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Caroline County Public Schools Schools
Caroline County Public Schools is a public school district in Maryland, based in Caroline County (Denton). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Caroline County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Caroline County Public Schools
9 of 9 schools in Caroline County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 1D: 6
Best schools in Caroline County Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 198 high schools in Maryland · all 212 middle schools in Maryland · all 855 elementary schools in Maryland
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Colonel Richardson High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B North Caroline High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Preston Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Denton Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Ridgely Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Lockerman Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Colonel Richardson Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Greensboro Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Federalsburg Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Caroline County Public Schools
High schools (2)
- B+ Colonel Richardson High School, Federalsburg
- B North Caroline High School, Ridgely
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D Colonel Richardson Middle School, Federalsburg
- D Lockerman Middle School, Denton
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D+ Denton Elementary School, Denton
- D- Federalsburg Elementary School, Federalsburg
- D- Greensboro Elementary School, Greensboro
- C- Preston Elementary School, Preston
- D+ Ridgely Elementary School, Ridgely
Where Caroline County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Federalsburg (3)
- Denton (2)
- Ridgely (2)
- Greensboro (1)
- Preston (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maryland
- County: Caroline County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,676 students with 418 full-time-equivalent teachers and 930 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2400180
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Queen Anne's County Public Schools (14 schools, 18 mi)
- Talbot County Public Schools (8 schools, 20 mi)
- Kent County Public Schools (5 schools, 30 mi)
- Dorchester County Public Schools (11 schools, 34 mi)
- Wicomico County Public Schools (25 schools, 36 mi)
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools (123 schools, 40 mi)
- Calvert County Public Schools (24 schools, 45 mi)
- Cecil County Public Schools (28 schools, 48 mi)
Questions about Caroline County Public Schools
How many schools are in Caroline County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Caroline County Public Schools, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Caroline County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Federalsburg, Denton, Ridgely, Greensboro, Preston.
How good are the schools in Caroline County Public Schools?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.1%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Caroline County Public Schools?
5,676 students were enrolled in Caroline County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Caroline County Public Schools?
Caroline County Public Schools is in Maryland, based in Caroline County, with its district office in Denton. Its boundary covers about 319 sq mi.