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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

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
551	College Park Academy	Riverdale	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	53.2%	682	44.2%
552	Town Creek Elementary	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	56.4%	220	44.1%
553	Sequoyah Elementary	Derwood	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	46.7%	460	44.1%
554	Sherwood Elementary	Sandy Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	25.7%	498	44.1%
555	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	43.0%	875	44.1%
556	Ballenger Creek Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	57.5%	715	44.1%
557	Bethesda-Chevy Chase High	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	23.9%	2,377	44.0%
558	Ridge Elementary	Ridge	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	54.5%	209	43.9%
559	Havre de Grace Elementary	Havre De Grace	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	49.4%	593	43.8%
560	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	40.8%	659	43.7%
561	Glenallan Elementary	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	61.7%	679	43.7%
562	Rolling Knolls Elementary	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	47.0%	402	43.6%
563	Westernport Elementary	Westernport	Allegany County Public Schools	Elementary	69.8%	248	43.6%
564	Westminster East Middle	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	38.1%	796	43.5%
565	Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Pittsville	Wicomico County Public Schools	Middle	57.5%	325	43.5%
566	Chadwick Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	72.0%	603	43.4%
567	Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School	Nanjemoy	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	56.1%	269	43.4%
568	Eastern Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	52.4%	963	43.4%
569	Esperanza Middle	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	42.8%	835	43.3%
570	Ballenger Creek Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	42.3%	777	43.3%
571	Winand Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	64.8%	426	43.3%
572	Pointer Ridge Elementary	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	59.9%	416	43.2%
573	Catonsville Middle	Catonsville	Baltimore County Public Schools	Middle	36.6%	818	43.2%
574	Reservoir High	Fulton	Howard County Public Schools	High	26.2%	1,597	43.2%
575	Rosemont Elementary	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	59.0%	564	43.1%
576	Fallston High	Fallston	Harford County Public Schools	High	15.4%	1,036	43.1%
577	Middletown High	Middletown	Frederick County Public Schools	High	20.6%	1,059	43.1%
578	Valley View Elementary	Oxon Hill	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	85.8%	351	43.0%
579	Salem Avenue Elementary	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	83.0%	713	43.0%
580	Piccowaxen Middle School	Newburg	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	33.2%	578	42.9%
581	Northwood Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	76.4%	641	42.7%
582	Hammond High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	High	37.4%	1,159	42.7%
583	Cascade Elementary	Cascade	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	60.6%	137	42.7%
584	North Dorchester Middle School	Hurlock	Dorchester County Public Schools	Middle	62.8%	414	42.6%
585	Bainbridge Elementary	Port Deposit	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	64.3%	294	42.6%
586	Winters Mill High	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	High	37.1%	1,156	42.5%
587	Middleborough Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	48.3%	288	42.5%
588	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	37.3%	616	42.4%
589	E. Russell Hicks Middle	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	68.8%	841	42.4%
590	Patterson Mill High School	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	High	23.7%	839	42.4%
591	Great Seneca Creek Elementary	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	54.2%	487	42.4%
592	Thomas G. Pullen	Landover	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	48.5%	740	42.3%
593	Chesapeake High	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	High	25.8%	1,540	42.2%
594	Baden Elementary	Brandywine	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	87.0%	184	42.1%
595	Western High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	72.8%	1,290	42.1%
596	Ridgely Elementary School	Ridgely	Caroline County Public Schools	Elementary	59.6%	433	42.0%
597	Chopticon High	Morganza	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	34.7%	1,526	41.9%
598	West Side Elementary	Cumberland	Allegany County Public Schools	Elementary	72.6%	321	41.9%
599	North Carroll Middle	Hampstead	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	30.0%	626	41.8%
600	Atholton High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	High	22.9%	1,540	41.8%

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