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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

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
301	Crofton Middle	Gambrills	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	19.8%	1,345	56.8%
302	Walt Whitman High	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	7.0%	2,056	56.8%
303	Orchard Grove Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	53.7%	613	56.8%
304	Flower Valley Elementary	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	30.0%	524	56.7%
305	John Poole Middle	Poolesville	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	20.8%	467	56.6%
306	Willards Elementary	Willards	Wicomico County Public Schools	Elementary	49.2%	311	56.6%
307	Plum Point Middle	Huntingtown	Calvert County Public Schools	Middle	20.7%	619	56.6%
308	Pershing Hill Elementary	Ft Meade	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	20.0%	434	56.5%
309	Pocomoke Middle	Pocomoke City	Worcester County Public Schools	Middle	71.6%	465	56.5%
310	Boonsboro High	Boonsboro	Washington County Public Schools	High	37.7%	838	56.4%
311	Stonegate Elementary	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	34.5%	565	56.4%
312	Liberty High	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	High	14.5%	1,007	56.4%
313	Tulip Grove Elementary	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	43.4%	477	56.0%
314	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	25.4%	623	55.9%
315	Oakdale High	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	High	17.6%	1,702	55.9%
316	Walkersville Elementary	Walkersville	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	50.1%	692	55.9%
317	Paramount Elementary	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	49.4%	397	55.9%
318	Whitehall Elementary	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	37.9%	485	55.8%
319	Green Holly Elementary School	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	63.0%	478	55.8%
320	Mattaponi Elementary	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	52.4%	391	55.6%
321	Smithsburg Middle	Smithsburg	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	46.4%	554	55.6%
322	Pasadena Elementary	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	36.0%	450	55.5%
323	White Marsh Elementary	Trappe	Talbot County Public Schools	Elementary	57.1%	289	55.5%
324	River Hill High	Clarksville	Howard County Public Schools	High	7.7%	1,383	55.4%
325	Millersville Elementary	Millersville	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	20.7%	386	55.1%
326	Nantucket Elementary	Crofton	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	27.9%	675	55.1%
327	Crofton High School	Gambrills	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	High	17.3%	1,906	55.1%
328	Thurmont Elementary	Thurmont	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	55.1%	283	55.1%
329	Highland View Elementary	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	51.5%	334	55.0%
330	Chesapeake Charter School	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	26.9%	539	55.0%
331	South Dorchester School	Church Creek	Dorchester County Public Schools	Elementary	49.6%	230	55.0%
332	Middletown Middle	Middletown	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	19.9%	784	54.9%
333	Grasonville Elementary School	Grasonville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	Elementary	46.4%	472	54.9%
334	Hammond Middle	Laurel	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	16.4%	604	54.8%
335	Carroll Manor Elementary	Adamstown	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	30.9%	530	54.7%
336	Greenbrier Elementary	Boonsboro	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	39.0%	259	54.6%
337	Valley Elementary	Jefferson	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	30.9%	525	54.5%
338	Grantsville Elementary	Grantsville	Garrett County Public Schools	Elementary	69.6%	204	54.5%
339	Liberty Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	32.8%	265	54.5%
340	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	38.2%	594	54.3%
341	Oakdale Middle	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	15.8%	1,085	54.3%
342	Denton Elementary School	Denton	Caroline County Public Schools	Elementary	62.4%	596	54.2%
343	Glenelg High	Glenelg	Howard County Public Schools	High	10.2%	1,363	54.2%
344	Bakerfield Elementary	Aberdeen	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	68.0%	460	54.1%
345	Fields Road Elementary	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	51.0%	453	54.1%
346	C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	60.5%	598	53.9%
347	Broadneck High	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	High	17.7%	2,143	53.9%
348	Winston Churchill High	Potomac	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	10.9%	2,185	53.8%
349	Poolesville High	Poolesville	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	12.1%	1,351	53.8%
350	Bel Air Middle	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	24.1%	1,080	53.8%

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