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What's something St. Michaels Middle/High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
449
High
DISTRICT 814 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALBOT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240063001248
St. Michaels Middle/High School
200 Seymour Ave, St Michaels, MD 21663 · (410) 745-2852 · Talbot County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Maryland public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
205 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 12% |
Student demographics
50%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
54.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.4pp since 2023
Math
18.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 20.2% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Middle/High School
St. Michaels Middle/High School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michaels Middle/High School this school | 449 | 45.7% | 39.5% |
| Clear Spring High Clear Spring | 478 | 43.5% | 51.0% |
| Bohemia Manor High Chesapeake City | 591 | 40.8% | 36.6% |
| Smithsburg High Smithsburg | 733 | 44.1% | 50.9% |
| Mardela Middle & High Mardela Springs | 742 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| Allegany High Cumberland | 719 | 50.1% | 37.2% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #77 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #46 of 206 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #123 of 206 ▼ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #193 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #44 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #124 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #124 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #122 of 131 |
Ranked against other public high 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
449
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 449 | 30.6 | 14.7:1 | 46% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 30.8 | 14.7:1 | 44% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 32.1 | 13.8:1 | 45% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 32% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 35.7 | 12.4:1 | 38% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 35% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 20% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 222 | 24 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Michaels Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (443 to 449); teachers down 14% (35.7 to 30.6).
About St. Michaels Middle/High School
St. Michaels Middle/High School is a small high school in Maryland, with an address in St Michaels. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 449 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Maryland average about 1,185 students.
Talbot County Public Schools has 4,485 students spread across 8 schools.
At St. Michaels Middle/High School, White students make up 69% of the student body. After that, the student body is 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 30.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.7:1. That matches the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland fairly closely. Around 46% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Talbot County is 15 points.
St. Michaels Middle/High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at St. Michaels Middle/High School are 7.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.5% actual, 47.2% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Talbot County show that the median household income is $84,811, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides St. Michaels Middle/High School, Talbot County has 7 other public schools.
The nearest public school is St. Michaels Elementary, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. St. Michaels Middle/High School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
St. Michaels Middle/High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
St. Michaels Middle/High School's enrollment climbed from 418 in 2020-21 to 449 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.7:1, from 11.9:1.
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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
- Chapel District ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- St. Michaels ElementaryElementary · 332 students
- White Marsh ElementaryElementary · 289 students
Nearby schools
- St. Michaels Elementary0.1 mi · 332
- Easton Elementary7.1 mi · 1,075
- Easton Middle7.6 mi · 703
- Tilghman Elementary8.0 mi · 99
- Easton High8.3 mi · 1,179
- White Marsh Elementary11.2 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About St. Michaels Middle/High SchoolHow large is St. Michaels Middle/High School?
St. Michaels Middle/High School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does St. Michaels Middle/High School serve?
St. Michaels Middle/High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at St. Michaels Middle/High School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at St. Michaels Middle/High School.
How diverse is St. Michaels Middle/High School?
St. Michaels Middle/High School reports a student body of 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is St. Michaels Middle/High School in?
St. Michaels Middle/High School is part of Talbot County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.