Best Chestertown Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public schools serving 711 students in Chestertown, MD (there are 4 private schools, serving 391 private students). 65% of all K-12 students in Chestertown, MD are educated in public schools (compared to the MD state average of 86%).

The top-ranked public schools in Chestertown, MD are H. H. Garnett Elementary School and Kent County Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Chestertown, MD public schools have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Maryland public school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 45% statewide average). Schools in Chestertown have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Maryland public schools.

Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Maryland public school average of 68% (majority Black).