Piney Point Coast Guard Light Station · Photo: Aaron Linville · CC BY-SA 4.0Piney Point’s public schools outscore 68% of Maryland districts
In Piney Point, 33% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Piney Point, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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.
Piney Point’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 191 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Piney Point’s, its schools beat 60%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 33% 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 $18,215 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
18 elementary schools, then four middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Piney Point’s grade
B+: better than 68% 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 Piney Point, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Piney Point · depends on your address
Leonardtown High
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Leonardtown
Great Mills High
Grades 9–12 · 1,697 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Great Mills
Chopticon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,526 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Morganza
10th grade in Piney Point · depends on your address
Leonardtown High
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Leonardtown
Great Mills High
Grades 9–12 · 1,697 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Great Mills
Chopticon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,526 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Morganza
11th grade in Piney Point · depends on your address
Leonardtown High
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Leonardtown
Great Mills High
Grades 9–12 · 1,697 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Great Mills
Chopticon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,526 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Morganza
12th grade in Piney Point · depends on your address
Leonardtown High
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Leonardtown
Great Mills High
Grades 9–12 · 1,697 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Great Mills
Chopticon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,526 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Morganza
Piney Point’s public schools are run by St. Marys County Public Schools, which also serves Leonardtown. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Piney Point vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Piney Point’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Piney Point | B+ | St. Marys County |
Every school in Piney Point
25 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 Piney Point’s schools
Are Piney Point’s schools good?
By Maryland’s own tests, yes: the public schools Piney Point children attend outscore 68% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Piney Point in?
St. Marys County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 16,905 students in 26 schools (2024–25).
Where do Piney Point kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Leonardtown High, Great Mills High and Chopticon High.
What is Piney Point’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in St. Marys County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.
How much does Piney Point spend per student?
$18,215 in St. Marys County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Piney Point 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.