District research record · NCES 2400600
St. Marys County Public Schools
Official local source reviewed. This page separates confirmed evidence from details families still need to verify directly with the district.
What the evidence confirms
Gifted & Talented
St. Mary’s uses acceleration, enrichment, differentiated curriculum, and specialized academies to support gifted learners.
How services work: Elementary and middle-school gifted instruction leads to accelerated mathematics, Pre-AP and honors courses, AP, and four high-school academy pathways in global studies, finance, visual and performing arts, and STEM.
How students are identified: Screening begins in grade 3 using multiple measures of aptitude, potential, and achievement for reading and mathematics. At middle school, family, teacher, or student requests can initiate review, data meetings, and appeals.
- Grades or coverage
- Elementary–high school
- Evidence level
- Official local source reviewed
- Source authority
- School district
- Last reviewed
- September 4, 2026
State context
Maryland gifted and talented education requirements
Maryland requires universal screening no later than grade 3, additional identification in grades 3–5 and 6–9, and differentiated services during the regular school day.
For families: Every Maryland system must publish an equitable identification process, identify a significant number in every school and at least 10% systemwide, and provide services that accelerate, extend, or enrich instruction.
Geographic relationships
County served
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