96^th of 220 public high schools	56.4%	5							3.2							64.7	64.7	3.2			$20,396	$1,758	$18,638
Calvert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Brick Meetinghouse Rd	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5335	390	26	14.9	38.7%	339 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	61.7	305^th of 864 public elementary schools	64.7%		72.1	236^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.7%	69	40.6	57.6	29.3				41.4	46.4	52.5	61.3					53.7		34.7		$16,877	$2,358	$14,519
Cecil Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	971 Elk Mills Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5090	416	37	11.3	60.1%	166 (39.9%)	128 (30.8%)	69 (16.6%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.3%)	24	638^th of 864 public elementary schools	26.2%		23.4	636^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.5%	2	25.0	19.7	3.4				16.1	40.0	37.7	25.4					34.4		17.2		$19,748	$3,486	$16,262
Cecilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 West Main St	Cecilton	21913	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 275-1000	273	22	12.2	58.6%	191 (70.0%)	7 (2.6%)	57 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	36.4	508^th of 864 public elementary schools	41.2%		46.4	440^th of 865 public elementary schools	49.1%	68	27.5	10.3	25.0				21.0	32.5	48.7	46.3					42.5		26.8		$19,362	$3,802	$15,560
Charlestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Baltimore Street	Charlestown	21914	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6240	305	21	14.2	43.0%	184 (60.3%)	57 (18.7%)	23 (7.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	32 (10.5%)	53.1	382^nd of 864 public elementary schools	55.8%		52.4	386^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.4%	4	41.7	28.8	30.4				32.8	61.1	48.1	53.3					53.4		23.9		$17,972	$3,546	$14,427
Cherry Hill Middle	Public	6-8	2535 Singerly Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5020	387	32	12.2	49.9%	245 (63.3%)	63 (16.3%)	50 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	51.6	154^th of 339 public middle schools	54.6%		38.9	188^th of 337 public middle schools	44.2%	34				20.0	29.7	6.6	22.5				41.5	47.7	51.6		47.2	34.8		21.7	$19,207	$2,703	$16,504
Chesapeake City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Augustine Herman Hwy	Chesapeake City	21915	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 885-2085	385	24	16.0	41.6%	298 (77.4%)	10 (2.6%)	33 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	42.9	457^th of 864 public elementary schools	47.1%		58.6	348^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.8%	109	34.7	31.6	19.0				28.0	32.7	52.6	39.7					42.1		32.8		$16,572	$2,130	$14,441
Conowingo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Rowlandsville Rd	Conowingo	21918	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6040	379	22	17.0	47.2%	329 (86.8%)	5 (1.3%)	26 (6.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	48.7	421^st of 864 public elementary schools	51.3%		54.4	370^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.2%	51	32.7	16.7	23.1				24.1	58.2	38.9	55.4					51.1		37.5		$16,286	$2,520	$13,766
Elkton Middle	Public	6-8	615 North St	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5010	538	45	11.8	61.2%	201 (37.4%)	171 (31.8%)	95 (17.7%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (11.3%)	27.7	236^th of 339 public middle schools	30.4%		23.7	255^th of 337 public middle schools	24.3%	19				12.7	9.6	2.7	12.5				35.2	39.6	32.2		35.6	40.4		13.4	$19,081	$3,142	$15,939
Elkton High	Public	9-12	110 James St	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5000	1,050	70	15.1	55.2%	442 (42.1%)	289 (27.5%)	183 (17.4%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	118 (11.2%)	36.3	124^th of 227 public high schools	45.4%		37.7	115^th of 220 public high schools	47.7%	9							1.1							57.0	57.0	1.1			$16,738	$1,968	$14,770
Gilpin Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Newark Ave	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5040	478	32	14.8	71.5%	174 (36.4%)	139 (29.1%)	101 (21.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.1%)	9.3	831^st of 864 public elementary schools	3.8%		15.3	749^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.4%	82	13.4	5.4	5.9				8.4	16.4	8.9	22.1					16.2		5.8		$18,863	$4,252	$14,611
Holly Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	233 White Hall Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5050	432	32	13.5	69.7%	189 (43.8%)	85 (19.7%)	82 (19.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (16.7%)	13.9	765^th of 864 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.1	730^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.6%	35	15.0	9.8	6.8				10.6	13.3	27.9	24.1					21.8		15.3		$18,990	$3,908	$15,082
Leeds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Deaver Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5070	284	19	15.2	47.2%	237 (83.5%)	9 (3.2%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	56.5	355^th of 864 public elementary schools	58.9%		58.8	346^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.0%	9	53.8	32.6	33.3				39.5	46.2	50.0	43.6					46.8		37.5		$17,464	$3,487	$13,977
