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Schools in Hurlock · Dorchester County Public Schools

Hurlock’s public schools score below 88% of Maryland districts

The public schools Hurlock’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

Reading proficiency
23%
▼ 13 pts vs MD 36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 9 pts vs MD 19%
2020–21
Graduate on time
79%
▼ 8 pts vs MD 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$26.3K
▲ 30% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
MD 14.5 · smaller classes
Schools
1
391 students
The School Grade

How Hurlock compares

D Test scoresD Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (90)Better than 19%
High confidence. Built on 2,100 tested students and a graduating class of 299; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maryland’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maryland only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hurlock.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hurlock Elementary SchoolDorchester County Public Schools
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 35.5%
Math10%
State average 19.2%

Every school in Hurlock

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
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Within reach

Colleges near Hurlock

There’s no college in Hurlock, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is Salisbury University in Salisbury, 24 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Hurlock. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.

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