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Maryland schools underperforming demographics

Every Maryland public school in the bottom 10% of its state by BeatsExpectations. Being on this list is a starting question, not a verdict: a school may be in leadership transition, recovering from a demographic shift, or working through curriculum or staffing problems.

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MARYLAND · UNDERPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS

#	School	City	District	% FRL	% Proficient	Expected	Gap (pp)
1	Swan Meadow School	Oakland	Garrett County Public Schools	59.3%	0.0%	39.1%	-39.15
2	Phoenix International School of the Arts	La Plata	Charles County Public Schools	42.0%	21.1%	49.4%	-28.23
3	National Academy Foundation	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	64.0%	10.2%	36.3%	-26.17
4	Overlook Elementary	Temple Hills	Prince George's County Public Schools	37.3%	26.3%	52.2%	-25.92
5	Tilghman Elementary	Tilghman	Talbot County Public Schools	58.6%	14.5%	39.5%	-25.02
6	John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	57.5%	15.3%	40.2%	-24.87
7	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	63.7%	13.8%	36.5%	-22.72
8	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	66.1%	12.7%	35.1%	-22.42
9	Fallston High	Fallston	Harford County Public Schools	15.4%	43.1%	65.1%	-21.93
10	Gwynn Park High	Brandywine	Prince George's County Public Schools	47.7%	24.4%	46.0%	-21.65
11	Montgomery Village Middle	Montgomery Village	Montgomery County Public Schools	59.2%	17.5%	39.2%	-21.64
12	Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	59.8%	18.1%	38.8%	-20.76
13	C. Milton Wright High	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	25.3%	39.3%	59.3%	-19.94
14	Elkton Middle	Elkton	Cecil County Public Schools	61.2%	18.4%	38.0%	-19.63
15	John Hanson Montessori	Oxon Hill	Prince George's County Public Schools	31.3%	36.3%	55.7%	-19.47
16	Watkins Mill High	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	51.7%	24.6%	43.6%	-19.04
17	North Harford High	Pylesville	Harford County Public Schools	23.8%	41.2%	60.2%	-18.96
18	Atholton High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	22.9%	41.8%	60.6%	-18.9
19	Middletown High	Middletown	Frederick County Public Schools	20.6%	43.1%	62.0%	-18.9
20	Owings Mills High	Owings Mills	Baltimore County Public Schools	62.5%	18.5%	37.2%	-18.76
21	Dundalk Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	70.9%	13.6%	32.3%	-18.68
22	La Plata High School	La Plata	Charles County Public Schools	31.0%	37.2%	55.9%	-18.66
23	Patterson High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	67.8%	15.6%	34.1%	-18.51
24	St. Charles High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	50.3%	26.0%	44.5%	-18.44
25	Old Mill Middle North	Millersville	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	41.3%	31.3%	49.8%	-18.43
26	New Town High	Owings Mills	Baltimore County Public Schools	50.3%	26.1%	44.5%	-18.33
27	Pikesville Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	57.6%	21.9%	40.1%	-18.2
28	Franklin Middle	Reisterstown	Baltimore County Public Schools	57.4%	22.4%	40.3%	-17.91
29	Thomas S. Wootton High	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	13.4%	48.5%	66.3%	-17.77
30	Parkville High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	56.1%	23.3%	41.0%	-17.77
31	Odessa Shannon Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	55.6%	23.6%	41.3%	-17.76
32	Patterson Mill High School	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	23.7%	42.4%	60.2%	-17.75
33	Dulaney High	Timonium	Baltimore County Public Schools	33.2%	36.8%	54.5%	-17.74
34	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover	Howard County Public Schools	47.5%	28.6%	46.1%	-17.56
35	Thomas Stone High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	56.4%	23.3%	40.8%	-17.53
36	Lansdowne Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	70.2%	15.2%	32.7%	-17.45
37	John Hanson Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	56.8%	23.2%	40.6%	-17.42
38	John F. Kennedy High	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	56.0%	23.8%	41.1%	-17.31
39	Westlake High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	51.2%	26.6%	44.0%	-17.3
40	William Paca Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	60.1%	21.4%	38.6%	-17.2
41	Gwynn Park Middle	Brandywine	Prince George's County Public Schools	56.1%	23.9%	41.0%	-17.16
42	North East Middle	North East	Cecil County Public Schools	53.6%	25.5%	42.5%	-17.04
43	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	66.4%	18.0%	34.9%	-16.91
44	Sabillasville Environmental School	Sabillasville	Frederick County Public Schools	34.7%	36.8%	53.7%	-16.91
45	Matthew Henson Middle School	Indian Head	Charles County Public Schools	48.5%	28.8%	45.5%	-16.74
46	Chesapeake High	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	25.8%	42.2%	59.0%	-16.73
47	Richard Montgomery High	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	29.3%	40.3%	56.9%	-16.61
48	Mattawoman Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	54.2%	25.6%	42.2%	-16.53
49	Wilde Lake High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	42.6%	32.5%	49.0%	-16.46
50	Northeast Middle	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	48.6%	29.0%	45.5%	-16.42

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