Enrollment
99
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALBOT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240063001250
Tilghman Elementary
21374 Foster Ave, Tilghman, MD 21671 · (410) 886-2391 · Talbot County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Maryland public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
10.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
58 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 | 17 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 17% |
Student demographics
13%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
30.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +30.0pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +28.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 30 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Tilghman Elementary
Tilghman Elementary's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilghman Elementary this school | 99 | 58.6% | 14.5% |
| Friendsville Elementary Friendsville | 137 | 56.9% | 53.6% |
| Cascade Elementary Cascade | 137 | 60.6% | 42.7% |
| Deal Island School Deal Island | 117 | 52.1% | 52.5% |
| Crellin Elementary Oakland | 152 | 65.8% | 51.3% |
| Route 40 Elementary Frostburg | 123 | 44.7% | 52.0% |
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 Tilghman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 99 | #886 of 898 |
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
99
+13 (+15%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 99 | 9.4 | 10.5:1 | 59% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 9.4 | 9.6:1 | 63% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 8.4 | 11.2:1 | 59% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 86 | 7 | 12.3:1 | 43% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 9 | 6.9:1 | 53% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 8 | 10.3:1 | 50% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | 6 | 14.0:1 | 46% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 113 | 7 | 16.1:1 | 29% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 93 | 6 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tilghman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (62 to 99); teachers up 4% (9 to 9.4).
About Tilghman Elementary
Tilghman Elementary is a very small elementary school serving families in Tilghman, Maryland. It had 99 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Maryland enroll about 481 students on average.
Talbot County Public Schools has 4,485 students in 8 schools, and Tilghman Elementary is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Tilghman Elementary is White, at 93%. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Talbot County's residents are about 76% White, 17 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tilghman Elementary scores 13%.
Its ratio of 10.5:1 is based on 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 13.8:1. In all, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 61% average for public schools in Talbot County.
Tilghman Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 14.5%, is 25.0 points below the 39.5% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Looking at the county, Talbot County, the median household earns about $84,811 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Tilghman Elementary, Talbot County has 8 public schools.
Tilghman Elementary's nearest public school is St. Michaels Elementary (about 7.9 miles). In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Tilghman Elementary. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Tilghman Elementary ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Tilghman Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 99, from 86 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 12.3:1 to 10.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Tilghman Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- St. Michaels ElementaryElementary · 332 students
Nearby schools
- St. Michaels Elementary7.9 mi · 332
- St. Michaels Middle/High School8.0 mi · 449
- Beach Elementary10.9 mi · 502
- Deale Elementary12.4 mi · 203
- Windy Hill Elementary12.6 mi · 598
- Windy Hill Middle12.6 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Tilghman ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tilghman Elementary?
Tilghman Elementary enrolls approximately 99 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tilghman Elementary serve?
Tilghman Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tilghman Elementary?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Tilghman Elementary.
How diverse is Tilghman Elementary?
Tilghman Elementary reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tilghman Elementary in?
Tilghman Elementary is part of Talbot County Public Schools.
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