MARYLAND - The Maryland State Department of Education has released its annual Maryland Report Card Update, which measures performance data for every school in the state.
Though each reporting school receives its own rating from the report, the update also gives a general performance of each County’s schools, covering multiple components including academic progress, academic achievement, and math proficiency.
Below are some notable results from the report, released on December 13th, from each Eastern Shore County. The report lists student groups as: American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino of any Race, White, Two or More Races, Economically Disadvantaged, Students with Disabilities, and English Learners.
Caroline
Elementary schools in Caroline County showed improvements in three out of four indicators in 2023, missing only an improvement in the Academic Progress category, while meeting their annual target English Language Proficiency. Caroline County high schools showed improvement in only “Readiness for Post-Secondary Success,” according to the Report Card.
Though no student groups met their annual achievement targets in Math in Caroline County, each group showed improvement over last year’s results in both Math and English Language Arts.
Dorchester
Dorchester County High Schools showed improvement across the board this year, according to the report, while the County’s elementary schools only missed an improvement mark in Achieving English Language proficiency. Middle schools within the County showed improvements in both Academic Achievement and Academic Progress.
Queen Anne’s
Queen Anne’s County elementary schools failed to meet improvement goals in all four of their indicator categories, though they did meet their annual target in Progress in Achieving English Language Proficiency. Improvement scores were a mixed bag in both the County’s middle and high schools, with middle schools showing improvement in half of their indicators and high schools showing improvement in three out of five.
No student group met their annual targets in math, though all except English Learners showed improvements over last year. Four-year graduation rates also showed no improvements except with the economically disadvantaged.
Somerset County
Though the report shows Somerset County elementary schools improved in Academic Achievement, the County’s middle schools showed no improvement in their four indicators. The County’s high schools, however, improved in every indicator except for Progress in Achieving English Language Proficiency.
All student groups showed improvements in math for the 2022-2023 period in Somerset County.
Talbot County
Though improvements were mixed in all three of Talbot Counties school systems, elementary schools and middle schools generally improved in Academic Achievement with middle schools also improving in Language Proficiency Progress. Talbot County High Schools both met their Graduation Rate target and improved over the previous year. A total 97.34% 4-year graduation rate among all students was also reported.
Wicomico
Wicomico County elementary schools overall showed improvement in all indicators save for Academic Progress in the 2022-2023 period. Middle schools, however, showed improvement in only Academic Achievement. Wicomico high schools both met their graduation rate target and improved in graduation rates over the previous year.
Every student group showed improvement in both Math and Language Arts.
Worcester
Overall, Worcester County elementary and middle schools showed improvement in only the Academic Achievement indicator. Like Wicomico and Talbot, Wicomico County’s high school Graduation Rate both hit the annual target and showed improvement.
Each student group in Worcester County showed improvement in both Math and English Language Arts.
The full report card can be viewed at this link.
