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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Washington County, Maryland

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Washington County, Maryland, drawn from 25 qualifying public elementary schools. Bester Elementary leads the list at 84.7%, against a median of 60.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Washington County, Maryland

Top % FRL

84.7%

Median % FRL

60.2%

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	Jonathan Hager Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	498	69.3%
8	Lincolnshire Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	503	69.2%
9	Potomac Heights Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	351	66.4%
10	Hancock Elementary	Hancock, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	193	65.3%
11	Williamsport Elementary	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	533	61.0%
12	Cascade Elementary	Cascade, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	137	60.6%
13	Maugansville Elementary	Maugansville, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	698	60.2%
14	Emma K. Doub Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	389	58.1%
15	Fountaindale Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	413	56.9%
16	Paramount Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	397	49.4%
17	Fountain Rock Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	319	48.0%
18	Rockland Woods Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	655	47.9%
19	Clear Spring Elementary	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	398	46.5%
20	Smithsburg Elementary	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	362	42.8%
21	Old Forge Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	354	41.5%
22	Sharpsburg Elementary	Sharpsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	362	40.9%
23	Greenbrier Elementary	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	259	39.0%
24	Boonsboro Elementary	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	514	30.7%
25	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Knoxville, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	186	27.4%

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