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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
51Carroll Manor ElementaryBaldwinBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary8.6%37176.5%
52Chapel Hill ElementaryPerry HallBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary25.6%53576.2%
53Stoneleigh ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary18.4%64576.1%
54Piney Ridge ElementarySykesvilleCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary20.6%57876.1%
55Dayton Oaks ElementaryDaytonHoward County Public SchoolsElementary7.6%73975.8%
56Thomas W. Pyle MiddleBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle6.4%1,25975.6%
57West Towson ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary17.8%44575.5%
58Folly Quarter MiddleEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsMiddle7.8%68275.2%
59Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional MagnetBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary31.4%39575.2%
60Rachel Carson ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary27.0%67175.2%
61Snowden Farm ElementaryClarksburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary20.8%57875.1%
62Kingsville ElementaryKingsvilleBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary19.3%32675.1%
63Severna Park ElementarySeverna ParkAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary8.3%37275.1%
64Hillcrest ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary33.8%67875.0%
65Mount View MiddleMarriottsvilleHoward County Public SchoolsMiddle9.3%88174.9%
66Clarksville ElementaryClarksvilleHoward County Public SchoolsElementary17.7%54374.9%
67Snow Hill ElementarySnow HillWorcester County Public SchoolsElementary44.4%38774.8%
68Bushy Park ElementaryGlenwoodHoward County Public SchoolsElementary9.4%63174.7%
69Homestead/Wakefield ElementaryBel AirHarford County Public SchoolsElementary18.2%1,07174.1%
70Kensington Parkwood ElementaryKensingtonMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary12.1%53574.0%
71Oak Hill ElementarySeverna ParkAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary9.7%62874.0%
72New Market ElementaryNew MarketFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary19.8%57173.5%
73North Chevy Chase ElementaryChevy ChaseMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary20.7%23773.5%
74Carrolltowne ElementarySykesvilleCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary14.5%59373.3%
75Greenwood ElementaryBrookevilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary12.0%53473.0%
76Myersville ElementaryMyersvilleFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary20.4%40272.9%
77Severna Park MiddleSeverna ParkAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsMiddle7.8%1,38672.7%
78Bel Air ElementaryBel AirHarford County Public SchoolsElementary31.3%52172.7%
79Waverly ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary9.3%82772.7%
80Forest Hill ElementaryForest HillHarford County Public SchoolsElementary15.7%45172.6%
81Clarksville MiddleClarksvilleHoward County Public SchoolsMiddle6.6%67972.6%
82Woodfield ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary32.2%31472.5%
83Spark M. Matsunaga ElementaryGermantownMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary28.7%53072.5%
84Freedom District ElementarySykesvilleCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary12.4%62772.5%
85Ilchester ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary13.7%48272.4%
86Seventh District ElementaryParktonBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary14.5%34672.3%
87Mount Harmony ElementaryOwingsCalvert County Public SchoolsElementary22.1%65672.3%
88Emmorton ElementaryBel AirHarford County Public SchoolsElementary22.6%58471.8%
89Showell ElementaryBerlinWorcester County Public SchoolsElementary32.3%63871.7%
90White Marsh ElementaryMechanicsvilleSt. Mary's County Public SchoolsElementary35.5%22071.7%
91Sunderland ElementarySunderlandCalvert County Public SchoolsElementary21.0%60671.7%
92Fallsmead ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary18.9%51271.7%
93Cashell ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary28.2%38671.6%
94Youths Benefit ElementaryFallstonHarford County Public SchoolsElementary13.6%1,15171.3%
95Urbana ElementaryFrederickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary22.6%73671.3%
96Red Pump Elementary SchoolBel AirHarford County Public SchoolsElementary19.5%69671.3%
97South Shore ElementaryCrownsvilleAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary31.0%26871.2%
98Jones Lane ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary34.3%42871.0%
99Herbert Hoover MiddlePotomacMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle11.8%93070.9%
100Eldersburg ElementarySykesvilleCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary16.2%47070.9%
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