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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Harford County, Maryland, drawn from 51 qualifying public schools. Youths Benefit Elementary leads the list at 88.0%, against a median of 66.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Harford County, Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

88.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

66.7%

BEST IN READING · HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Youths Benefit Elementary	Fallston, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	1,151	88.0%
2	Fallston Middle School	Fallston, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	1,068	83.6%
3	Fountain Green Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	443	82.2%
4	Prospect Mill Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	579	78.3%
5	Southampton Middle	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	1,192	77.9%
6	Homestead/Wakefield Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	1,071	77.7%
7	North Harford Middle	Pylesville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	849	77.3%
8	Emmorton Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	584	77.2%
9	Fallston High	Fallston, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	1,036	77.2%
10	Ring Factory Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	541	77.2%
11	Churchville Elementary	Churchville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	364	76.9%
12	Bel Air Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	521	76.7%
13	Patterson Mill Middle School	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	716	76.4%
14	Harford Technical High	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	954	75.0%
15	Bel Air High	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	1,341	74.4%
16	Bel Air Middle	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	1,080	72.9%
17	Red Pump Elementary School	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	696	72.2%
18	Forest Lakes Elementary	Forest Hill, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	447	72.0%
19	Patterson Mill High School	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	839	71.9%
20	North Bend Elementary	Jarrettsville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	467	69.7%
21	Hickory Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	635	68.8%
22	North Harford High	Pylesville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	1,204	68.5%
23	Havre de Grace High	Havre de Grace, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	822	67.8%
24	C. Milton Wright High	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	1,291	67.6%
25	Forest Hill Elementary	Forest Hill, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	451	67.4%
26	Dublin Elementary	Street, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	222	66.7%
27	Jarrettsville Elementary	Jarrettsville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	467	66.7%
28	Norrisville Elementary	White Hall, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	213	63.4%
29	North Harford Elementary	Pylesville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	424	62.1%
30	Bakerfield Elementary	Aberdeen, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	460	60.7%
31	G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale	Aberdeen, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	528	55.7%
32	Abingdon Elementary	Abingdon, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	641	55.3%
33	Aberdeen High	Aberdeen, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	1,396	54.7%
34	William S. James Elementary	Abingdon, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	463	54.7%
35	Meadowvale Elementary	Havre De Grace, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	552	53.4%
36	Edgewood High	Edgewood, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	1,440	52.2%
37	Havre de Grace Middle	Havre de Grace, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	617	50.1%
38	Edgewood Elementary	Edgewood, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	428	48.3%
39	Havre de Grace Elementary	Havre De Grace, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	593	48.0%
40	Roye-Williams Elementary	Havre De Grace, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	444	47.6%
41	Church Creek Elementary	Belcamp, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	732	47.2%
42	Old Post Road Elementary	Abingdon, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	850	45.9%
43	Aberdeen Middle	Aberdeen, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	1,071	45.5%
44	Halls Cross Roads Elementary	Aberdeen, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	425	43.7%
45	Magnolia Middle	Joppa, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	689	42.1%
46	Joppatowne High	Joppa, MD	Harford County Public Schools	High	882	41.7%
47	Deerfield Elementary	Edgewood, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	708	40.9%
48	Edgewood Middle	Edgewood, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	936	40.4%
49	Joppatowne Elementary	Joppa, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	495	39.8%
50	Riverside Elementary	Joppa, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	481	36.4%

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