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

21 public elementary schools in Carroll County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Linton Springs Elementary leads the list at 80.0%, against a median of 66.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Carroll County, Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

80.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

66.7%

BEST IN READING · CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Linton Springs Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	759	80.0%
2	Piney Ridge Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	578	78.2%
3	Eldersburg Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	470	73.2%
4	Freedom District Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	627	73.0%
5	Sandymount Elementary	Finksburg, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	640	72.9%
6	Carrolltowne Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	593	72.0%
7	Winfield Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	724	70.0%
8	Manchester Elementary	Manchester, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	671	68.2%
9	William Winchester Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	587	68.0%
10	Ebb Valley Elementary	Manchester, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	563	67.1%
11	Friendship Valley Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	518	66.7%
12	Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary	Union Bridge, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	502	66.6%
13	Mechanicsville Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	510	62.0%
14	Mount Airy Elementary	Mount Airy, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	462	61.0%
15	Westminster Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	564	59.2%
16	Spring Garden Elementary	Hampstead, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	439	58.7%
17	Cranberry Station Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	593	56.2%
18	Hampstead Elementary	Hampstead, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	400	55.0%
19	Runnymede Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	625	52.8%
20	Taneytown Elementary	Taneytown, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	450	47.8%
21	Robert Moton Elementary	Westminster, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	440	46.6%

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