Schools in Madison · Dorchester County Public Schools
Madison’s public schools score below 88% of Maryland districts
The public schools Madison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation.
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
Schools
1
The School Grade
How Madison compares
D Test scoresD Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
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 Madison.
7 schools teach Pre-K in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maple Elementary School, Sandy Hill Elementary, Hurlock Elementary School and Warwick Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach K in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maple Elementary School, Sandy Hill Elementary, Hurlock Elementary School and Warwick Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 1st grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maple Elementary School, Sandy Hill Elementary, Hurlock Elementary School and Warwick Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 2nd grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maple Elementary School, Sandy Hill Elementary, Hurlock Elementary School and Warwick Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 3rd grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maple Elementary School, Sandy Hill Elementary, Hurlock Elementary School and Warwick Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 4th grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maple Elementary School, Sandy Hill Elementary, Hurlock Elementary School and Warwick Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 5th grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maple Elementary School, Sandy Hill Elementary, Hurlock Elementary School and Warwick Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–87 schoolsDepends on your address
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 Madison
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving Madison · in other towns
Maple Elementary School
D483 students15:1Rate it →
Sandy Hill Elementary
D393 students12:1Rate it →
Hurlock Elementary School
C−391 students13:1Rate it →
Warwick Elementary School
B−346 students15:1Rate it →
Choptank Elementary School
D−319 students12:1Rate it →
South Dorchester School
B+230 students14:1Rate it →
Vienna Elementary School
C+183 students12:1Rate it →
Mace's Lane Middle School
C−490 students12:1Rate it →
North Dorchester Middle School
B−414 students14:1Rate it →
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School
B+811 students17:1Rate it →
North Dorchester High School
A526 students15:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Madison
There’s no college in Madison, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City, 25.3 miles away.
St. Mary's College of MarylandUniversity or college · Public · St. Mary's City
25.3 mi1,587 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Madison. 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.