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The highest-poverty public schools in Frederick County, Maryland

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Frederick County, Maryland, drawn from 65 qualifying public schools. Hillcrest Elementary leads the list at 91.0%, against a median of 32.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Frederick County, Maryland

Top % FRL

91.0%

Median % FRL

32.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Hillcrest Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	581	91.0%
2	Waverley Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	965	87.4%
3	Lincoln Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	615	81.0%
4	Monocacy Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	523	67.9%
5	Crestwood Middle	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	996	67.7%
6	Butterfly Ridge Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	607	67.4%
7	West Frederick Middle	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	820	64.5%
8	Lewistown Elementary	Thurmont, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	152	63.8%
9	Frederick High	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	High	1,821	59.5%
10	Gov. Thomas Johnson High	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	High	2,066	58.4%
11	Ballenger Creek Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	715	57.5%
12	North Frederick Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	660	57.4%
13	Monocacy Middle	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	710	56.5%
14	Thurmont Primary	Thurmont, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	350	55.1%
15	Thurmont Elementary	Thurmont, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	283	55.1%
16	Orchard Grove Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	613	53.7%
17	Emmitsburg Elementary	Emmitsburg, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	211	51.2%
18	Walkersville Elementary	Walkersville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	692	50.1%
19	Tuscarora High	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	High	1,735	48.7%
20	Thurmont Middle	Thurmont, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	507	48.3%
21	New Midway/Woodsboro Elementary	Keymar, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	269	47.2%
22	Tuscarora Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	793	46.9%
23	Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	573	45.2%
24	Parkway Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	263	44.9%
25	Ballenger Creek Middle	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	777	42.3%
26	Whittier Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	779	42.1%
27	Walkersville Middle	Walkersville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	779	41.6%
28	Catoctin High	Thurmont, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	High	823	40.2%
29	Walkersville High	Walkersville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	High	1,181	38.8%
30	Wolfsville Elementary	Myersville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	163	35.0%
31	Sabillasville Environmental School	Sabillasville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	196	34.7%
32	Brunswick Elementary	Brunswick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	804	32.8%
33	Liberty Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	265	32.8%
34	Yellow Springs Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	628	32.0%
35	Spring Ridge Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	605	31.1%
36	Carroll Manor Elementary	Adamstown, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	530	30.9%
37	Valley Elementary	Jefferson, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	525	30.9%
38	Brunswick Middle	Brunswick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	638	29.9%
39	Monocacy Valley Montessori	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Combined	386	29.3%
40	Glade Elementary	Walkersville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	561	29.2%
41	Brunswick High	Brunswick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	High	910	27.8%
42	Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	317	27.4%
43	Frederick Classical Charter	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	376	27.4%
44	Middletown Primary	Middletown, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	463	23.5%
45	Urbana Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	736	22.6%
46	Middletown Elementary	Middletown, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	460	20.9%
47	Twin Ridge Elementary	Mt Airy, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	703	20.6%
48	Middletown High	Middletown, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	High	1,059	20.6%
49	Myersville Elementary	Myersville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	402	20.4%
50	Middletown Middle	Middletown, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	784	19.9%

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