Chesapeake High School, Baltimore
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Chesapeake High School is a four-year public high school
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 in Baltimore County
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About the school

Chesapeake High School is one of two high schools in Maryland by that name, the other being Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County
Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County
Chesapeake Senior High School, Anne Arundel County is one of two high schools in Maryland by that name. The other is the Chesapeake High School of Baltimore County, Although, the school in Baltimore County is strictly Chesapeake High and does not include Senior in its name as does Chesapeake...

. The Chesapeake High School of Baltimore County is located in southeast corner of the county in Essex, Maryland
Essex, Maryland
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. The school borders the school districts of Kenwood High School
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, Sparrows Point High School
Sparrows Point High School
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, Dundalk High School
Dundalk High School
Dundalk High School is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1959.-About the School:...

, and Patapsco High School
Patapsco High School
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. Widely know for its Virtual Lab.

The high school is 196204 square feet (18,227.9 m²) on 49 acres (198,296.1 m²).

Students

Chesapeake has recently added a Virtual Learning Environment. This is the first in the country. The school's reputation has become more known over the years. In the last 10 years, the graduation rate at Chesapeake High School has been on a general downward trend. it was as high as 94% in 1997 and as low as 72% in 2003. The dropout rate is about 7%, a rate that is climbing.

About 15% of the students receive special services, a number considered high by Maryland Report Card.

High School Assessment test scores show the school to be performing poorly. In 2006, only 29.5% of the students passed algebra, 44.0% passed the biology test, 53.8% passed the government test, and 46.3% passed the English test.

Notable alumni

  • Christi Shake, Playboy Playmate of the Month, May 2002. Real name is Christina Fistek

See also

  • List of Schools in Baltimore County, Maryland

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