South Dorchester School

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Church Creek, Maryland·21622
Score
92.3/100
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#8
Among 97 Maryland K-8 schools
Top 9%
In Maryland

Score 92.3/100: better than 92% of Maryland K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Maryland, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Maryland schools.

English language arts
65%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 38%, better than 91% of them
136 students tested
Math
40%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 17%, better than 93% of them
136 students tested
Science
39%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 18%, better than 91% of them
49 students tested
All Maryland schools (ELA / math)
52% / 28%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 17 published results by grade and test

As published by Maryland State Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3MCAP English Language Arts 0358.817
English language artsGrade 4MCAP English Language Arts 0452.223
English language artsGrade 5MCAP English Language Arts 056520
English language artsGrade 6MCAP English Language Arts 066825
English language artsGrade 7MCAP English Language Arts 0772.722
English language artsGrade 8MCAP English Language Arts 0872.429
English language artsAll gradesMCAP English Language Arts All Grades65.4136
MathHigh schoolMCAP Algebra 18010
MathGrade 3MCAP Mathematics 0341.217
MathGrade 4MCAP Mathematics 0447.823
MathGrade 5MCAP Mathematics 055020
MathGrade 6MCAP Mathematics 063225
MathGrade 7MCAP Mathematics 0740.922
MathGrade 8MCAP Mathematics 0810.519
MathAll gradesMCAP Mathematics All Grades40.4136
ScienceGrade 5MCAP Science Grade 533.321
ScienceGrade 8MCAP Science Grade 842.928

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
240
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
240
Typical K-8 school: 494
Free or reduced-price lunch
48%
Typical K-8 school: 71%

District and location

City
Dorchester County

Contact

Address
3485 Golden Hill Road
Church Creek, MD 21622

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Maryland. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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South Dorchester School at a glance

South Dorchester School is a public K-8 school in Church Creek, Maryland, serving grades PK-8. It is part of Dorchester County Public Schools. It has about 240 students (a typical Maryland K-8 school has 494). About 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 71% at a typical Maryland K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 65% in English language arts (similar schools: 38%) and 40% in math (similar schools: 17%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Maryland K-8 schools, it scores 92.3 out of 100: better than 92% of them, ranking #8 of 97. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.