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

32 public elementary schools in Harford 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. Youths Benefit Elementary leads the list at 88.0%, against a median of 62.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Harford County, Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

88.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

62.8%

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	Fountain Green Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	443	82.2%
3	Prospect Mill Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	579	78.3%
4	Homestead/Wakefield Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	1,071	77.7%
5	Emmorton Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	584	77.2%
6	Ring Factory Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	541	77.2%
7	Churchville Elementary	Churchville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	364	76.9%
8	Bel Air Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	521	76.7%
9	Red Pump Elementary School	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	696	72.2%
10	Forest Lakes Elementary	Forest Hill, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	447	72.0%
11	North Bend Elementary	Jarrettsville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	467	69.7%
12	Hickory Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	635	68.8%
13	Forest Hill Elementary	Forest Hill, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	451	67.4%
14	Dublin Elementary	Street, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	222	66.7%
15	Jarrettsville Elementary	Jarrettsville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	467	66.7%
16	Norrisville Elementary	White Hall, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	213	63.4%
17	North Harford Elementary	Pylesville, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	424	62.1%
18	Bakerfield Elementary	Aberdeen, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	460	60.7%
19	G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale	Aberdeen, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	528	55.7%
20	Abingdon Elementary	Abingdon, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	641	55.3%
21	William S. James Elementary	Abingdon, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	463	54.7%
22	Meadowvale Elementary	Havre De Grace, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	552	53.4%
23	Edgewood Elementary	Edgewood, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	428	48.3%
24	Havre de Grace Elementary	Havre De Grace, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	593	48.0%
25	Roye-Williams Elementary	Havre De Grace, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	444	47.6%
26	Church Creek Elementary	Belcamp, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	732	47.2%
27	Old Post Road Elementary	Abingdon, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	850	45.9%
28	Halls Cross Roads Elementary	Aberdeen, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	425	43.7%
29	Deerfield Elementary	Edgewood, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	708	40.9%
30	Joppatowne Elementary	Joppa, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	495	39.8%
31	Riverside Elementary	Joppa, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	481	36.4%
32	Magnolia Elementary	Joppa, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	545	29.7%

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