📍 2535 Singerly Rd, Elkton, Cecil County, 21921
Cherry Hill Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Elkton, Cecil County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cecil County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cherry Hill Middle enrolls 401 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 14% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 254 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 58 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 401 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cherry Hill Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-10, state senate district 35.
Cherry Hill Middle is one of 29 schools in Cecil County Public Schools, based in Elkton, Maryland. The district serves 14,853 students district-wide and employs 1,104 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, Cherry Hill Middle is smaller than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe