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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Carroll County, Maryland

Across Carroll County, Maryland, 36 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Liberty High leads the list at 85.6%, against a median of 68.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Carroll County, Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

85.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

68.1%

BEST IN READING · CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Liberty High	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	High	1,007	85.6%
2	Century High	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	High	1,101	83.7%
3	Linton Springs Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	759	80.0%
4	Westminster High	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	High	1,477	78.4%
5	Sykesville Middle	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	697	78.2%
6	Piney Ridge Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	578	78.2%
7	Manchester Valley High	Manchester, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	High	1,339	76.7%
8	South Carroll High	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	High	933	75.3%
9	Mount Airy Middle	Mount Airy, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	761	74.4%
10	Eldersburg Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	470	73.2%
11	Freedom District Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	627	73.0%
12	Sandymount Elementary	Finksburg, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	640	72.9%
13	Westminster West Middle	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	923	72.7%
14	Carrolltowne Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	593	72.0%
15	Oklahoma Road Middle	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	816	71.9%
16	Winfield Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	724	70.0%
17	Shiloh Middle	Hampstead, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	631	68.4%
18	Manchester Elementary	Manchester, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	671	68.2%
19	William Winchester Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	587	68.0%
20	Ebb Valley Elementary	Manchester, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	563	67.1%
21	Friendship Valley Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	518	66.7%
22	Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary	Union Bridge, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	502	66.6%
23	Francis Scott Key High	Union Bridge, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	High	906	65.0%
24	Winters Mill High	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	High	1,156	64.5%
25	North Carroll Middle	Hampstead, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	626	63.9%
26	Westminster East Middle	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	796	63.4%
27	Mechanicsville Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	510	62.0%
28	Mount Airy Elementary	Mount Airy, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	462	61.0%
29	Westminster Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	564	59.2%
30	Spring Garden Elementary	Hampstead, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	439	58.7%
31	Cranberry Station Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	593	56.2%
32	Hampstead Elementary	Hampstead, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	400	55.0%
33	Runnymede Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	625	52.8%
34	Northwest Middle	Taneytown, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Middle	655	50.7%
35	Taneytown Elementary	Taneytown, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	450	47.8%
36	Robert Moton Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	440	46.6%

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