The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in English language arts. The lowest is 44% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Bayside Elementary School
Bayside Elementary serves roughly three hundred fifty students in third through fifth grade in Stevensville, a fast-growing census-designated place on Kent Island at the eastern foot of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The school is a regular public school in Queen Anne's County Public Schools, and its grade band means it feeds into a middle school and then Kent Island High School. For a family looking at this part of the Eastern Shore, the school sits in a community that is part commuter suburb for the Baltimore-Annapolis-Washington corridor and part historic waterfront town with a walkable downtown core.
The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of Hispanic students and smaller numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. About three in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that is moderate for the region. The school enrolls only upper elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate and no data on special education or English learner populations in the available records; a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
On state assessments, Bayside shows a mixed picture. In English language arts, fourth-grade proficiency was just under two-thirds of students, and fifth grade came in just below three-fifths. Third-grade ELA results were reported as a range, with the estimated proficiency falling between roughly half and three-fifths of students. Math results were somewhat lower, with third and fifth grade each at about half of students proficient, while fourth grade math reached just over three-fifths. Science, tested only in fifth grade, showed below half of students reaching proficiency. These results place the school in a middle tier relative to statewide expectations, though the county comparison set is too small to draw a definitive local ranking.
The community context matters here. Stevensville has been growing steadily, with population and home values rising over the past decade. The median home value in the local zip code is well above the national median, and the area draws many professionals who commute west across the Bay Bridge. Housing costs have climbed noticeably in recent years. The downtown historic district offers restaurants, shops, art venues, and a library branch with a makerspace. The broader island setting provides trails, a nature park, and a small airport. Most commuting is by car, and the bridge commute is a defining feature of daily life for many residents.
Bayside itself sits on Church Street in Stevensville, separate from the historic downtown commercial corridor, on a campus typical of suburban elementary schools. The district brief turned up no major recent changes such as a curriculum overhaul or boundary shift that would immediately alter a family's decision.
For a family considering this area, Bayside offers a straightforward upper-elementary program in a district that serves the county's children through a traditional grade configuration. The academic results are solid in some areas and softer in others, particularly in math and science, which may warrant a conversation with the school about how those subjects are taught and where students typically land by the end of fifth grade. The housing market is expensive and competitive, reflecting the area's desirability for commuters and its limited inventory. A parent who values a walkable small-town downtown, proximity to the water, and a short drive to the resources of the western shore may find Stevensville a good fit, though the school's academic profile is one to examine closely rather than assume.
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