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Galena Elementary School

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Galena Elementary School ranks 609 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Galena Elementary School is a small, rural school in Galena, MD, serving 309 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Kent County Public Schools district. While the school is well-funded with a high per-student spending of $22,401 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, its academic performance has been on a decade-long decline, currently ranking in the 30th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating. Test scores are significantly below state averages, with only 15.7% of students proficient in math and 36.3% in English Language Arts, compared to nearby schools like Charlestown Elementary (32.8% math, 53.4% ELA) and Church Hill Elementary School (41.9% math, 55.2% ELA).

A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, which reached 23.1% in 2024-2025—far higher than nearby schools like Chesapeake City Elementary (13.6%) and Elk Neck Elementary (13.2%). This volatile attendance issue is likely a key driver of low academic outcomes, despite the school’s ample resources. Interestingly, Galena shows a notable strength in supporting its low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the 73rd percentile for this subgroup, which suggests effective interventions for closing achievement gaps even as overall performance struggles.

Compared to its closest neighbor, Cecilton Elementary—just 4.66 miles away with a similar demographic profile—Galena lags in math (15.7% vs. 21%), ELA (36.3% vs. 42.5%), and has higher chronic absenteeism (23.1% vs. 16.0%). This indicates that Galena’s challenges are school-specific rather than community-wide. For parents, the school offers small class sizes and strong support for disadvantaged students, but the high spending hasn’t translated into academic gains, and addressing attendance is critical for improvement.

309

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,401

Per pupil spending ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

114 S Main Street
Galena, MD 21635-1525

(410) 648-5132

District: Kent County Public Schools

Students who attend Galena Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kent County Middle School
High:	Kent County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

20.4%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (26% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg30%

Maryland avg39%

609^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Kent County Public Schools

19^th of 25Kent County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	609 of 864	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	643 of 865	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	660 of 859	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	498 of 855	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	519 of 862	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	604 of 802	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	675 of 853	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	528 of 857	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.9	370 of 847	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.3	299 of 845	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.4	454 of 859	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	79.6	152 of 867	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.4	212 of 847	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	54.1	455 of 857	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.8	236 of 853	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	579 of 796	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	55.8	146 of 546	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.0	545 of 788	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.9	433 of 528	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)73rd percentile+49 vs school

Male (2021)31st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)27th percentile+3 vs school

White (2021)18th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-15 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (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 All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th 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
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
Cecilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 West Main St	Cecilton	21913	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 275-1000	273	22	12.2	58.6%	191 (70.0%)	7 (2.6%)	57 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	36.4	508^th of 864 public elementary schools	41.2%		46.4	440^th of 865 public elementary schools	49.1%	68	27.5	10.3	25.0	21.0	32.5	48.7	46.3	42.5	26.8	$19,362	$3,802	$15,560
Sudlersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 S Church Street	Sudlersville	21668	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 438-3164	315	27	11.6	69.5%	164 (52.1%)	20 (6.3%)	115 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	24.5	635^th of 864 public elementary schools	26.5%		24.8	613^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.1%	22	23.4	28.1		25.6	26.6	32.8		29.5		$21,794	$2,638	$19,156
Chesapeake City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Augustine Herman Hwy	Chesapeake City	21915	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 885-2085	385	24	16.0	41.6%	298 (77.4%)	10 (2.6%)	33 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	42.9	457^th of 864 public elementary schools	47.1%		58.6	348^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.8%	109	34.7	31.6	19.0	28.0	32.7	52.6	39.7	42.1	32.8	$16,572	$2,130	$14,441
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
Elk Neck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Racine School Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5030	428	29	14.9	49.5%	350 (81.8%)	18 (4.2%)	31 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	34.6	532^nd of 864 public elementary schools	38.4%		33.5	526^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.2%	6	32.1	32.1	11.7	25.8	52.6	42.9	25.0	41.2	11.7	$15,334	$2,442	$12,892
Church Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	631 Main St	Church Hill	21623	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 556-6681	329	25	13.1	45.0%	225 (68.4%)	20 (6.1%)	53 (16.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.3%)	61.1	315^th of 864 public elementary schools	63.5%		47.5	426^th of 865 public elementary schools	50.8%	111	57.7	26.4		41.9	61.5	49.1		55.2		$21,073	$2,332	$18,741
Charlestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Baltimore Street	Charlestown	21914	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6240	305	21	14.2	43.0%	184 (60.3%)	57 (18.7%)	23 (7.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	32 (10.5%)	53.1	382^nd of 864 public elementary schools	55.8%		52.4	386^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.4%	4	41.7	28.8	30.4	32.8	61.1	48.1	53.3	53.4	23.9	$17,972	$3,546	$14,427
Holly Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	233 White Hall Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5050	432	32	13.5	69.7%	189 (43.8%)	85 (19.7%)	82 (19.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (16.7%)	13.9	765^th of 864 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.1	730^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.6%	35	15.0	9.8	6.8	10.6	13.3	27.9	24.1	21.8	15.3	$18,990	$3,908	$15,082
North East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Thomas Ave	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6220	615	40	15.5	57.9%	318 (51.7%)	139 (22.6%)	75 (12.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.7%)	19.9	684^th of 864 public elementary schools	20.8%		20.2	683^rd of 865 public elementary schools	21.0%	1	29.4	13.8	9.2	17.2	37.7	32.8	18.4	29.2	9.2	$16,796	$2,949	$13,847

Frequently Asked Questions about Galena Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Galena Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Galena Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kent County Middle School
High : Kent County High

Is Galena Elementary School a good school?

Galena Elementary School ranks 609^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Galena Elementary School?

Students at Galena Elementary School are 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What district is Galena Elementary School in?

Kent County Public Schools

How many students attend Galena Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Galena Elementary School.

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