Enrollment
354
Middle
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240045000766
Kent County Middle School
402 E Campus Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620 · (410) 778-1771 · Kent County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Maryland public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
267 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 122 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kent County Middle School→Kent County High
Based on grade levels within Kent County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
34.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
13.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kent County Middle School
Kent County Middle School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County Middle School this school | 354 | 75.4% | 24.6% |
| Colonel Richardson Middle School Federalsburg | 390 | 68.5% | 34.0% |
| Pocomoke Middle Pocomoke City | 465 | 71.6% | 56.5% |
| North Dorchester Middle School Hurlock | 414 | 62.8% | 42.6% |
| Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School Westover | 389 | 72.8% | 22.0% |
| Elkton Middle Elkton | 538 | 61.2% | 18.4% |
Matched among Maryland middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kent County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #175 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #179 of 223 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #185 of 223 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #216 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #7 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #84 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #32 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #10 of 123 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 354 | 34.2 | 10.4:1 | 75% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 36.2 | 10.6:1 | 77% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 64% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 42 | 9.1:1 | 58% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 34.6 | 13.0:1 | 55% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 55% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 43% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 40% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 24 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kent County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (449 to 354); teachers down 1% (34.6 to 34.2).
About Kent County Middle School
Kent County Middle School is a small middle school in Chestertown, Maryland, administered by Kent County Public Schools. The school enrolls 354 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Maryland is about 764, so this school runs 54% smaller than that.
The district, Kent County Public Schools, operates 5 schools serving 1,694 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Kent County Middle School. The largest is White students, at 50%. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. In Kent County overall, about 77% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Kent County Middle School employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.4:1. This ratio sits 3.9 below the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 75% in 2024-25.
Measured against Maryland public middle schools, Kent County Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Kent County Middle School is 4.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 24.6%. Predicted: 29.6%.
In Kent County (population about 19,346), the median household income is $80,147, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Kent County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is H. H. Garnett Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Kent County Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Kent County Middle School's average proficiency of 24.6% compares with 39.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Kent County Middle School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 380. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.1:1 to 10.4:1 over the same years.
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Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,346
Census ACS
Median income
$80,147
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kent County Public Schools
- Kent County HighHigh · 511 students
- H. H. Garnett ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Galena Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Rock Hall ElementaryElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- H. H. Garnett Elementary0.6 mi · 322
- Kent County High4.9 mi · 511
- Church Hill Elementary School6.5 mi · 329
- Rock Hall Elementary11.0 mi · 198
- Sudlersville Elementary School11.1 mi · 315
- Sudlersville Middle School11.5 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Kent County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kent County Middle School?
Kent County Middle School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kent County Middle School serve?
Kent County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Kent County Middle School have?
Kent County Middle School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kent County Middle School?
At Kent County Middle School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 15% Hispanic, 25% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Kent County Middle School public or private?
Kent County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kent County Public Schools.
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