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Schools in Tall Timbers

Tall Timbers’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/8schools above Maryland’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▼ 10% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
MD 14.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
9,371 students on the public path
In brief

Tall Timbers’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Tall Timbers’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. Leonardtown High places highest (better than 96%); Piney Point Elementary lowest (40%). 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 Tall Timbers, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Piney Point ElementarySt. Marys County Public SchoolsC+
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Marys 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.

St. Marys County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 26 schools · 16,905 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$18,215MD $20,258 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 45.1% · 8815 students tested
Math33%
State average 24.6% · 8717 students tested

Tall Timbers vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tall Timbers—St. Marys County

Every school in Tall Timbers

8 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 Tall Timbersby address
Piney Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
435 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Tall Timbersin other towns
Leonardtown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Leonardtown
B+
969 students17:1Rate it →
Spring Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lexington Park
B
913 students15:1Rate it →
Margaret Brent Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mechanicsville
B
878 students16:1Rate it →
Esperanza Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lexington Park
B+
835 students16:1Rate it →
Leonardtown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Leonardtown
A+
2,118 students22:1Rate it →
Great Mills High
High · Grades 9–12 · Great Mills
A
1,697 students19:1Rate it →
Chopticon High
High · Grades 9–12 · Morganza
A
1,526 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Tall Timbers’s schools

Are Tall Timbers’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tall Timbers. St. Marys County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tall Timbers. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tall Timbers in?

St. Marys County Public Schools.

Where do Tall Timbers kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Leonardtown High, Great Mills High and Chopticon High.

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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.