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

39 public schools in Washington County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Barbara Ingram School for the Arts leads the list at 93.4%, against a median of 60.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Washington County, Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

93.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

60.3%

BEST IN READING · WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Barbara Ingram School for the Arts	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	347	93.4%
2	Boonsboro High	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	838	81.7%
3	Smithsburg High	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	733	80.9%
4	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Knoxville, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	186	77.8%
5	Boonsboro Elementary	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	514	72.1%
6	Smithsburg Middle	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	554	71.7%
7	Sharpsburg Elementary	Sharpsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	362	70.2%
8	Clear Spring Elementary	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	398	68.4%
9	Clear Spring High	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	478	68.0%
10	North Hagerstown High	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	1,583	67.1%
11	Boonsboro Middle	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	673	64.8%
12	Williamsport Elementary	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	533	64.6%
13	Hancock Elementary	Hancock, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	193	64.4%
14	Greenbrier Elementary	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	259	63.9%
15	Fountain Rock Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	319	63.2%
16	Clear Spring Middle	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	301	62.8%
17	Potomac Heights Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	351	61.7%
18	Paramount Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	397	61.3%
19	Hancock Middle Senior High	Hancock, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	239	60.6%
20	Smithsburg Elementary	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	362	60.3%
21	Maugansville Elementary	Maugansville, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	698	59.7%
22	Rockland Woods Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	655	57.2%
23	Fountaindale Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	413	57.0%
24	Old Forge Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	354	57.0%
25	E. Russell Hicks Middle	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	841	55.5%
26	Emma K. Doub Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	389	51.6%
27	Williamsport High	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	1,061	50.0%
28	Salem Avenue Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	713	49.3%
29	Northern Middle	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	841	49.2%
30	South Hagerstown High	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	High	1,690	47.9%
31	Springfield Middle	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	808	45.5%
32	Western Heights Middle	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	883	43.5%
33	Pangborn Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	749	41.6%
34	Lincolnshire Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	503	40.8%
35	Jonathan Hager Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	498	36.1%
36	Eastern Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	439	34.6%
37	Cascade Elementary	Cascade, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	137	30.0%
38	Hickory Elementary	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	326	28.8%
39	Bester Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Elementary	490	25.3%

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