Across 18 schools in Washington, 30.7% of Black students meet proficient. That is 1.9 points above the Maryland average for Black students.
Search Maryland schools ›Average across the 18 schools in Washington with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 16 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Paramount Elementary reports 46.3% of Black students meeting the standard. Bester Elementary, in the same district, reports 8.2%. That is a 38.1-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsport Elementary Magnet | 65.4% | 80% | 61.2% | 69.4% | — |
| Paramount Elementary | 49.5% | 46.3% | 34.3% | 54% | — |
| Fountaindale Elementary Magnet | 56.1% | 45.3% | 33.3% | 65.8% | — |
| Smithsburg Middle | 58% | 43.2% | 47.1% | 60.5% | — |
| Maugansville Elementary | 39.4% | 37.8% | 25.7% | 48.3% | — |
| Rockland Woods Elementary | 47.5% | 33.8% | 40.5% | 50.7% | — |
| E. Russell Hicks Middle Magnet | 35.4% | 29.9% | 35.5% | 44.2% | 76.2% |
| Potomac Heights Elementary | 44.2% | 27.9% | 36.4% | 49.1% | — |
| Eastern Elementary | 28% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 28.6% | — |
| Northern Middle Magnet | 37.6% | 25.5% | 27.3% | 44.5% | 73.9% |
| Western Heights Middle Magnet | 25.9% | 24% | 22.3% | 33.4% | 60% |
| Salem Avenue Elementary | 37.7% | 23.5% | 41.9% | 35.4% | — |
| Jonathan Hager Elementary | 28.3% | 23% | 35.4% | 23.8% | — |
| Lincolnshire Elementary | 34% | 22% | 34.2% | 41.7% | — |
| Springfield Middle Magnet | 33.6% | 22% | 27.2% | 35% | — |
| Pangborn Elementary | 27.3% | 20.7% | 26.2% | 33.9% | — |
| Emma K. Doub Elementary Magnet | 49% | 12.5% | 39.8% | 60.2% | — |
| Bester Elementary | 14.4% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 27.8% | — |
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