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Schools in Chance

Chance’s public schools

Somerset County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chance. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Maryland’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Maryland’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.1K
▲ 39% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
MD 14.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,394 students on the public path
In brief

Chance’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Chance’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. Crisfield Academy and High School places highest (better than 66%); Carter G Woodson Elementary lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Chance, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and two middle schools: Washington Academy and High School and Crisfield Academy and High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Chance, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–7Somerset 6/7 Intermediate Schoolin WestoverC+
8–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Somerset County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Somerset County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,901 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$28,108MD $20,258 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 45.1% · 1314 students tested
Math11%
State average 24.6% · 1295 students tested

Chance vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Chance’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chance—Somerset County

Every school in Chance

6 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).

Also serving Chancein other towns
Carter G Woodson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crisfield
C
512 students15:1Rate it →
Princess Anne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Princess Anne
391 students13:1Rate it →
Deal Island School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deal Island
B−
117 students15:1Rate it →
Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Westover
C+
389 students11:1Rate it →
Washington Academy and High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Princess Anne
B
619 students14:1Rate it →
Crisfield Academy and High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Crisfield
B+
366 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Chance’s schools

Are Chance’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chance. Somerset County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chance. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chance in?

Somerset County Public Schools.

Where do Chance kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Washington Academy and High School and Crisfield Academy and High School.

Parents talk

What Chance families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.