The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in Social studies. The lowest is 19% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Sudlersville Middle School
Sudlersville Middle School serves grades five through eight in the far eastern edge of Queen Anne’s County, a short drive from the Delaware line. The school sits in the small town of Sudlersville, a rural community with a walkable core of traditional architecture along Main and Church Streets where you will find the Town Hall, the memorial library, and a couple of small museums. Roads and state highways are the primary way in and out, and the town has seen modest growth in recent years. There is not much new housing development to speak of, and the search for major employers turned up nothing clear, so this is not a fast-growing commuter suburb. It is a quiet, rural town where civic life centers on local anchors, and the school is the middle school for the area.
The enrollment at Sudlersville Middle School is what you would expect for a rural town of this size, with the student body distributed fairly evenly across the four grade levels. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, and the racial composition is predominantly white, with a significant Hispanic presence and smaller shares of Black students and students of two or more races. There are no Asian or Native American students enrolled. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it is part of the Queen Anne’s County Public Schools district.
State assessment results from the most recent testing year paint a mixed picture. In English language arts, performance varies noticeably by grade. Sixth graders posted a proficiency rate that is fairly strong, while fifth graders were lower. Seventh grade results were reported as a range rather than a single figure, falling in the middle, and eighth graders were at a similar level, with a bit under half of students meeting the bar. In math, the numbers are lower across the board. Fifth, sixth, and seventh graders each had proficiency rates in the mid-to-late twenties, and eighth graders had a very low rate, a place where a parent may want to look into this further with the school. Science testing, which is administered at fifth and eighth grades, showed eighth graders with a higher rate than fifth graders, and social studies, tested only in eighth grade, showed a rate just under half of students proficient. The school also administers an Algebra I assessment, and on that measure a majority of test takers scored proficient or above, though the data cover only a single year so there is no trend to examine.
Because this is a middle school with no high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The state testing data is from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program and the Maryland Integrated Science Assessment, which are the standard state tests. The school did not have chronic absenteeism or discipline data available in the sources we used, and there was no information about course access or staffing ratios. The comparison tool that places this school’s proficiency results relative to other districts in the county could not generate a comparison because there is only one district in Queen Anne’s County, the one that runs this school. There is no peer set to measure against at the district level. On the district side, a search for recent parent-relevant changes such as boundary shifts, budget referendums, or curriculum overhauls turned up little of lasting impact, so the district appears to be in a relatively steady state in terms of public-facing developments.
For a family considering this school, the takeaway is that Sudlersville Middle School serves a rural, small-town community with a student body where economic need is common. Academic performance is strongest in English language arts at some grade levels and on the Algebra I end-of-course test, while math proficiency is a soft spot, and science and social studies sit in the middle. The setting is quiet and traditional, and there are no major growth pressures reshaping the town. The school is what it is: a straightforward middle school in a small, rural Maryland town with no frills and a set of academic results that parents will want to examine closely for their child’s grade and subject.
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