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C. Milton Wright High

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C. Milton Wright High ranks 70 th of 227 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 227 Maryland High Schools

Better than 69% of Maryland high schools

Summary

C. Milton Wright High in Bel Air, MD, is a large public high school serving 1,291 students in grades 9-12 within the Harford County Public Schools district, and it has earned a strong 4-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school is an English Language Arts (ELA) powerhouse, with 78.2% of students proficient in ELA—significantly higher than the district average of 61.1% and the state average of 51.7%. This places it among the top schools in the area, tied with Bel Air High and ahead of nearby Fallston High (75.9%) and North Harford High (72.6%). However, the school faces a significant challenge in math, where only 16.1% of students are proficient—well below the district (28.4%) and state (27.1%) averages. This gap is most pronounced in Algebra I (13.7% proficient) and Geometry (6.8% proficient), though performance improves in Algebra II (38.9% proficient). The school’s low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.7% is notably better than many peers, such as Edgewood High (38.0%) and Joppatowne High (40.1%), suggesting a more engaged student body.

Interestingly, C. Milton Wright High and Harford Technical High, located just 2.27 miles apart, both hold 4-star ratings but achieve it through different strengths. Harford Technical excels in math (21.5% proficient) and has a very low chronic absenteeism rate (7.5%), while C. Milton Wright leads in ELA and has a slightly lower percentage of students from low-income families (25.25% eligible for free or reduced lunch). The school’s graduation rate has remained stable at around 94%, indicating it effectively keeps students on track. With a strong upward trend in state rankings—jumping from a 1-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 4-star rating in 2025-2026—C. Milton Wright is a top choice for families prioritizing ELA excellence, though parents should be aware of the math performance gap.

1,291

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,355

Per pupil spending ?

25.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 N Fountain Green Rd
Bel Air, MD 21015-2599

(410) 638-4110

District: Harford County Public Schools

Feeder schools for C. Milton Wright High:

Elementary:	Fountain Green Elementary
	Hickory Elementary
	Prospect Mill Elementary
Middle:	Southampton Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

African American:

7.7%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2024 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2026) from a 25th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Maryland median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Geometry scores 38 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg41%

Maryland avg38%

70^th of 227

Maryland public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11High Schools in the Harford County Public Schools

11^th of 24Harford County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	70 of 227	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	81 of 220	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	109 of 146	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	68 of 127	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	93 of 225	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	67 of 138	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	74 of 197	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	47 of 180	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	58.6	84 of 233	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.4	29 of 233	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	20 of 231	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	71.6	59 of 185	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	68 of 187	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.2	50 of 183	72.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.1	36 of 220	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	56 of 213	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	48 of 214	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.9	23 of 209	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	56.0	91 of 204	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.6	35 of 204	82.8%	★★★★☆
2004	56.5	38 of 201	81.1%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+26 vs state

Algebra II39%+12 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

Algebra I14%-8 vs state

Geometry7%-38 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, September 15, 2019

