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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)
51	Holabird Academy	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	74.9%	13.6%	29.9%	-16.31
52	Sparrows Point Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	48.8%	29.0%	45.3%	-16.29
53	Sparrows Point High	Sparrows Point	Baltimore County Public Schools	38.5%	35.2%	51.4%	-16.21
54	Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	78.9%	11.3%	27.6%	-16.2
55	Damascus High	Damascus	Montgomery County Public Schools	30.6%	39.9%	56.1%	-16.19
56	Bethesda-Chevy Chase High	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	23.9%	44.0%	60.0%	-16.1
57	Benjamin Banneker Middle	Burtonsville	Montgomery County Public Schools	51.9%	27.5%	43.5%	-16.02
58	Thomson Estates Elementary	Elkton	Cecil County Public Schools	66.4%	18.9%	34.9%	-15.97
59	MacArthur Middle	Fort Meade	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	54.2%	26.2%	42.1%	-15.9
60	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	63.7%	20.7%	36.5%	-15.84
61	Long Reach High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	37.6%	36.2%	52.0%	-15.76
62	Colgate Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	66.8%	18.9%	34.7%	-15.75
63	Fallstaff Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	59.2%	23.4%	39.2%	-15.73
64	General John Stricker Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	73.4%	15.2%	30.8%	-15.67
65	Reservoir High	Fulton	Howard County Public Schools	26.2%	43.2%	58.7%	-15.51
66	Dundalk High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	65.6%	19.9%	35.4%	-15.5
67	Sudbrook Magnet Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	43.7%	32.9%	48.3%	-15.46
68	North Point High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	35.8%	37.7%	53.0%	-15.35
69	Glenmar Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	60.5%	23.1%	38.5%	-15.35
70	South Carroll High	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	20.8%	46.6%	61.9%	-15.33
71	Pine Grove Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	53.4%	27.4%	42.6%	-15.29
72	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	49.0%	29.9%	45.2%	-15.27
73	Century High	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	20.1%	47.1%	62.3%	-15.26
74	Stemmers Run Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	70.2%	17.5%	32.7%	-15.21
75	Bel Air High	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	22.7%	45.6%	60.8%	-15.18
76	Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	76.1%	14.3%	29.2%	-14.88
77	Sherwood Elementary	Sandy Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	25.7%	44.1%	59.0%	-14.88
78	Maurice J. McDonough High School	Pomfret	Charles County Public Schools	40.9%	35.2%	50.0%	-14.8
79	Oakland Mills High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	43.2%	33.9%	48.7%	-14.74
80	Southern Middle	Lusby	Calvert County Public Schools	50.5%	29.6%	44.4%	-14.73
81	Walter Johnson High	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	19.8%	47.8%	62.5%	-14.73
82	Howard High	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	20.2%	47.5%	62.3%	-14.7
83	Quince Orchard High	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	38.0%	37.0%	51.7%	-14.7
84	North Carroll Middle	Hampstead	Carroll County Public Schools	30.0%	41.8%	56.5%	-14.7
85	Cherry Hill Middle	Elkton	Cecil County Public Schools	49.9%	30.0%	44.7%	-14.68
86	Southwest Academy	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	63.8%	21.8%	36.5%	-14.68
87	Friendly High	Fort Washington	Prince George's County Public Schools	63.5%	22.0%	36.6%	-14.64
88	Eva Turner Elementary School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	68.2%	19.2%	33.9%	-14.62
89	General Smallwood Middle School	Indian Head	Charles County Public Schools	59.8%	24.3%	38.8%	-14.53
90	Forest Oak Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	58.3%	25.2%	39.7%	-14.5
91	Thurmont Middle	Thurmont	Frederick County Public Schools	48.3%	31.1%	45.6%	-14.47
92	Sherwood High	Sandy Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	22.4%	46.5%	60.9%	-14.38
93	Perry Hall High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	46.4%	32.4%	46.8%	-14.35
94	Rising Sun Middle School	Rising Sun	Cecil County Public Schools	40.5%	35.9%	50.2%	-14.33
95	River Hill High	Clarksville	Howard County Public Schools	7.7%	55.4%	69.7%	-14.28
96	Gaithersburg High	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	55.7%	27.0%	41.3%	-14.22
97	Loch Raven High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	56.8%	26.4%	40.6%	-14.18
98	Parkside High	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	53.2%	28.6%	42.7%	-14.17
99	Huntingtown High School	Huntingtown	Calvert County Public Schools	20.0%	48.2%	62.4%	-14.16
100	James M. Bennett High	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	54.3%	27.9%	42.1%	-14.15

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