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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
251Oakland Terrace ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary30.2%50059.8%
252Bel Air ElementaryCumberlandAllegany County Public SchoolsElementary48.1%21659.7%
253Chapel District ElementaryCordovaTalbot County Public SchoolsElementary40.1%35959.7%
254Bodkin ElementaryPasadenaAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary16.9%50459.6%
255Northern MiddleOwingsCalvert County Public SchoolsMiddle17.0%74559.6%
256Darnestown ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary17.7%35659.5%
257Roland Park Elementary/MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary33.0%1,37159.5%
258Hereford MiddleMonktonBaltimore County Public SchoolsMiddle13.4%86159.4%
259Windsor Knolls MiddleIjamsvilleFrederick County Public SchoolsMiddle13.4%81259.4%
260Bayard Rustin ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary41.6%75759.4%
261Cloverly ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary37.5%42959.3%
262Westchester ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary26.6%66259.2%
263Ridgely MiddleLuthervilleBaltimore County Public SchoolsMiddle20.2%1,03959.2%
264Little Bennett ElementaryClarksburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary29.3%61459.1%
265Cape St. Claire ElementaryAnnapolisAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary14.7%66059.1%
266Yorktown ElementaryBowiePrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary37.4%39659.0%
267Hollifield Station ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsElementary26.0%67759.0%
268Deale ElementaryDealeAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary19.7%20358.8%
269Marriotts Ridge HighMarriottsvilleHoward County Public SchoolsHigh15.5%1,74158.6%
270Patapsco MiddleEllicott CityHoward County Public SchoolsMiddle20.4%67058.6%
271North Bend ElementaryJarrettsvilleHarford County Public SchoolsElementary19.3%46758.6%
272Hallie Wells MiddleClarksburgMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle18.5%93158.5%
273North Harford ElementaryPylesvilleHarford County Public SchoolsElementary28.1%42458.5%
274Severn River MiddleArnoldAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsMiddle20.3%67558.4%
275Lutherville LaboratoryLuthervilleBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary34.3%40558.4%
276Woodbridge ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary66.1%48458.4%
277Elmer A. Wolfe ElementaryUnion BridgeCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary43.8%50258.3%
278Brunswick ElementaryBrunswickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary32.8%80458.3%
279Bayside Elementary SchoolStevensvilleQueen Anne's County Public SchoolsElementary29.9%36858.2%
280Tuscarora ElementaryFrederickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary46.9%79358.1%
281Central MiddleEdgewaterAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsMiddle20.0%1,20458.1%
282Lois P. Rockwell ElementaryDamascusMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary33.0%51858.0%
283Accident ElementaryAccidentGarrett County Public SchoolsElementary53.4%22157.9%
284Parkway ElementaryFrederickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary44.9%26357.8%
285Tilden MiddleRockvilleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle24.1%1,11257.7%
286Edgewater ElementaryEdgewaterAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary38.5%57757.7%
287Rosa M. Parks MiddleOlneyMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle16.5%86357.6%
288Clearspring ElementaryDamascusMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary42.3%54157.6%
289Mays Chapel ElementaryTimoniumBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary31.8%65757.5%
290Magothy River MiddleArnoldAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsMiddle18.2%65557.3%
291Imagine Andrews Public CharterAndrews AfbPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary28.8%34757.3%
292Flintstone ElementaryFlintstoneAllegany County Public SchoolsElementary57.0%22357.1%
293William S. James ElementaryAbingdonHarford County Public SchoolsElementary29.2%46357.1%
294Evergreen Elementary SchoolCaliforniaSt. Mary's County Public SchoolsElementary23.5%71557.1%
295Monocacy ElementaryDickersonMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary23.2%16457.1%
296St Leonard ElementarySt LeonardCalvert County Public SchoolsElementary48.6%40157.1%
297Hampton ElementaryLuthervilleBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary33.3%55557.0%
298Yellow Springs ElementaryFrederickFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary32.0%62857.0%
299Oakville ElementaryMechanicsvilleSt. Mary's County Public SchoolsElementary43.0%29157.0%
300Berlin IntermediateBerlinWorcester County Public SchoolsMiddle46.8%61357.0%
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