gross manipulative staff who don’t care about their students or their wellbeing. nasty rude people all over. just an awful school. go somewhere else. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)					MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	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 Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
C. Milton Wright High	Public	9-12	1301 N Fountain Green Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4110	1,291	80	16.2	25.3%	975 (75.5%)	99 (7.7%)	81 (6.3%)	63 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (5.1%)	50.2	70^th of 227 public high schools	69.2%		47.6	81^st of 220 public high schools	63.2%	11				16.1				78.2	78.2	13.7	38.9	6.8		$16,355	$1,151	$15,204
Harford Technical High	Public, Magnet	9-12	200 Thomas Run Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 638-3804	954	58	16.4	20.9%	676 (70.9%)	136 (14.3%)	63 (6.6%)	25 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.9%)	56.1	56^th of 227 public high schools	75.3%		56	47^th of 220 public high schools	78.6%	9				21.5				85.0	85.0	21.8	32.2	11.8		$16,393	$1,071	$15,322
Bel Air High	Public	9-12	100 Heighe St	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4600	1,341	87	15.5	22.7%	897 (66.9%)	151 (11.3%)	129 (9.6%)	103 (7.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (4.1%)	53	63^rd of 227 public high schools	72.2%		54.2	54^th of 220 public high schools	75.5%	9				20.0				78.2	78.2	16.6	52.7	0.0		$16,287	$1,327	$14,960
Patterson Mill High School	Public	9-12	85 Patterson Mill Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4640	839	49	17.0	23.7%	569 (67.8%)	69 (8.2%)	79 (9.4%)	57 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (7.2%)	48.7	76^th of 227 public high schools	66.5%		54.6	52^nd of 220 public high schools	76.4%	24				12.1				68.2	68.2	7.3	42.1	0.0		$18,348	$1,384	$16,964
Fallston High	Public	9-12	2301 Carrs Mill Rd	Fallston	21047	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4120	1,036	62	16.8	15.4%	850 (82.0%)	60 (5.8%)	46 (4.4%)	29 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	51	68^th of 227 public high schools	70.0%		54.7	50^th of 220 public high schools	77.3%	18				10.4				75.9	75.9	3.6	34.1	9.1		$16,666	$1,304	$15,362
North Harford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	211 Pylesville Rd	Pylesville	21132	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 638-3650	1,204	72	16.8	23.8%	1,055 (87.6%)	20 (1.7%)	61 (5.1%)	14 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.8%)	47.8	81^st of 227 public high schools	64.3%		45.3	86^th of 220 public high schools	60.9%	5				10.0				72.6	72.6	6.8	44.0	0.0		$16,906	$1,255	$15,651
Aberdeen High	Public, Magnet	9-12	251 Paradise Rd	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 273-5500	1,396	99	14.1	51.6%	404 (28.9%)	575 (41.2%)	210 (15.0%)	65 (4.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (9.7%)	31.2	141^st of 227 public high schools	37.9%		36.9	118^th of 220 public high schools	46.4%	23				12.5				50.0	50.0	7.3	63.5	4.5		$16,192	$1,452	$14,741
Center for Educational Opportunity	Public, Virtual	6-12	253 Paradise Rd	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(410) 273-5594	122	19	6.5	66.4%	52 (42.6%)	39 (32.0%)	15 (12.3%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.7%)	26.4	154^th of 227 public high schools	32.2%		15.4	194^th of 220 public high schools	11.8%	40	0.0	8.7	0.0	2.0	24.0	56.7	20.0	51.3	37.4	1.9			9.8
Edgewood High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2415 Willoughby Beach Rd	Edgewood	21040	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 612-1500	1,440	96	15.0	59.4%	375 (26.0%)	673 (46.7%)	235 (16.3%)	39 (2.7%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (7.6%)	31.5	140^th of 227 public high schools	38.3%		34.6	124^th of 220 public high schools	43.6%	16				10.9				51.8	51.8	11.9	10.4	0.0		$16,600	$1,544	$15,055
Joppatowne High	Public, Magnet	9-12	555 Joppa Farm Rd	Joppa	21085	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 612-1510	882	56	15.8	65.5%	198 (22.4%)	459 (52.0%)	122 (13.8%)	21 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	76 (8.6%)	19.2	176^th of 227 public high schools	22.5%		18.8	175^th of 220 public high schools	20.5%	1				3.4				40.1	40.1	3.5	8.7	0.0		$17,351	$1,941	$15,410

Frequently Asked Questions about C. Milton Wright High

How many students attend C. Milton Wright High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,291 students attended C. Milton Wright High.

What schools feed into C. Milton Wright High?

C. Milton Wright High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fountain Green Elementary
Elementary : Hickory Elementary
Elementary : Prospect Mill Elementary
Middle : Southampton Middle

What is the racial makeup of C. Milton Wright High?

Students at C. Milton Wright High are 76% White, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is C. Milton Wright High in?

Harford County Public Schools

Is C. Milton Wright High a good school?

C. Milton Wright High ranks 70^th of 227 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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