The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Church Hill Elementary School
Church Hill Elementary School sits on Main Street in the small historic town of Church Hill, a community that dates to the colonial era and remains a compact village of residential streets, a theatre, churches, and a town hall. The school itself is a regular public elementary serving prekindergarten through fourth grade, one of several elementary schools in Queen Anne’s County Public Schools. The town is growing slowly, its population youngish overall, and the school is woven into the civic fabric along the same corridor as Town Hall and the art deco Church Hill Theatre.
The student body is small by elementary standards, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the grades from kindergarten through fourth grade, plus a prekindergarten program. Racially, the school is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students, Black students, and students identifying as two or more races. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a rate that places the school in a middle-economic range. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the information provided.
State assessment results from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program are available for a single year, the 2024-25 school year. In both third and fourth grade, the share of students scoring proficient or above in math was modest; in English language arts, the proficiency share was somewhat higher but still in a range many families would want to look into further. Because only one year of data is reported, there is no way to see whether performance is improving or declining. No chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing data were provided, so a parent may wish to ask the school directly about those areas.
The school ends at fourth grade, so there is no graduation rate to report. Students move on to a middle school elsewhere in the district. The district’s recent public record did not show any major curriculum overhauls, boundary changes, or tax referendums that would affect a family’s immediate experience at this school.
Housing in the Church Hill area is priced near the Maryland state benchmark, and the national mortgage rate at the time of this data was in a typical range. The town is the sort of place where a family can walk to the school from many points in the village. Church Hill Park, run by the county parks department, offers playing fields and a walking trail, and the Church Hill Theatre provides live performances. Major employers in the immediate town were not identified in the research, but the area serves as a bedroom community with road access to larger employment centers.
For a family considering this school, the picture is of a small, traditional elementary in a tight-knit, slow-growing town. The academic results are middling, with room for improvement, especially in math. The school likely offers a familiar, close-to-home experience for its students, but without more detailed information on supports, enrichment, or student subgroup outcomes, it is hard to draw firm conclusions. A parent who values a small-school setting in a historic rural town may find Church Hill Elementary a comfortable fit, especially if they plan to be actively engaged with the school and the district around academic progress.
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