Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALBOT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240063001247
St. Michaels Elementary
100 Seymour Ave, St Michaels, MD 21663 · (410) 745-2882 · Talbot County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
159 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
50.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 43.6% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 St. Michaels Elementary
St. Michaels Elementary's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michaels Elementary this school | 332 | 47.9% | 47.0% |
| Westside Intermediate Hebron | 342 | 49.7% | 53.3% |
| Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs | 340 | 48.2% | 53.7% |
| Church Hill Elementary School Church Hill | 329 | 45.0% | 45.6% |
| Fountain Rock Elementary Hagerstown | 319 | 48.0% | 53.1% |
| Oakville Elementary Mechanicsville | 291 | 43.0% | 57.0% |
Matched among Maryland elementary 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 St. Michaels Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #374 of 853 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #306 of 853 ▲ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #409 of 853 ▲ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #710 of 898 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #224 of 857 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #550 of 857 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #548 of 885 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
332
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 332 | 26.8 | 12.4:1 | 48% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 27.8 | 12.0:1 | 48% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 26.5 | 12.6:1 | 48% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 40% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 22.6 | 14.7:1 | 47% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 43% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 29% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 39 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Michaels Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (332 to 332); teachers up 19% (22.6 to 26.8).
About St. Michaels Elementary
St. Michaels Elementary is a small elementary school in St Michaels, Maryland. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 332 students. Elementary schools in Maryland have about 481 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
The 8 schools in Talbot County Public Schools enroll 4,485 students altogether, St. Michaels Elementary among them.
More than half of the students at St. Michaels Elementary are White (70%). Other reported shares: 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
St. Michaels Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, with 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. The school has 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 61% for public schools in Talbot County.
St. Michaels Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Test results at St. Michaels Elementary are 1.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.0% actual, 45.9% predicted).
For the population of Talbot County, median household income comes to about $84,811, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Talbot County counts 8 public schools with about 4,485 students.
St. Michaels Middle/High School is about 0.1 miles from St. Michaels Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. The school's 47.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (327) to 2024-25 (332).
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Talbot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,917
Census ACS
Median income
$84,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talbot County Public Schools
- Easton HighHigh · 1,179 students
- Easton ElementaryElementary · 1,075 students
- Easton MiddleMiddle · 703 students
- St. Michaels Middle/High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Chapel District ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- White Marsh ElementaryElementary · 289 students
Nearby schools
- St. Michaels Middle/High School0.1 mi · 449
- Easton Elementary7.2 mi · 1,075
- Easton Middle7.7 mi · 703
- Tilghman Elementary7.9 mi · 99
- Easton High8.4 mi · 1,179
- White Marsh Elementary11.2 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About St. Michaels ElementaryHow many students attend St. Michaels Elementary?
St. Michaels Elementary enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-05.
Is St. Michaels Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
St. Michaels Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Michaels Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Michaels Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at St. Michaels Elementary?
At St. Michaels Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is St. Michaels Elementary in?
St. Michaels Elementary is part of Talbot County Public Schools.
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