State overview
Maryland
24 regular public school districts · 889,728 students
Academic standing
43rd percentile
Estimate from 24 districts and 645,152 assessments
What stands out
Chronic absence is higher than in a typical state.
32.5% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 27% above a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within Maryland.
Multi-year state tests
24 district trends available
Comparable official results are available for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Open a district profile to see math, reading and science trends where the state reported them.
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Compare districts across Maryland
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Academic standingHow do results compare nationally?
0 districts with this measureDarker means a higher value, not necessarily a better result.Boundaries: NCES EDGE · 2024–25
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Public school districts in Maryland
The list includes regular public school districts and excludes charter, service and other education agencies. It is ranked by the selected topic when a comparable measure exists.
Return to the national view →Read the parent comparison guide →Worcester County Public SchoolsBerlin · NCES 240072068th percentileacademic standing · 2025Carroll County Public SchoolsWestminster · NCES 240021063rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Howard County Public SchoolsEllicott City · NCES 240042063rd percentileacademic standing · 2025Calvert County Public SchoolsPrince Frederick · NCES 240015061st percentileacademic standing · 2025Frederick County Public SchoolsFrederick · NCES 240033059th percentileacademic standing · 2025Harford County Public SchoolsAberdeen · NCES 240039055th percentileacademic standing · 2025Montgomery County Public SchoolsSilver Spring · NCES 240048054th percentileacademic standing · 2025Queen Anne's County Public SchoolsStevensville · NCES 240054052nd percentileacademic standing · 2025St. Mary's County Public SchoolsLoveville · NCES 240060052nd percentileacademic standing · 2025Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsArnold · NCES 240006048th percentileacademic standing · 2025Washington County Public SchoolsHagerstown · NCES 240066047th percentileacademic standing · 2025Allegany County Public SchoolsCumberland · NCES 240003046th percentileacademic standing · 2025Garrett County Public SchoolsAccident · NCES 240036044th percentileacademic standing · 2025Caroline County Public SchoolsRidgely · NCES 240018040th percentileacademic standing · 2025Baltimore County Public SchoolsBaltimore · NCES 240012038th percentileacademic standing · 2025Cecil County Public SchoolsPort Deposit · NCES 240024037th percentileacademic standing · 2025Talbot County Public SchoolsCordova · NCES 240063037th percentileacademic standing · 2025Wicomico County Public SchoolsSalisbury · NCES 240069035th percentileacademic standing · 2025Charles County Public SchoolsWaldorf · NCES 240027034th percentileacademic standing · 2025Dorchester County Public SchoolsCambridge · NCES 240030030th percentileacademic standing · 2025Kent County Public SchoolsGalena · NCES 240045030th percentileacademic standing · 2025Prince George's County Public SchoolsLargo · NCES 240051026th percentileacademic standing · 2025Somerset County Public SchoolsCrisfield · NCES 240057025th percentileacademic standing · 2025Baltimore City Public SchoolsBaltimore · NCES 240009021st percentileacademic standing · 2025