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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Maryland

1,280 public schools in Maryland appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary leads the list at 10.1%, against a median of 39.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,280

Maryland

Best % Proficient

10.1%

Median % Proficient

39.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	93.7%	300	10.1%
2	National Academy Foundation	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	64.0%	801	10.2%
3	Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	85.6%	313	10.7%
4	Katherine Johnson Global Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	90.5%	473	11.1%
5	Frederick Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	88.8%	320	11.2%
6	International High School @ Langley Park	Bladensburg, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	High	97.3%	368	11.2%
7	Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	78.9%	303	11.3%
8	Johnston Square Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	94.5%	271	11.5%
9	Robert W. Coleman Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	91.5%	201	12.0%
10	New Song Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	87.4%	182	12.5%
11	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	66.1%	899	12.7%
12	ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	88.7%	523	12.7%
13	Stadium School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	86.1%	259	12.9%
14	Holabird Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	74.9%	650	13.6%
15	Dundalk Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Middle	70.9%	598	13.6%
16	Westport Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	92.8%	251	13.8%
17	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	63.7%	786	13.8%
18	Port Towns Elementary	Bladensburg, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	92.9%	747	13.8%
19	The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	92.6%	513	13.9%
20	Carole Highlands Elementary	Takoma Park, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	92.5%	544	14.2%
21	Dorothy I. Height Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	88.3%	435	14.3%
22	Berwyn Heights Elementary	Berwyn Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	91.4%	421	14.3%
23	Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	76.1%	706	14.3%
24	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	95.1%	410	14.3%
25	Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi	Adelphi, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	92.3%	1,077	14.4%
26	Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.5%	732	14.6%
27	Beechfield Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	87.8%	510	14.8%
28	The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	95.8%	236	14.8%
29	James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	89.5%	588	14.9%
30	Bradbury Heights Elementary	Capital Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	94.1%	354	14.9%
31	Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.6%	705	15.0%
32	Green Street Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	84.3%	808	15.1%
33	Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.1%	218	15.1%
34	General John Stricker Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Middle	73.4%	713	15.2%
35	Lansdowne Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Middle	70.2%	661	15.2%
36	Booker T. Washington Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	95.3%	192	15.3%
37	John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	57.5%	1,061	15.3%
38	Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	81.5%	189	15.4%
39	Lillie May Carroll Jackson School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	82.8%	209	15.5%
40	Patterson High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	67.8%	1,330	15.6%
41	Rosa L. Parks Elementary	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	89.6%	607	15.6%
42	Sinclair Lane Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.6%	269	15.7%
43	Mace's Lane Middle School	Cambridge, MD	Dorchester County Public Schools	Middle	87.8%	490	15.9%
44	Collington Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	89.6%	230	16.2%
45	Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.5%	490	16.4%
46	Academy for College and Career Exploration	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	79.1%	967	16.4%
47	William Beanes Elementary	Suitland, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	90.3%	424	16.8%
48	Baltimore Design School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	75.9%	503	16.9%
49	Drew-Freeman Middle	District Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	96.6%	1,022	16.9%
50	Barclay Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.3%	373	16.9%

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