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Maryland: the counties with the highest-performing public schools

24 counties

Maryland public school districts ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Worcester CountyMD137,00260.3%
2Carroll CountyMD4326,14155.7%
3Howard CountyMD7757,56554.2%
4Calvert CountyMD2414,84953.6%
5Frederick CountyMD6748,05451.1%
6Harford CountyMD5537,77148.1%
7St. Mary's CountyMD2616,90546.7%
8Montgomery CountyMD208159,18146.6%
9Anne Arundel CountyMD12685,07445.3%
10Queen Anne's CountyMD147,47845.1%
11Washington CountyMD4323,32044.8%
12Garrett CountyMD123,85344.1%
13Allegany CountyMD228,11343.3%
14Caroline CountyMD95,64839.5%
15Baltimore CountyMD177110,87238.0%
16Talbot CountyMD84,48537.6%
17Cecil CountyMD2814,85336.6%
18Dorchester CountyMD114,58636.5%
19Kent CountyMD51,69435.4%
20Wicomico CountyMD2515,58234.0%
21Charles CountyMD3828,16233.9%
22Prince George's CountyMD199132,69330.7%
23Baltimore cityMD15377,34127.6%
24Somerset CountyMD72,90126.2%

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