Tilghman Elementary

Tilghman Elementary is a minimally staffed elementary campus in Tilghman, Maryland, part of Talbot County Public Schools. The school teaches 99 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 79% smaller than the state mean of about 481.

Within Talbot County Public Schools, which oversees 8 schools and 4,485 students, Tilghman Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Tilghman Elementary shows that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Talbot County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Tilghman Elementary reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Tilghman Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tilghman Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.5%; this one comes in at 14.5%, -25.0 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Talbot County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,811 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Talbot County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,485 students), of which Tilghman Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is St. Michaels Elementary, roughly 7.9 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Tilghman Elementary comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tilghman Elementary has rose 60%, going from 62 students in 2018 to 99 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 93% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 6.9:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.