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The highest-poverty public schools in Washington County, Maryland

41 public schools in Washington County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Bester Elementary leads the list at 84.7%, against a median of 58.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Washington County, Maryland

Top % FRL

84.7%

Median % FRL

58.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Bester Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	490	84.7%
2	Salem Avenue Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	713	83.0%
3	Hickory Elementary	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	326	77.3%
4	Pangborn Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	749	76.0%
5	Eastern Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	439	74.5%
6	Ruth Ann Monroe Primary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	579	69.9%
7	Western Heights Middle	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	883	69.9%
8	Jonathan Hager Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	498	69.3%
9	Lincolnshire Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	503	69.2%
10	E. Russell Hicks Middle	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	841	68.8%
11	South Hagerstown High	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	1,690	67.5%
12	Potomac Heights Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	351	66.4%
13	Hancock Elementary	Hancock, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	193	65.3%
14	Springfield Middle	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	808	64.1%
15	Hancock Middle Senior High	Hancock, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	239	61.5%
16	Northern Middle	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	841	61.2%
17	Williamsport Elementary	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	533	61.0%
18	Cascade Elementary	Cascade, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	137	60.6%
19	Maugansville Elementary	Maugansville, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	698	60.2%
20	Williamsport High	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	1,061	60.1%
21	North Hagerstown High	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	1,583	58.2%
22	Emma K. Doub Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	389	58.1%
23	Fountaindale Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	413	56.9%
24	Clear Spring Middle	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	301	52.2%
25	Paramount Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	397	49.4%
26	Fountain Rock Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	319	48.0%
27	Rockland Woods Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	655	47.9%
28	Clear Spring Elementary	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	398	46.5%
29	Smithsburg Middle	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	554	46.4%
30	Smithsburg High	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	733	44.1%
31	Boyd J. Michael III Technical High School	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	548	44.0%
32	Clear Spring High	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	478	43.5%
33	Smithsburg Elementary	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	362	42.8%
34	Old Forge Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	354	41.5%
35	Sharpsburg Elementary	Sharpsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	362	40.9%
36	Greenbrier Elementary	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	259	39.0%
37	Boonsboro High	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	838	37.7%
38	Boonsboro Middle	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	673	33.4%
39	Boonsboro Elementary	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	514	30.7%
40	Barbara Ingram School for the Arts	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	347	29.7%
41	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Knoxville, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	186	27.4%

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