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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
101Beach ElementaryChesapeake BeachCalvert County Public SchoolsElementary24.3%50270.8%
102Jones ElementarySeverna ParkAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary15.9%33470.6%
103William B. Gibbs Jr. ElementaryGermantownMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary40.1%60170.5%
104Churchville ElementaryChurchvilleHarford County Public SchoolsElementary25.3%36470.5%
105Northfield ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary17.5%76470.3%
106Calvert ElementaryPrince FrederickCalvert County Public SchoolsElementary33.9%49570.1%
107Cabin John MiddlePotomacMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle12.3%98370.0%
108Central ElementaryEdgewaterAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary17.1%56670.0%
109Oliver Beach ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary40.0%15070.0%
110Pocomoke ElementaryPocomoke CityWorcester County Public SchoolsElementary55.4%49170.0%
111Green Valley ElementaryMonroviaFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary13.4%85069.9%
112Dublin ElementaryStreetHarford County Public SchoolsElementary40.5%22269.9%
113Ring Factory ElementaryBel AirHarford County Public SchoolsElementary20.5%54169.8%
114Fountain Green ElementaryBel AirHarford County Public SchoolsElementary22.8%44369.5%
115New Midway/Woodsboro ElementaryKeymarFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary47.2%26969.5%
116Boonsboro ElementaryBoonsboroWashington County Public SchoolsElementary30.7%51469.4%
117Westover ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary29.6%29469.4%
118Arnold ElementaryArnoldAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary13.0%45469.2%
119Clarksburg ElementaryClarksburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary35.1%36569.2%
120Deer Crossing ElementaryNew MarketFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary19.3%52869.1%
121Cabin Branch ElementaryClarksburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary28.1%64569.0%
122Wolfsville ElementaryMyersvilleFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary35.0%16369.0%
123Beall ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary27.6%47569.0%
124Sugarloaf ElementaryFrederickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary12.2%84568.9%
125Poolesville ElementaryPoolesvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary16.5%57668.7%
126Olney ElementaryOlneyMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary22.4%58568.4%
127Parkside ElementaryLavaleAllegany County Public SchoolsElementary50.5%22268.4%
128Middletown ElementaryMiddletownFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary20.9%46068.4%
129Davidsonville ElementaryDavidsonvilleAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary8.3%68968.3%
130Honeygo ElementaryPerry HallBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary29.4%69868.3%
131Bethesda ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary25.3%64568.2%
132Clemens Crossing ElementaryColumbiaHoward County Public SchoolsElementary23.7%48168.2%
133Broadneck ElementaryArnoldAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary17.5%65267.9%
134Waterloo ElementaryColumbiaHoward County Public SchoolsElementary32.1%66667.9%
135Belmont ElementaryOlneyMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary16.3%34367.5%
136Westland MiddleBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle17.5%83967.3%
137Prettyboy ElementaryFreelandBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary10.1%40567.2%
138Belvedere ElementaryArnoldAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary21.6%54267.1%
139Norrisville ElementaryWhite HallHarford County Public SchoolsElementary30.5%21366.9%
140Urbana HighIjamsvilleFrederick County Public SchoolsHigh16.5%1,98966.9%
141Gorman Crossing ElementaryLaurelHoward County Public SchoolsElementary21.5%75066.8%
142Forest Knolls ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary41.1%47266.6%
143Winfield ElementaryWestminsterCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary22.0%72466.3%
144Medfield Heights ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary37.9%48566.3%
145Prospect Mill ElementaryBel AirHarford County Public SchoolsElementary33.2%57966.3%
146Williamsport ElementaryWilliamsportWashington County Public SchoolsElementary61.0%53366.3%
147Piney Branch ElementaryTakoma ParkMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary34.8%57566.3%
148Barbara Ingram School for the ArtsHagerstownWashington County Public SchoolsHigh29.7%34766.3%
149Manchester ElementaryManchesterCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary31.6%67166.2%
150Crofton ElementaryCroftonAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary17.7%62166.0%
Page 3 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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