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Schools in Tilghman Island

Tilghman Island’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Maryland’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
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
1
1,251 students on the public path
In brief

Tilghman Island’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Tilghman Island’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. St. Michaels Middle/High School places highest (better than 80%); Tilghman Elementary lowest (48%). 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 Tilghman Island, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Tilghman ElementaryTalbot County Public SchoolsB−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

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

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

Tilghman Island vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tilghman Island—Talbot County

Every school in Tilghman Island

3 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 Tilghman Islandby address
Tilghman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tilghman
B−
99 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Tilghman Islandin other towns
Easton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Easton
B−
703 students13:1Rate it →
St. Michaels Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · St Michaels
A−
449 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Tilghman Island’s schools

Are Tilghman Island’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tilghman Island. Talbot County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tilghman Island. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tilghman Island in?

Talbot County Public Schools.

Where do Tilghman Island kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Easton Middle and St. Michaels Middle/High School.

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What Tilghman Island 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.