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

Across Cecil County, Maryland, 28 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Perryville High leads the list at 73.0%, against a median of 49.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cecil County, Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

73.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.5%

BEST IN READING · CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Perryville High	Perryville, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	High	858	73.0%
2	Rising Sun High	North East, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	High	1,074	69.8%
3	Kenmore Elementary	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	290	67.4%
4	Bohemia Manor High	Chesapeake City, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	High	591	65.1%
5	Rising Sun Elementary	Rising Sun, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	609	61.3%
6	Calvert Elementary	Rising Sun, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	390	60.4%
7	Leeds Elementary	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	284	59.7%
8	North East High	North East, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	High	1,057	58.0%
9	Elkton High	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	High	1,050	57.0%
10	Bohemia Manor Middle	Chesapeake City, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Middle	473	56.2%
11	Chesapeake City Elementary	Chesapeake City, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	385	52.8%
12	Bainbridge Elementary	Port Deposit, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	294	50.9%
13	Charlestown Elementary	Charlestown, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	305	50.5%
14	Cecilton Elementary	Cecilton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	273	49.7%
15	Conowingo Elementary	Conowingo, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	379	49.2%
16	Perryville Middle	Perryville, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Middle	512	48.0%
17	Rising Sun Middle School	Rising Sun, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Middle	592	45.2%
18	Cherry Hill Middle	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Middle	387	42.9%
19	North East Middle	North East, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Middle	758	42.8%
20	North East Elementary	North East, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	615	42.3%
21	Cecil Manor Elementary	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	416	39.2%
22	Perryville Elementary	Perryville, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	423	38.0%
23	Elk Neck Elementary	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	428	35.6%
24	Elkton Middle	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Middle	538	27.7%
25	Bay View Elementary	North East, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	506	27.2%
26	Holly Hall Elementary	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	432	25.6%
27	Thomson Estates Elementary	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	456	25.0%
28	Gilpin Manor Elementary	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Elementary	478	19.5%

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