Best Public Schools in St Michaels, MD

The city of St. Michaels, Maryland is home to two schools: St. Michaels Middle/High School and St. Michaels Elementary, both part of the Talbot County Public Schools district. While the middle/high school excels in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, it struggles with mathematics, while the elementary school outperforms the county and state in mathematics but lags behind in science.

St. Michaels Middle/High School boasts strong ELA proficiency, with 63.5% of all grades proficient or better, significantly higher than the Talbot County and Maryland averages. However, the school's mathematics proficiency, at only 12.4%, is well below the county and state levels. In contrast, St. Michaels Elementary excels in mathematics, with 27.1% of all grades proficient or better, outperforming the county and state. But the elementary school lags behind in science proficiency for 5th grade, with only 6.5% proficient or better, compared to 16.9% for Talbot County and 23.9% for Maryland.

Both schools have a majority white student population, with St. Michaels Middle/High School at 72.46% and St. Michaels Elementary at 69.07%. The second-largest racial group is African American, comprising 11.51% and 13.51% of the student populations, respectively. The schools also have relatively high free and reduced lunch rates, at 44.7% and 48.05%, suggesting the need to consider the impact of socioeconomic factors on student performance and the allocation of resources to support economically disadvantaged students.