North East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Thomas Ave	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6220	615	40	15.5	57.9%	318 (51.7%)	139 (22.6%)	75 (12.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.7%)	19.9	684^th of 864 public elementary schools	20.8%		20.2	683^rd of 865 public elementary schools	21.0%	1	29.4	13.8	9.2				17.2	37.7	32.8	18.4					29.2		9.2		$16,796	$2,949	$13,847
North East Middle	Public	6-8	200 E Cecil Ave	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6210	758	53	14.4	53.6%	523 (69.0%)	85 (11.2%)	73 (9.6%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.3%)	34.2	209^th of 339 public middle schools	38.3%		36.9	196^th of 337 public middle schools	41.8%	13				7.8	12.3	6.9	14.3				29.8	47.3	40.3		39.1	50.6		22.1	$15,751	$2,248	$13,502
North East High	Public	9-12	300 Irishtown Rd	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6200	1,057	67	15.8	47.6%	775 (73.3%)	136 (12.9%)	83 (7.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.1%)	34.3	129^th of 227 public high schools	43.2%		37.1	117^th of 220 public high schools	46.8%	12							1.8							55.4	55.4	1.8			$16,369	$1,845	$14,524
Perryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Maywood Ave	Perryville	21903	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 642-6540	423	30	14.3	56.0%	306 (72.3%)	53 (12.5%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.5%)	22.2	655^th of 864 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.4	635^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.6%	20	20.3	23.3	6.6				16.8	34.4	40.0	24.6					33.0		11.5		$18,181	$3,166	$15,015
Perryville High	Public	9-12	1696 Perryville Rd	Perryville	21903	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6000	858	52	16.4	45.2%	645 (75.2%)	81 (9.4%)	54 (6.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.3%)	49.3	70^th of 227 public high schools	69.2%		55.4	49^th of 220 public high schools	77.7%	21							1.6							68.4	68.4	1.6			$16,753	$1,590	$15,163
Perryville Middle	Public	6-8	850 Aiken Ave	Perryville	21903	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6010	512	39	13.0	46.5%	384 (75.0%)	56 (10.9%)	25 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.6%)	60.1	121^st of 339 public middle schools	64.3%		58	127^th of 337 public middle schools	62.3%	6				26.5	28.9	11.6	26.8				51.3	48.8	48.2		49.5	43.5		30.1	$17,329	$1,781	$15,548
Rising Sun Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Hopewell Rd	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5925	609	39	15.5	45.8%	528 (86.7%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	49.2	418^th of 864 public elementary schools	51.6%		49.2	414^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.1%	4	37.2	34.4	27.0				32.7	51.3	52.1	42.0					48.5		25.0		$15,813	$2,142	$13,672
Rising Sun Middle School	Public	6-8	289 Pearl Street	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5535	592	42	14.1	40.5%	525 (88.7%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	72.2	91^st of 339 public middle schools	73.2%		73.5	83^rd of 337 public middle schools	75.4%	8				26.2	21.7	12.1	28.2				59.0	61.9	67.6		62.9	68.2		43.4	$15,835	$1,628	$14,206
Thomson Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 E Thomson Dr	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5080	456	33	13.6	66.4%	180 (39.5%)	92 (20.2%)	89 (19.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (18.2%)	19.9	683^rd of 864 public elementary schools	20.9%		22.7	647^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.2%	36	21.6	9.0	8.1				13.0	21.6	22.4	44.6					29.8		15.1		$18,340	$3,990	$14,350
Bohemia Manor Middle	Public	6-8	2757 Augustine Herman Hwy	Chesapeake City	21915	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 885-2095	473	33	14.2	50.7%	349 (73.8%)	23 (4.9%)	59 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	69.7	95^th of 339 public middle schools	72.0%		59.2	124^th of 337 public middle schools	63.2%	29				21.5	21.1	17.0	24.9				56.4	67.9	66.2		63.6	66.0		34.0	$15,990	$2,188	$13,802
Cecil County School of Technology	Public	9-12	912 Appleton Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 392-8879	0	31	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kenmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2475 Singerly Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5060	290	20	14.6	49.7%	229 (79.0%)	14 (4.8%)	29 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	57.9	343^rd of 864 public elementary schools	60.3%		68	271^st of 865 public elementary schools	68.7%	72	47.1	32.1	28.9				36.2	64.7	58.5	46.7					57.0		22.7		$17,083	$2,264	$14,819
Elk Neck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Racine School Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5030	428	29	14.9	49.5%	350 (81.8%)	18 (4.2%)	31 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	34.6	532^nd of 864 public elementary schools	38.4%		33.5	526^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.2%	6	32.1	32.1	11.7				25.8	52.6	42.9	25.0					41.2		11.7		$15,334	$2,442	$12,892
Rising Sun High	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Dr	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-9115	1,074	65	16.4	34.5%	941 (87.6%)	5 (0.5%)	80 (7.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	50.8	68^th of 227 public high schools	70.0%		53	61^st of 220 public high schools	72.3%	7							6.8							69.2	69.2	6.8			$16,508	$1,445	$15,063

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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