Best Schools for Low-income Students in Maryland (2026)
These are the Maryland public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenarden Woods Elementary Lanham | 87% | 82% | 185 | A+ |
| 2 | Ocean City Elementary Ocean City | 67% | 72% | 82 | A+ |
| 3 | Centerville Elementary Frederick | 75% | 65% | 33 | A |
| 4 | Heather Hills Elementary Bowie | 62% | 72% | 67 | A+ |
| 5 | White Marsh Elementary Mechanicsville | 65% | 65% | 36 | A+ |
| 6 | Fifth District Elementary Upperco | 70% | 50% | 20 | A+ |
| 7 | Hampstead Elementary Hampstead | 55% | 65% | 41 | B+ |
| 8 | Showell Elementary Berlin | 65% | 55% | 45 | A+ |
| 9 | Frost Elementary Frostburg | 65% | 55% | 35 | A+ |
| 10 | Cash Valley Elementary Lavale | 47% | 57% | 73 | A |
| 11 | Fountaindale Elementary Hagerstown | 52% | 52% | 82 | A |
| 12 | Warwick Elementary School Secretary | 52% | 52% | 167 | C+ |
| 13 | Linton Springs Elementary Sykesville | 45% | 55% | 47 | A |
| 14 | Mechanicsville Elementary Sykesville | 50% | 50% | 30 | B+ |
| 15 | Eldersburg Elementary Sykesville | 50% | 50% | 26 | A |
| 16 | Honeygo Elementary Perry Hall | 55% | 45% | 49 | A+ |
| 17 | Pinewood Elementary Timonium | 50% | 50% | 20 | A+ |
| 18 | Crofton Elementary Crofton | 50% | 50% | 30 | B+ |
| 19 | Mt. Savage Elementary Mt Savage | 55% | 45% | 53 | B+ |
| 20 | Spring Garden Elementary Hampstead | 45% | 55% | 54 | A |
| 21 | New Market Elementary New Market | 50% | 50% | 26 | A+ |
| 22 | Oakville Elementary Mechanicsville | 55% | 45% | 35 | A+ |
| 23 | Urbana Elementary Frederick | 45% | 55% | 44 | A+ |
| 24 | Pocomoke Elementary Pocomoke City | 35% | 65% | 59 | A+ |
| 25 | Woodfield Elementary Gaithersburg | 50% | 50% | 20 | A+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarksville Middle Clarksville | 70% | 70% | 20 | B+ |
| 2 | Glenwood Middle Glenwood | 75% | 55% | 40 | A+ |
| 3 | South Dorchester School Church Creek | 67% | 62% | 132 | A+ |
| 4 | Sabillasville Environmental School Sabillasville | 70% | 50% | 23 | B |
| 5 | Thomas W. Pyle Middle Bethesda | 65% | 45% | 34 | A+ |
| 6 | Urbana Middle Ijamsville | 57% | 52% | 76 | A+ |
| 7 | Mount View Middle Marriottsville | 55% | 45% | 35 | A |
| 8 | Severna Park Middle Severna Park | 52% | 42% | 81 | A+ |
| 9 | Burleigh Manor Middle Ellicott City | 52% | 42% | 88 | A+ |
| 10 | Northern Middle Owings | 57% | 37% | 71 | A |
| 11 | Oakdale Middle Ijamsville | 52% | 42% | 66 | A |
| 12 | Stephen Decatur Middle Berlin | 57% | 37% | 215 | A+ |
| 13 | Dora Kennedy French Immersion Greenbelt | 52% | 42% | 104 | A+ |
| 14 | Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter Frederick | 65% | 25% | 35 | C+ |
| 15 | Robert Frost Middle School Rockville | 52% | 37% | 63 | B+ |
| 16 | Cabin John Middle Potomac | 52% | 37% | 72 | B |
| 17 | Boonsboro Middle Boonsboro | 47% | 42% | 173 | A |
| 18 | Smithsburg Middle Smithsburg | 52% | 37% | 235 | A+ |
| 19 | Middletown Middle Middletown | 52% | 37% | 112 | C+ |
| 20 | Mount Savage Middle Mount Savage | 52% | 32% | 183 | C+ |
| 21 | Central Middle Edgewater | 47% | 37% | 159 | B+ |
| 22 | Windsor Knolls Middle Ijamsville | 52% | 32% | 62 | A |
| 23 | Shiloh Middle Hampstead | 52% | 32% | 127 | B |
| 24 | Chesapeake Charter School Lexington Park | 50% | 30% | 24 | A+ |
| 25 | Plum Point Middle Huntingtown | 42% | 37% | 93 | B |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western School of Technology Baltimore | 92% | 82% | 69 | A+ |
| 2 | Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC Largo | 95% | 75% | 39 | A+ |
| 3 | Eastern Technical High School Baltimore | 92% | 72% | 74 | A+ |
| 4 | Thomas S. Wootton High Rockville | 70% | 90% | 22 | A+ |
| 5 | George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology Towson | 85% | 65% | 39 | A+ |
| 6 | Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore | 82% | 67% | 93 | A+ |
| 7 | Harford Technical High Bel Air | 85% | 55% | 44 | A+ |
| 8 | Middletown High Middletown | 70% | 70% | 24 | A+ |
| 9 | North Harford High Pylesville | 75% | 55% | 32 | A+ |
| 10 | South River High Edgewater | 65% | 55% | 43 | A+ |
| 11 | Chesapeake Science Point Hanover | 65% | 55% | 51 | A+ |
| 12 | Urbana High Ijamsville | 65% | 55% | 35 | A+ |
| 13 | Linganore High Frederick | 70% | 50% | 29 | A+ |
| 14 | Oakdale High Ijamsville | 70% | 50% | 25 | A+ |
| 15 | Centennial High Ellicott City | 55% | 65% | 35 | A+ |
| 16 | Walter Johnson High Bethesda | 65% | 55% | 41 | A+ |
| 17 | Clear Spring High Clear Spring | 70% | 50% | 22 | A |
| 18 | Pocomoke High Pocomoke City | 75% | 45% | 44 | A+ |
| 19 | Southern High Harwood | 65% | 45% | 40 | A |
| 20 | Baltimore City College Baltimore | 72% | 37% | 69 | A |
| 21 | Towson High Towson | 55% | 55% | 47 | A+ |
| 22 | Patuxent High Lusby | 75% | 35% | 53 | A |
| 23 | Snow Hill High Snow Hill | 65% | 45% | 33 | A+ |
| 24 | Reservoir High Fulton | 52% | 52% | 82 | A |
| 25 | Stephen Decatur High Berlin | 62% | 42% | 89 | A+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology