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Best Public Schools in Kent County, MD

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Schools

1,694

Students

Top rankedH. H. Garnett Elementary362^nd of 864 Maryland elementary schools

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Biggest riser

H. H. Garnett Elementary up 69 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rock Hall Elementary 9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)								MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)		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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
H. H. Garnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Calvert St	Chestertown	21620	Kent County	Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 778-6890	322	27	11.9	74.5%	133 (41.3%)	95 (29.5%)	47 (14.6%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.5%)	55.5	362^nd of 864 public elementary schools	58.1%		46.9	431^st of 865 public elementary schools	50.2%	69	36.4	27.3	26.1				29.9	46.7	59.1	50.0					51.9			46.8		$22,018	$4,018	$18,000
Kent County Middle School	Public	6-8	402 E Campus Avenue	Chestertown	21620	Kent County	Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 778-1771	354	34	10.3	75.4%	176 (49.7%)	90 (25.4%)	52 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.6%)	26.8	239^th of 339 public middle schools	29.5%		24.8	248^th of 337 public middle schools	26.4%	9				5.5	9.5	4.3	7.6				33.3	38.9	35.8		36.2	17.9			14.0	$23,421	$4,727	$18,694
Kent County High	Public	9-12	25301 Lambs Meadow Rd	Worton	21678	Kent County	Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 778-4540	511	44	11.7	63.0%	279 (54.6%)	128 (25.0%)	64 (12.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	38.4	117^th of 227 public high schools	48.5%		33.2	127^th of 220 public high schools	42.3%	10							4.7							59.9	59.9	1.0	16.7			$24,959	$3,641	$21,318
Rock Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21203 Sharp St	Rock Hall	21661	Kent County	Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 639-2265	198	22	9.0	75.3%	116 (58.6%)	49 (24.7%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.6%)	47.7	431^st of 864 public elementary schools	50.1%		62.1	314^th of 865 public elementary schools	63.7%	117	30.8	28.6	37.9				32.2	42.3	34.3	48.3					41.1			41.4		$26,498	$4,424	$22,074
Galena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 S Main Street	Galena	21635	Kent County	Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 648-5132	309	26	11.7	58.6%	201 (65.0%)	22 (7.1%)	63 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	26.8	609^th of 864 public elementary schools	29.5%		22.9	643^rd of 865 public elementary schools	25.7%	34	18.2	21.7	5.4				15.7	34.9	44.4	27.8					36.3			25.0		$22,401	$3,993	$18,408

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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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