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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Maryland

9 public K-12 schools in Maryland appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public K-12 schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. William S. Baer School leads the list at 85.0%, against a median of 53.9% across the ranked schools.

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Top % FRL

85.0%

Median % FRL

53.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	William S. Baer School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Combined	167	85.0%
2	C. Elizabeth Rieg	Mitchellville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Combined	148	71.6%
3	Harford Academy at Campus Hills	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Combined	141	57.4%
4	Maiden Choice School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Combined	118	54.2%
5	Ruth Parker Eason School	Millersville, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Combined	128	53.9%
6	Central Special School	Edgewater, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Combined	109	50.5%
7	Ridge/Ruxton School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Combined	101	49.5%
8	Cedar Lane Special Center	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Combined	133	30.1%
9	Monocacy Valley Montessori	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Combined	386	29.3%

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