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Maryland public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Maryland public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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MARYLAND · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Glenarden Woods ElementaryLanhamPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary47.3%51690.1%
2Heather Hills ElementaryBowiePrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary37.7%36188.3%
3Bannockburn ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary4.0%44686.8%
4Rodgers Forge ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary9.5%41286.8%
5Travilah ElementaryNorth PotomacMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary13.4%37286.0%
6Riderwood ElementaryTowsonBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary9.5%42386.0%
7Wood Acres ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary7.2%60985.8%
8Pointers Run ElementaryClarksvilleHoward County Public SchoolsElementary8.5%83585.5%
9Wayside ElementaryPotomacMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary9.9%46585.3%
10Carderock Springs ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary5.5%36385.3%
11Frost ElementaryFrostburgAllegany County Public SchoolsElementary36.6%24385.0%
12Wyngate ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary3.4%64084.8%
13Cold Spring ElementaryPotomacMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary7.7%36284.0%
14Potomac ElementaryPotomacMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary7.6%47583.8%
15Seven Locks ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary7.2%37683.6%
16Eastern Technical High SchoolBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsHigh23.1%1,33083.0%
17Beverly Farms ElementaryPotomacMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary8.6%52682.7%
18Fort Garrison ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary20.8%28382.4%
19Bells Mill ElementaryPotomacMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary14.9%57082.3%
20Linton Springs ElementarySykesvilleCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary15.0%75982.2%
21Bradley Hills ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary2.1%47482.1%
22Triadelphia Ridge ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary7.3%61981.9%
23Sparks ElementarySparksBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary10.4%50981.8%
24Worthington ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary11.7%40381.8%
25Centerville ElementaryFrederickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary19.1%47181.5%
26West Friendship ElementaryWest FriendshipHoward County Public SchoolsElementary8.2%36781.0%
27Fifth District ElementaryUppercoBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary15.6%26280.9%
28Blue Heron ElementaryNew MarketFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary8.5%68080.8%
29West Annapolis ElementaryAnnapolisAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary17.5%23480.6%
30Ritchie Park ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary12.6%34280.3%
31Burning Tree ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary8.6%47980.1%
32Academy of Health Sciences at PGCCLargoPrince George's County Public SchoolsHigh50.2%46280.0%
33Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolClarksburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary19.0%48479.9%
34Somerset ElementaryChevy ChaseMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary20.1%31479.9%
35Cedar Grove ElementaryGermantownMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary27.0%32679.7%
36Pinewood ElementaryTimoniumBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary14.5%59879.5%
37Benfield ElementarySeverna ParkAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary8.2%50079.5%
38Folger Mckinsey ElementarySeverna ParkAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary7.6%64479.4%
39Jacksonville ElementaryPhoenixBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary7.7%53379.4%
40Rockburn ElementaryElkridgeHoward County Public SchoolsElementary12.3%64979.2%
41Westbrook ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary13.0%46878.9%
42Fulton ElementaryFultonHoward County Public SchoolsElementary7.9%87278.7%
43Lakewood ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary21.2%40678.2%
44Shipley's Choice ElementaryMillersvilleAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary5.5%34478.1%
45Ocean City ElementaryOcean CityWorcester County Public SchoolsElementary37.8%56678.1%
46Timonium ElementaryTimoniumBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary20.0%44577.8%
47Centennial Lane ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary16.4%74977.8%
48Diamond ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary12.4%65477.5%
49Stone Mill ElementaryNorth PotomacMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary14.1%51677.3%
50Manor Woods ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary16.9%69777.1%
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