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The highest-performing public schools in reading in St. Mary's County, Maryland

Across St. Mary's County, Maryland, 26 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Leonardtown High leads the list at 81.6%, against a median of 57.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

St. Mary's County, Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

81.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

57.5%

BEST IN READING · ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Leonardtown High	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	2,118	81.6%
2	White Marsh Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	220	75.6%
3	Leonardtown Middle	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	969	74.4%
4	Chopticon High	Morganza, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	1,526	72.8%
5	Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	516	68.2%
6	Hollywood Elementary	Hollywood, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	414	67.7%
7	Oakville Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	291	65.0%
8	Greenview Knolls Elementary	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	294	64.1%
9	Chesapeake Charter School	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	539	63.5%
10	Evergreen Elementary School	California, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	715	62.2%
11	Leonardtown Elementary	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	509	58.8%
12	Mechanicsville Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	273	58.7%
13	Green Holly Elementary School	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	478	58.5%
14	Margaret Brent Middle	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	878	56.4%
15	Great Mills High	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	1,697	55.9%
16	Park Hall Elementary	Park Hall, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	569	55.0%
17	Benjamin Banneker Elementary	Loveville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	543	52.8%
18	Town Creek Elementary	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	220	52.2%
19	Dynard Elementary	Chaptico, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	422	51.6%
20	Esperanza Middle	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	835	51.1%
21	Piney Point Elementary	Tall Timbers, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	435	48.7%
22	Lettie Marshall Dent Elem	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	479	45.3%
23	Ridge Elementary	Ridge, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	209	45.0%
24	George Washington Carver Elementary	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	460	41.3%
25	Spring Ridge Middle	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	913	36.7%
26	Lexington Park Elementary	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	383	22.5%

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