Schools in Baltimore ranked among Maryland’s lowest for reading and writing aptitude, according to the Maryland State Department of Education.
As part of the annual Partnership For Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (“PARCC”) examination, Maryland public school students in grades three through eight and high school are tested based on Common Core English language arts standards.
The students pass if their scores either meet or exceed expectations, indicating they’re “ready for the next level” of education.
100 Maryland schools with lowest reading scores
Academy for College and Career Exploration
Achievement Academy @ Harbor City High
Anne Arundel Evening High
Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
Bluford Drew Jemison Stem Academy West
Booker T. Washington Middle
Carver Vocational-Technical High
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies
Center for Career & Technical Education
Community Based Classrooms
Crossland Evening/Saturday High
Eutaw-Marshburn Elementary
Excel Academy @ Francis M. Wood High
Green Valley Academy at Edgar Allan Poe
Home Assignments-Secondary
International High school @ Largo
John Eager Howard Elementary
K.A.S.A. (KNOWLEDGE and SUCCESS Academy)
Mary Moss at Adams Academy
Matthew A. Henson Elementary
Meadowood Education Center
N.A.C.A. Freedom and Democracy Academy II
Northwestern Evening/Saturday High
Reginald F. Lewis High School
The Reach! Partnership School
Fort Worthington Elementary
Friendship Academy of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Bernard Harris, Sr. Elementary
International High School @ Langley Park
Coldstream Park Elementary
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary
Arundel Elementary/Middle
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School
Digital Harbor High School
Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson
Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle
Johnston Square Elementary
Rognel Heights Elementary/Middle
Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary
Robert W. Coleman Elementary
National Academy Foundation
Roots and Branches School
Banneker Blake Academy for Arts and Sciences
Alexander Hamilton Elementary
Center for Educational Opportunity
Collington Square Elementary
Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary
Steuart Hill Academic Academy
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
Garrett Heights Elementary
Sarah M. Roach Elementary
Guilford Elementary/Middle
Edgecombe Circle Elementary
Walter P. Carter Elementary
Brehms Lane Public Charter School
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary
Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle
Harford Heights Elementary
Woodlawn High Center for Pre-Eng. Res.
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove
Wicomico County Evening High
Arlington Elementary/Middle
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle
Monarch Academy Public Charter School
Tench Tilghman Elementary