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H. Garnett Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
320 Calvert St
Chestertown, MD 21620
Phone
(410) 778-6890
District
Kent County Public Schools
County
KENT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
329
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.0% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

H. Garnett Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
38%
56%
41%
34%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
38%
33%
58%
40%
18%
26%
38%
33%
58%
40%
18%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
29%
38%
36%
10%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 33 10.0%
Kindergarten 46 14.0%
Grade 1 43 13.1%
Grade 2 55 16.7%
Grade 3 56 17.0%
Grade 4 49 14.9%
Grade 5 47 14.3%
Total 329 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.9% 58.7% 35.2%
Black 38.4% 25.7% 34.2%
Hispanic 15.6% 14.2% 23.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 1.0% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 75.7% 50.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 70.5% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 5.2% 4.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,265 6,180,253
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 69.6 631
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.2% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.7% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 26.9% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,530 2,339,510
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.8% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.9% 42.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.8% 31.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.1% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.7% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 10.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.8% 6.9%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $38,751 $67,116,000 70.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,737 $6,472,000 6.8%
Staff $2,847 $4,931,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $558,000 0.6%
School Administration $3,840 $6,651,000 7.0%
Operation $1,704 $2,952,000 3.1%
Transportation $1,283 $2,223,000 2.3%
Other $590 $1,022,000 1.1%
Total Support $14,324 $24,809,000 26.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,788 $3,096,000 3.3%
Total Expenditures $54,862 $95,021,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,551 $9,390,931,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $828 $736,660,000 4.5%
Staff $800 $712,286,000 4.3%
General Administration $116 $103,436,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,092 $972,050,000 5.9%
Operation $1,442 $1,283,316,000 7.8%
Transportation $691 $614,844,000 3.7%
Other $439 $391,069,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,408 $4,813,661,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,533 $2,254,097,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $18,492 $16,458,689,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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