Summary:
The four public schools in zip code 21617 (Centreville, MD) serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade within the highly-rated Queen Anne's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 6th in Maryland.
Centreville Middle School stands out as the strongest link in the educational chain, earning a 4-star rating and outperforming the district in both English Language Arts (64.3% proficient) and Math (25.5% proficient). It also has the highest per-student spending ($20,106) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.8:1). In contrast, Queen Anne's County High School is a study in contrasts: it leads the zip code in ELA proficiency (69.3%) and boasts a 94.5% graduation rate, but its math proficiency plummets to just 6.5%, creating a dramatic "math cliff" from the middle school's strong Algebra I performance (49.2% proficient). Kennard Elementary School is the math powerhouse for grades 3-5, with 35.4% of students proficient, but its ELA scores (46.5%) lag behind the district. Centreville Elementary School serves the youngest students (PK-2) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 19.7%.
A key red flag is the spike in chronic absenteeism at the high school, where 31.7% of students are chronically absent—far exceeding the district average of 22.4% and the 18-20% rates seen at the other three schools. This likely contributes to the high school's math struggles. Overall, the feeder system shows consistent economic demographics (35-42% free/reduced lunch), making the performance disparities particularly noteworthy for parents evaluating the transition from middle to high school.
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