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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
951Northeast MiddlePasadenaAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsMiddle48.6%90129.0%
952Hazelwood Elementary/MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary82.4%52429.0%
953Logan ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary73.6%55628.9%
954The Crossroads SchoolBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsMiddle74.7%16228.8%
955Matthew Henson Middle SchoolIndian HeadCharles County Public SchoolsMiddle48.5%70128.8%
956Largo HighUpper MarlboroPrince George's County Public SchoolsHigh64.4%1,15928.8%
957Lindale MiddleLinthicumAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsMiddle56.9%88428.7%
958Hillcrest ElementaryFrederickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary91.0%58128.7%
959Sudlersville Elementary SchoolSudlersvilleQueen Anne's County Public SchoolsElementary69.5%31528.6%
960Bennett MiddleFruitlandWicomico County Public SchoolsMiddle59.3%96328.6%
961Riverdale ElementaryRiverdalePrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary93.7%58628.6%
962Thomas Viaduct MiddleHanoverHoward County Public SchoolsMiddle47.5%75828.6%
963Parkside HighSalisburyWicomico County Public SchoolsHigh53.2%1,27228.6%
964Edmondson Heights ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary70.1%55628.6%
965Arcola ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary57.4%74728.6%
966Hickory ElementaryWilliamsportWashington County Public SchoolsElementary77.3%32628.5%
967Harmony Hills ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary65.0%65528.3%
968Adelphi ElementaryAdelphiPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary88.9%50528.3%
969Nicholas Orem MiddleHyattsvillePrince George's County Public SchoolsMiddle96.8%1,00728.3%
970Patapsco High and Center for ArtsBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsHigh64.3%1,38528.3%
971Govans ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary69.3%41028.1%
972James M. Bennett HighSalisburyWicomico County Public SchoolsHigh54.3%1,47427.9%
973Randallstown HighRandallstownBaltimore County Public SchoolsHigh60.4%1,09127.9%
974Brandywine ElementaryBrandywinePrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary58.4%57227.9%
975Harriet R. Tubman ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary61.6%57127.9%
976Seneca ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary66.0%34427.9%
977Deer Park Middle Magnet SchoolRandallstownBaltimore County Public SchoolsMiddle55.7%1,12727.8%
978Windsor Mill MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsMiddle61.1%60627.7%
979Sargent Shriver ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary79.6%69727.7%
980Neelsville MiddleGermantownMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle55.1%78127.7%
981City Neighbors HighBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsHigh70.7%41627.7%
982Woodlawn MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsMiddle68.8%52227.6%
983Panorama ElementaryTemple HillsPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary91.0%55427.6%
984Laurel HighLaurelPrince George's County Public SchoolsHigh95.7%2,12927.6%
985Sussex ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary78.9%47527.5%
986Kettering ElementaryUpper MarlboroPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary92.0%41527.5%
987Benjamin Banneker MiddleBurtonsvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle51.9%70527.5%
988A. Mario Loiederman MiddleSilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle62.8%97827.5%
989Imagine Lincoln PCSTemple HillsPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary73.3%37127.4%
990Waldon Woods ElementaryClintonPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary92.0%52327.4%
991Pine Grove MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsMiddle53.4%80427.4%
992Milbrook ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary69.2%26327.3%
993Francis Scott Key MiddleSilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle63.3%95027.3%
994Furley ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary85.1%41027.3%
995Hilltop ElementaryGlen BurnieAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary81.4%52127.1%
996Mars Estates ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary75.8%40027.1%
997Gaithersburg HighGaithersburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsHigh55.7%2,44127.0%
998Bay View ElementaryNorth EastCecil County Public SchoolsElementary62.6%50627.0%
999Captain James E. Daly ElementaryGermantownMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary57.6%47226.9%
1000Kenwood HighBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsHigh66.4%1,90026.8%
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