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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Maryland

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Maryland, drawn from 853 qualifying public elementary schools. Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary leads the list at 10.1%, against a median of 44.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

853

Maryland

Best % Proficient

10.1%

Median % Proficient

44.1%

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	Frederick Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	88.8%	320	11.2%
3	Johnston Square Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	94.5%	271	11.5%
4	Robert W. Coleman Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	91.5%	201	12.0%
5	New Song Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	87.4%	182	12.5%
6	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	66.1%	899	12.7%
7	Holabird Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	74.9%	650	13.6%
8	Westport Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	92.8%	251	13.8%
9	Port Towns Elementary	Bladensburg, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	92.9%	747	13.8%
10	Carole Highlands Elementary	Takoma Park, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	92.5%	544	14.2%
11	Dorothy I. Height Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	88.3%	435	14.3%
12	Berwyn Heights Elementary	Berwyn Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	91.4%	421	14.3%
13	Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	76.1%	706	14.3%
14	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	95.1%	410	14.3%
15	Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.5%	732	14.6%
16	Beechfield Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	87.8%	510	14.8%
17	The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	95.8%	236	14.8%
18	James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	89.5%	588	14.9%
19	Bradbury Heights Elementary	Capital Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	94.1%	354	14.9%
20	Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.6%	705	15.0%
21	Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.1%	218	15.1%
22	John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	57.5%	1,061	15.3%
23	Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	81.5%	189	15.4%
24	Rosa L. Parks Elementary	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	89.6%	607	15.6%
25	Sinclair Lane Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.6%	269	15.7%
26	Collington Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	89.6%	230	16.2%
27	Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.5%	490	16.4%
28	William Beanes Elementary	Suitland, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	90.3%	424	16.8%
29	Barclay Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.3%	373	16.9%
30	Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary	Glenarden, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	94.1%	540	17.1%
31	Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	92.2%	296	17.2%
32	Annapolis Elementary	Annapolis, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	82.6%	190	17.3%
33	Samuel P. Massie Academy	Forestville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	93.5%	477	17.3%
34	Cecil Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	85.1%	348	17.4%
35	Langley Park-McCormick Elementary	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	95.6%	697	17.4%
36	Harlem Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	93.5%	402	17.5%
37	Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	84.0%	287	17.8%
38	Highland Park Elementary	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	93.8%	210	17.8%
39	Templeton Elementary	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	95.2%	646	17.8%
40	Dundalk Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	75.3%	757	17.8%
41	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	66.4%	717	18.0%
42	Oaklands Elementary	Laurel, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	90.3%	483	18.0%
43	Halstead Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	78.5%	489	18.1%
44	Hawthorne Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	83.2%	499	18.1%
45	Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	74.1%	320	18.2%
46	Carmody Hills Elementary	Capitol Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	93.3%	389	18.3%
47	Francis Scott Key Elementary	District Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	92.9%	451	18.4%
48	Dodge Park Elementary	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	93.5%	494	18.4%
49	Park Heights Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	90.0%	390	18.4%
50	Suitland Elementary	Suitland, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	94.2%	514	18.7%

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