Best Public Schools in Tilghman, MD

Summary:

The city of Tilghman, Maryland has only one school, Tilghman Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. Tilghman Elementary is part of the Talbot County Public Schools district, which is ranked 15 out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tilghman Elementary has a relatively small student body of 90 students, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, from 215 out of 855 Maryland elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 657 out of 865 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 4 to 1. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.5% and generally lower test scores compared to the Talbot County and Maryland state averages across MCAP Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science assessments.

Despite the higher-than-average spending per student ($23,455) and low student-teacher ratio (9.5 to 1), Tilghman Elementary is not performing as well as the state and district averages. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate how its resources are being allocated and utilized to better support student learning and achievement. Additionally, the high percentage of students (63.33%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Tilghman Elementary could indicate socioeconomic challenges within the school's community, which may require targeted support and resources to address equity concerns and improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)			MCAP English Language Arts (2025)			MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tilghman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21374 Foster Ave	Tilghman	21671	Talbot County	Talbot County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 886-2391	99	9	10.5	58.6%	92 (92.9%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	22.3	657^th of 865 public elementary schools	24.0%		47	398^th of 859 public elementary schools	53.7%	259	23.1	5.9	15.4	25.0	29.4	28.9	17.6	$23,455	$1,539	$21,916

Cities Near Tilghman

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
St Michaels	8.67 mi	2	146^th
Chesapeake Beach	10.91 mi	1	51^st
Owings	12.82 mi	5	41^st
Deale	13.03 mi	1	93^rd
Shady Side	13.68 mi	1	123^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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