Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Highfield-Cascade’s public schools outscore 64% of Maryland districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Highfield-Cascade, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Highfield-Cascade’s districts is 28%, above the Maryland average (25%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maryland, not nationally.
From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Highfield-Cascade’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 104 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Highfield-Cascade’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 28% in spring 2022, against 45% and 25% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,516 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then eight middle and eight high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Highfield-Cascade’s grade
B: better than 64% of Maryland school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maryland average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Highfield-Cascade, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Highfield-Cascade
Cascade Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 137 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Cascade
Kindergarten in Highfield-Cascade
Cascade Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 137 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Cascade
1st grade in Highfield-Cascade
Cascade Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 137 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Cascade
2nd grade in Highfield-Cascade
Cascade Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 137 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Cascade
3rd grade in Highfield-Cascade
Cascade Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 137 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Cascade
4th grade in Highfield-Cascade
Cascade Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 137 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Cascade
5th grade in Highfield-Cascade
Cascade Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 137 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Cascade
Highfield-Cascade’s public schools are run by Washington County Public Schools, which also serves Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Funkstown and Hagerstown and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Highfield-Cascade vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Highfield-Cascade’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Highfield-Cascade | B | Washington County |
Washington, PA borders Highfield-Cascade but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Highfield-Cascade
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Highfield-Cascade’s schools
Are Highfield-Cascade’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Maryland: the public schools Highfield-Cascade children attend outscore 64% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Highfield-Cascade in?
Washington County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 22,772 students in 42 schools (2024–25).
Where do Highfield-Cascade kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: South Hagerstown High, North Hagerstown High, Williamsport High, Boonsboro High, Smithsburg High, Clear Spring High, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts and Hancock Middle Senior High.
What is Highfield-Cascade’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Washington County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.
How much does Highfield-Cascade spend per student?
$17,516 in Washington County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Highfield-Cascade families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Highfield-Cascade → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.