Southern High

High school·Grades 9-12 Harwood, Maryland·20776
Score
48.3/100
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#105
Among 202 Maryland high schools
#8
In Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Top 52%
In Maryland

Score 48.3/100: better than 48% of Maryland high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Maryland, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Maryland schools.

English language arts
65%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 60%, better than 58% of them
251 students tested
Math
5%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 13%, better than 26% of them
210 students tested
Science
53%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 49%, better than 61% of them
281 students tested
All Maryland schools (ELA / math)
52% / 28%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 6 published results by grade and test

As published by Maryland State Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 10MCAP English Language Arts 1064.5251
English language artsAll gradesMCAP English Language Arts All Grades64.5251
MathHigh schoolMCAP Algebra 15.2210
MathAll gradesMCAP Mathematics All Grades5.2210
ScienceHigh schoolMCAP High School Science52.7281
Social studiesHigh schoolMCAP American Government35.2179

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,073
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,073
Typical high school: 1,183
Free or reduced-price lunch
42%
Typical high school: 49%

District and location

City
Anne Arundel County

Contact

Address
4400 Solomons Island Rd
Harwood, MD 20776

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Maryland. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Southern High at a glance

Southern High is a public high school in Harwood, Maryland, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. It has about 1,073 students (a typical Maryland high school has 1,183). About 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Maryland high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 65% in English language arts (similar schools: 60%) and 5% in math (similar schools: 13%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Maryland high schools, it scores 48.3 out of 100: better than 48% of them, ranking #105 of 202. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.