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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Maryland

Across Maryland, 1,283 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Eastern Technical High School leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 51.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,283

Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.1%

BEST IN READING · MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Eastern Technical High School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	High	1,330	99.7%
2	Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC	Largo, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	462	96.9%
3	Western School of Technology	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	High	942	96.6%
4	Travilah Elementary	North Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	372	93.6%
5	Bannockburn Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	446	93.5%
6	Barbara Ingram School for the Arts	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	347	93.4%
7	Baltimore School for the Arts	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	443	93.1%
8	Riderwood Elementary	Towson, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	423	92.5%
9	Poolesville High	Poolesville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	1,351	92.5%
10	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	1,632	92.3%
11	Glenelg High	Glenelg, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,363	92.1%
12	Severna Park High	Severna Park, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	High	1,842	92.0%
13	West Annapolis Elementary	Annapolis, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	234	91.7%
14	Heather Hills Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	361	90.8%
15	Wilson Wims Elementary School	Clarksburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	484	90.7%
16	Carderock Springs Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	363	90.4%
17	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	367	89.7%
18	Urbana High	Ijamsville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	High	1,989	89.1%
19	Severna Park Elementary	Severna Park, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	372	88.9%
20	Crofton High School	Gambrills, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	High	1,906	88.9%
21	Beverly Farms Elementary	Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	526	88.8%
22	Wayside Elementary	Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	465	88.8%
23	Benfield Elementary	Severna Park, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	500	88.7%
24	Walt Whitman High	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	2,056	88.7%
25	Herbert Hoover Middle	Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	930	88.3%
26	River Hill High	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,383	88.2%
27	Pinewood Elementary	Timonium, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	598	88.0%
28	Youths Benefit Elementary	Fallston, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	1,151	88.0%
29	Folger Mckinsey Elementary	Severna Park, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	644	87.8%
30	Fort Garrison Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	283	87.8%
31	Severna Park Middle	Severna Park, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	1,386	87.6%
32	Wood Acres Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	609	87.6%
33	Marriotts Ridge High	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,741	87.4%
34	Broadneck High	Annapolis, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	High	2,143	87.1%
35	Glenarden Woods Elementary	Lanham, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	516	86.9%
36	Hereford High	Parkton, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	High	1,175	86.8%
37	Oak Hill Elementary	Severna Park, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	628	86.7%
38	Fifth District Elementary	Upperco, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	262	86.7%
39	Rodgers Forge Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	412	86.7%
40	Northern High	Owings, MD	Calvert County Public Schools	High	1,478	86.7%
41	Thomas W. Pyle Middle	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	1,259	86.6%
42	Lakewood Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	406	86.4%
43	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	835	86.3%
44	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	403	85.8%
45	Wolfsville Elementary	Myersville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	163	85.7%
46	Thomas S. Wootton High	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	1,870	85.7%
47	Liberty High	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	High	1,007	85.6%
48	Huntingtown High School	Huntingtown, MD	Calvert County Public Schools	High	1,311	85.0%
49	Bradley Hills Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	474	85.0%
50	George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology	Towson, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	High	1,017	84.8%

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