Cambridge-South Dorchester High School

Cambridge, MD 21613

Phone: (410) 228-9224
District: Dorchester County Public Schools

2

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 744 students

Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, a public school located in Cambridge, MD, serves grades 9-12 in the Dorchester County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Cambridge-South Dorchester High School is a public school located in Cambridge, MD. 744 students attend Cambridge-South Dorchester High School.

School Ratings

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Test Scores 3/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program End-Of-Course data from Maryland State Department of Education.
College Readiness 2/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Maryland State Department of Education, using 2025 Average SAT score data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2026 demographic data from Maryland State Department of Education.

Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.

Posted: November 5, 2025

I love this school and everything in it!!!

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Posted: September 9, 2014

Terrible. The teachers don't do anything about students cursing at each other in class. They don't do anything about bullying.

Posted: July 29, 2014

Having substituted in the school, I find it hard to award one star. I know their are good teachers and good students striving to do their best, but there is no way I would send a child of mine to CSDHS. Sadly, there are few alternatives, making it even more important to slice where changes are necessary, and commit to improvement in discipline, teaching and truth.

Posted: September 15, 2013

I attended CSD a few years ago and I can tell you that it's not a bad place to get an education. I was in the Gifted and Talented Program and then took the AP classes offered, as well as competing on several sports teams. CSD is one of those places where you'll get what you make of it. If your child needs constant hand-holding, it may not be the best place. It's a regular school, just like any typical American high school. No better, no worse. Test scores may not be ideal--this isn't so much the fault of the school as it is the effort and dedication of some students and a challenging demographic situation. If they come in to CSD with a good attitude, want to learn, and want to stay out of trouble, they will succeed. Teachers were always very supportive and interested in student success. I usually wanted a bit more beyond the standard curriculum and they were especially eager to point me in directions that would further my interests and enrich me intellectually. I was very prepared for college, where I graduated as the Most Outstanding Graduate in my department from my selective liberal arts school. CSD really helped prepare me, and I have begun a wonderful career.

Posted: March 25, 2010

The school is a joke. There is no discipline and all the administrators in this district care about nothing else except their overpaid positions.

Posted: November 10, 2008

Posted: September 18, 2007

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Base Distance
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