The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in English language arts. The lowest is 14% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Bohemia Manor Middle
Bohemia Manor Middle School sits in a part of Cecil County defined by the historic town of Chesapeake City, a compact municipality on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The school serves grades six through eight, drawing its students from a community that is a mix of heritage tourism, small businesses, and residential life, with many adults likely commuting to jobs elsewhere in the county or into nearby Delaware. The area is small and has seen modest population growth in recent decades after a long period of decline; it is not a fast-growing suburban corridor. Housing values in the zip code covering the school run close to the national median, and affordability is roughly in line with the country as a whole.
The school itself reports state testing results from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program and the Maryland Integrated Science Assessment. In English language arts, a majority of students at each grade level scored at or above the proficient level, with the share hovering just above or just below six in ten across grades six, seven, and eight. Science results for eighth graders show that about four in ten met the proficiency bar. These are areas where the school has a grounded, if unexceptional, performance picture.
Mathematics presents a different story. In sixth grade, a small share of students reached proficiency, and the share was similar in seventh grade. By eighth grade, the figure dropped to around one in ten. Parents should be aware that across all three middle school grades, math proficiency is markedly lower than in English language arts, and this gap is wide enough to warrant a direct conversation with the school about math instruction, intervention programs, and how the school approaches students who are below grade level. The school also reports results for eighth-grade social studies, where about a quarter of students reached proficiency.
One data point worth noting is that the school tested students in Algebra 1 at some level, and about a third of those students scored proficient. This suggests that some students are taking an accelerated math track, but the small number of test-takers means the result reflects a subset, not the full middle school population.
The student body is predominantly white, with a growing Hispanic population and smaller shares of Black, multiracial, and other groups. Nearly half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of moderate economic need. No data was available on the share of students with disabilities or English learners, so families should ask the school directly about the resources and staffing for those populations.
The district is in the middle of a major facilities project. A school construction effort is combining Bohemia Manor Middle and Bohemia Manor High School into one shared campus, with completion expected in the near future. This will permanently change the physical layout of the secondary school experience for students in this feeder zone. Also, the district went through a budget cycle where cuts to programs and staff were threatened but ultimately averted when the county approved full funding. That uncertainty has eased, but families watching school funding in Cecil County should note that budget negotiations have been tight.
There is no graduation rate to report because the school serves only middle grades, and no chronic absenteeism data was available. The comparison fact-set could not place the school against other Cecil County districts because it was the only middle school in its comparison cohort. That means the proficiency data here stands on its own, not benchmarked against nearby schools.
For a parent considering Bohemia Manor Middle, the picture is one of a school with solid English language arts results, a science performance that is moderate, and a math performance that is a clear concern. The setting is a small historic canal town with limited growth. The school is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. The coming combined campus with the high school will be a significant change in how the school feels and operates. The math results are the item most likely to drive a family's decision to ask deeper questions about curriculum, tutoring, and how the school identifies and supports students who are struggling in that subject.
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