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Schools in St. Michaels · Talbot County Public Schools

St. Michaels’s public schools outscore 56% of Maryland districts

98% of St. Michaels’s students graduate on time, above the Maryland average (86%). The grade covers the public school district serving St. Michaels, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 2 pts vs MD 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 7 pts vs MD 25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 12 pts vs MD 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 14% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
MD 14.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
781 students on the public path
In brief

St. Michaels’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 156 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Michaels’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 45% and 25% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,384 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is St. Michaels Middle/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.

The School Grade

What’s behind St. Michaels’s grade

C+ Test scoresA+ Graduation

B: better than 56% of Maryland school districts. Graduation is above the Maryland average; test scores are below it.

Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (156)Better than 68%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,207 test results and a graduating class of 348 could put St. Michaels anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of St. Michaels’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,213 in math, 2,201 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve St. Michaels, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5St. Michaels ElementaryTalbot County Public SchoolsB−
6–12St. Michaels Middle/High SchoolTalbot County Public SchoolsA−

St. Michaels’s public schools are run by Talbot County Public Schools, which also serves Easton, Oxford, Queen Anne and Trappe. 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.

Talbot County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 4,485 students · 13.2 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$17,384MD $20,258 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 45.1% · 2201 students tested
Math18%
State average 24.6% · 2213 students tested

St. Michaels vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. MichaelsBTalbot County

Every school in St. Michaels

2 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).

District schools in St. Michaelsby address
St. Michaels Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Michaels
B−
332 students12:1Rate it →
St. Michaels Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · St Michaels
A−
449 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Michaels’s schools

Are St. Michaels’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Maryland: the public schools St. Michaels children attend outscore 56% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is St. Michaels in?

Talbot County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,485 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

What is St. Michaels’s graduation rate?

98% of the class of 2023 in Talbot County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.

How much does St. Michaels spend per student?

$17,384 in Talbot County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.