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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
401	Dumbarton Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	Middle	29.3%	1,064	51.7%
402	Baltimore School for the Arts	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	24.2%	443	51.6%
403	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	59.2%	314	51.3%
404	Baltimore City College	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	52.1%	1,470	51.3%
405	Crellin Elementary	Oakland	Garrett County Public Schools	Elementary	65.8%	152	51.3%
406	Patterson Mill Middle School	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	21.2%	716	51.0%
407	Windy Hill Middle	Owings	Calvert County Public Schools	Middle	29.1%	669	51.0%
408	Catonsville Elementary	Catonsville	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	48.5%	653	51.0%
409	East Silver Spring Elementary	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	52.6%	540	51.0%
410	Clear Spring High	Clear Spring	Washington County Public Schools	High	43.5%	478	51.0%
411	Smithsburg High	Smithsburg	Washington County Public Schools	High	44.1%	733	50.9%
412	Tunbridge Public Charter School	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	42.8%	493	50.9%
413	Lakelands Park Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	34.0%	993	50.8%
414	Linganore High	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	High	16.7%	1,647	50.8%
415	Arundel Middle	Odenton	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	26.2%	1,312	50.8%
416	Broad Ford Elementary	Oakland	Garrett County Public Schools	Elementary	66.7%	601	50.8%
417	Stephen Decatur High	Berlin	Worcester County Public Schools	High	44.0%	1,462	50.5%
418	Dowell Elementary	Lusby	Calvert County Public Schools	Elementary	47.3%	541	50.4%
419	Jacobsville Elementary	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	38.0%	474	50.4%
420	Rockland Woods Elementary	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	47.9%	655	50.4%
421	Potomac Heights Elementary	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	66.4%	351	50.3%
422	Dynard Elementary	Chaptico	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	39.6%	422	50.3%
423	Harford Technical High	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	High	20.9%	954	50.1%
424	George's Creek Elementary	Lonaconing	Allegany County Public Schools	Elementary	69.1%	272	50.0%
425	Leonardtown Elementary	Leonardtown	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	32.4%	509	50.0%
426	Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School	Newburg	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	40.0%	428	49.9%
427	George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology	Towson	Baltimore County Public Schools	High	22.1%	1,017	49.9%
428	Clear Spring Middle	Clear Spring	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	52.2%	301	49.8%
429	Rock Hall Elementary	Rock Hall	Kent County Public Schools	Elementary	75.3%	198	49.8%
430	Kingsview Middle	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	35.6%	908	49.7%
431	Joppa View Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	53.2%	491	49.7%
432	Pine Grove Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	48.6%	418	49.6%
433	Monocacy Valley Montessori	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Combined	29.3%	386	49.6%
434	North Frederick Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	57.4%	660	49.6%
435	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	29.2%	739	49.6%
436	Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School	La Plata	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	36.3%	663	49.6%
437	Preston Elementary School	Preston	Caroline County Public Schools	Elementary	60.1%	381	49.6%
438	Goshen Elementary	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	55.9%	494	49.6%
439	Ridgeway Elementary	Severn	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	33.0%	551	49.5%
440	Francis T. Evans Elementary	Clinton	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	60.3%	393	49.5%
441	Leonardtown High	Leonardtown	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	22.0%	2,118	49.3%
442	Monocacy Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	67.9%	523	49.2%
443	Powhatan Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	67.6%	250	49.1%
444	Mary H. Matula Elementary School	La Plata	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	40.5%	610	49.0%
445	Linthicum Elementary	Linthicum	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	43.6%	509	49.0%
446	Northern High	Owings	Calvert County Public Schools	High	20.6%	1,478	48.9%
447	Walkersville Middle	Walkersville	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	41.6%	779	48.9%
448	Severn Elementary	Severn	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	40.8%	458	48.9%
449	Snow Hill High	Snow Hill	Worcester County Public Schools	High	54.3%	368	48.8%
450	Monarch Academy	Glen Burnie	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	38.0%	687	48.7%

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