Summary:
Queen Anne's County Public Schools, ranked 6th out of 25 districts in Maryland, serves four middle schools—Centreville Middle School, Stevensville Middle School, Sudlersville Middle School, and Matapeake Middle School—for grades 6-8 in a suburban and rural area on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Matapeake Middle School is the standout performer, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide and leading in nearly every academic metric. It boasts a 74% English Language Arts proficiency rate and an exceptional 85.7% Algebra I proficiency, far exceeding the district average of 24.2%. In contrast, Sudlersville Middle School has the lowest state rank (58th percentile) and the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 59.73%, correlating with lower math (19.7%) and ELA (44.4%) proficiency rates. Stevensville Middle School has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 28.6%, well above the district average of 22.4%, while Centreville Middle School shows inconsistent performance with strong ELA (64.3%) but below-average math (25.5%) proficiency despite the lowest absenteeism rate (18.9%).
Key takeaways include a pronounced achievement gap linked to socioeconomic factors, with schools serving higher poverty rates generally scoring lower. Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide concern, affecting all schools. Notably, per-student spending does not directly predict performance—Centreville Middle School spends the most ($20,106 per student) but does not achieve the highest results, while Matapeake Middle School excels with slightly lower spending ($18,971). Advanced math coursework is a strength across the district, with all schools outperforming state averages in Algebra I, though Matapeake leads by a wide margin.
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