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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
151Forest Lakes ElementaryForest HillHarford County Public SchoolsElementary21.3%44766.0%
152Windy Hill ElementaryOwingsCalvert County Public SchoolsElementary30.6%59866.0%
153DuFief ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary20.7%27666.0%
154Veterans ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary27.5%88366.0%
155Spring Ridge ElementaryFrederickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary31.1%60565.8%
156Ashburton ElementaryBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary21.5%87165.8%
157Warwick Elementary SchoolSecretaryDorchester County Public SchoolsElementary51.2%34665.8%
158Sandymount ElementaryFinksburgCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary28.0%64065.8%
159Pot Spring ElementaryTimoniumBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary44.9%43465.7%
160Lime Kiln MiddleFultonHoward County Public SchoolsMiddle8.6%67565.7%
161Hillsmere ElementaryAnnapolisAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary40.0%40265.7%
162Urbana MiddleIjamsvilleFrederick County Public SchoolsMiddle16.4%1,09065.5%
163Crofton Woods ElementaryCroftonAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary13.3%74265.5%
164Ebb Valley ElementaryManchesterCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary27.4%56365.4%
165Phyllis E. Williams ElementarySeabrookPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary37.4%32665.3%
166Mutual ElementaryPort RepublicCalvert County Public SchoolsElementary32.4%37465.3%
167St. Johns Lane ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary20.6%63665.2%
168Sharpsburg ElementarySharpsburgWashington County Public SchoolsElementary40.9%36265.2%
169Four Seasons ElementaryGambrillsAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary16.2%66765.2%
170Farmland ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary19.5%84765.2%
171Kemptown ElementaryMonroviaFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary14.1%44865.2%
172Mechanicsville ElementarySykesvilleCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary15.5%51064.9%
173Dora Kennedy French ImmersionGreenbeltPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary28.7%68464.8%
174Hollywood ElementaryHollywoodSt. Mary's County Public SchoolsElementary32.1%41464.8%
175Oakdale ElementaryIjamsvilleFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary19.5%1,16764.8%
176Windsor Farm ElementaryAnnapolisAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary29.3%45164.8%
177Burleigh Manor MiddleEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsMiddle17.5%77764.7%
178Robert Frost Middle SchoolRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle16.4%91564.5%
179Chevy Chase ElementaryChevy ChaseMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary34.8%43464.5%
180Francis Scott Key Elementary/MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary40.0%72264.5%
181Frederick Classical CharterFrederickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary27.4%37664.4%
182Vienna Elementary SchoolViennaDorchester County Public SchoolsElementary56.3%18364.4%
183Glenwood MiddleGlenwoodHoward County Public SchoolsMiddle14.0%49464.3%
184Matapeake Elementary SchoolStevensvilleQueen Anne's County Public SchoolsElementary25.2%47264.3%
185Severna Park HighSeverna ParkAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsHigh9.7%1,84264.1%
186Mayo ElementaryEdgewaterAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary17.4%35164.0%
187Pleasant Valley ElementaryKnoxvilleWashington County Public SchoolsElementary27.4%18664.0%
188Mount Airy ElementaryMount AiryCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary19.7%46263.9%
189Sykesville MiddleSykesvilleCarroll County Public SchoolsMiddle18.4%69763.9%
190Ellicott Mills MiddleEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsMiddle14.6%69863.9%
191Captain Walter Francis Duke ElementaryLeonardtownSt. Mary's County Public SchoolsElementary19.8%51663.9%
192North Bethesda MiddleBethesdaMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle15.9%1,22463.7%
193Fallston Middle SchoolFallstonHarford County Public SchoolsMiddle12.1%1,06863.6%
194College Gardens ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary43.3%50663.6%
195Hickory ElementaryBel AirHarford County Public SchoolsElementary24.9%63563.5%
196Emmitsburg ElementaryEmmitsburgFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary51.2%21163.5%
197William Winchester ElementaryWestminsterCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary40.0%58763.5%
198Luxmanor ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary27.5%68463.4%
199Hampden Elementary/MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary44.1%50863.3%
200Perry Hall ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary48.3%47663.1%
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