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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Montgomery County, Maryland

196 public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Montgomery Village Middle leads the list at 17.5%, against a median of 46.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

196

Montgomery County, Maryland

Best % Proficient

17.5%

Median % Proficient

46.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Montgomery Village Middle	Montgomery Village, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	59.2%	780	17.5%
2	Gaithersburg Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	67.5%	603	20.9%
3	Rolling Terrace Elementary	Takoma Park, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	68.8%	645	21.1%
4	Odessa Shannon Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	55.6%	784	23.6%
5	Gaithersburg Middle	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	63.2%	869	23.8%
6	John F. Kennedy High	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	56.0%	1,880	23.8%
7	Summit Hall Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	67.6%	413	24.4%
8	Watkins Mill High	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	51.7%	1,577	24.6%
9	South Lake Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	66.1%	746	24.8%
10	Forest Oak Middle	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	58.3%	828	25.2%
11	Watkins Mill Elementary	Montgomery Village, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	60.1%	734	25.8%
12	Captain James E. Daly Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	57.6%	472	26.9%
13	Gaithersburg High	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	55.7%	2,441	27.0%
14	Francis Scott Key Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	63.3%	950	27.3%
15	Benjamin Banneker Middle	Burtonsville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	51.9%	705	27.5%
16	A. Mario Loiederman Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	62.8%	978	27.5%
17	Neelsville Middle	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	55.1%	781	27.7%
18	Sargent Shriver Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	79.6%	697	27.7%
19	Harriet R. Tubman Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	61.6%	571	27.9%
20	Harmony Hills Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	65.0%	655	28.3%
21	Arcola Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	57.4%	747	28.6%
22	Greencastle Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	60.4%	722	29.3%
23	White Oak Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	57.3%	808	29.5%
24	Georgian Forest Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	57.8%	600	29.7%
25	Jackson Road Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	59.4%	623	29.9%
26	Northwood High	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	58.4%	1,654	30.1%
27	Argyle Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	61.4%	868	30.6%
28	Cannon Road Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	58.2%	388	30.7%
29	James Hubert Blake High	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	53.7%	1,960	30.9%
30	JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	69.2%	756	31.1%
31	Paint Branch High	Burtonsville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	52.2%	2,038	31.8%
32	Wheaton High	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	56.6%	2,794	31.9%
33	Springbrook High	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	59.9%	1,838	32.0%
34	Seneca Valley High	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	49.2%	2,409	32.3%
35	Briggs Chaney Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	62.0%	858	32.5%
36	Washington Grove Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	52.7%	480	33.0%
37	Kemp Mill Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	70.9%	412	33.1%
38	Newport Mill Middle	Kensington, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	53.1%	652	33.2%
39	Brown Station Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	57.5%	572	33.3%
40	Flower Hill Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	54.8%	454	33.8%
41	Viers Mill Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	69.6%	556	33.9%
42	Waters Landing Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	56.3%	735	33.9%
43	Oak View Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	49.4%	423	34.0%
44	Twinbrook Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	57.1%	459	34.0%
45	Roberto W. Clemente Middle	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	55.0%	888	34.1%
46	Stedwick Elementary	Montgomery Village, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	59.6%	492	34.3%
47	Clopper Mill Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	60.9%	458	34.5%
48	Glen Haven Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	64.4%	540	34.5%
49	Weller Road Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	65.3%	691	34.9%
50	Cresthaven Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	62.7%	474	35.3%

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