Elementary Schools in Washington County Public Schools

Summary:

The Washington County Public Schools district in Maryland is home to 25 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This analysis highlights the standout schools, key metrics, and interesting findings across the district.

The top-performing elementary schools in the district are Williamsport Elementary, Boonsboro Elementary, Paramount Elementary, and Fountaindale Elementary. These schools rank among the best in the state, with exceptional test scores and 4- or 5-star ratings. In contrast, other schools in the district struggle with lower proficiency rates in math and English Language Arts.

The district exhibits significant socioeconomic and racial diversity, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 29% to 90% and student populations varying greatly in racial composition. This diversity likely contributes to the wide performance gaps observed between the highest- and lowest-performing schools. Investigating the root causes of these disparities could help the district address equity concerns and ensure all students have access to a quality education.

District Detail

10435 Downsville Pike
Hagerstown, MD 21740

(301) 766-2800

SchoolDigger Rank:
12^th of 25 Maryland districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 22,297

Primary Schools: 25
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (2024)				MCAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Mill St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8001	494	44	11.2	88.5%	171 (34.6%)	130 (26.3%)	96 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (19.2%)	11.3	800^th of 859 public elementary schools	6.9%		14.1	746^th of 855 public elementary schools	12.7%	54	11.0	11.5	7.5	10.1	16.7	17.9	18.8	17.8	9.1	$21,025	$4,814	$16,211
Emma K. Doub Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1221 S Potomac St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8130	354	23	15.3	66.9%	196 (55.4%)	44 (12.4%)	52 (14.7%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.7%)	71.6	230^th of 859 public elementary schools	73.2%		69	241^st of 855 public elementary schools	71.8%	11	40.3	36.2	47.8	41.7	62.7	56.9	56.7	58.9	42.6	$15,922	$1,453	$14,469
Fountaindale Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	901 Northern Ave	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8156	378	24	15.7	54.0%	191 (50.5%)	74 (19.6%)	57 (15.1%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	85	121^st of 859 public elementary schools	85.9%		86	114^th of 855 public elementary schools	86.7%	7	65.7	46.4	52.4	54.8	66.7	65.2	67.7	66.5	47.6	$17,351	$1,341	$16,010
Pangborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Pangborn Blvd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8282	673	50	13.3	81.0%	248 (36.8%)	153 (22.7%)	161 (23.9%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.8%)	29.1	546^th of 859 public elementary schools	36.4%		25.3	589^th of 855 public elementary schools	31.1%	43	28.0	21.1	17.5	22.3	36.1	32.1	33.7	34.0	17.6	$18,794	$3,453	$15,341
Salem Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1323 Salem Ave Ext	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8313	687	48	14.4	89.8%	228 (33.2%)	165 (24.0%)	147 (21.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	140 (20.4%)	32	515^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.0%		35	509^th of 855 public elementary schools	40.5%	6	34.3	16.0	21.6	23.9	41.7	36.3	37.9	38.5	10.7	$18,536	$3,803	$14,733
Jonathan Hager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12615 Sedgwick Way	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8440	469	29	16.1	77.2%	140 (29.9%)	182 (38.8%)	70 (14.9%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.9%)	30.8	532^nd of 859 public elementary schools	38.1%		45.1	406^th of 855 public elementary schools	52.5%	126	30.3	31.9	23.3	28.5	26.7	39.4	30.1	32.0	10.8	$16,768	$2,830	$13,938
Potomac Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Magnolia Ave	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8305	348	20	17.5	72.1%	142 (40.8%)	69 (19.8%)	75 (21.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (16.1%)	40.6	451^st of 859 public elementary schools	47.5%		57.8	315^th of 855 public elementary schools	63.2%	136	33.9	25.0	27.1	29.1	47.3	37.2	39.6	41.8	18.4	$13,768	$1,174	$12,594
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1311 Yale Drive	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8668	567	43	13.1	80.1%	172 (30.3%)	165 (29.1%)	118 (20.8%)	23 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (15.5%)								(n/a)										$19,855	$3,967	$15,888
Smithsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	67 N Main St	Smithsburg	21783	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8329	369	20	18.4	44.4%	295 (79.9%)	16 (4.3%)	31 (8.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	66.5	265^th of 859 public elementary schools	69.2%		72	222^nd of 855 public elementary schools	74.0%	43	34.0	45.9	45.6	42.1	45.3	54.1	59.6	53.2	37.3	$14,460	$1,307	$13,153
Williamsport Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1 S Clifton Dr	Williamsport	21795	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8415	514	35	14.8	61.5%	363 (70.6%)	45 (8.8%)	48 (9.3%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.3%)	81.7	151^st of 859 public elementary schools	82.4%		83.1	137^th of 855 public elementary schools	84.0%	14	62.3	71.1	41.1	57.6	72.4	70.7	53.1	64.8	36.4	$16,280	$1,363	$14,917
Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21222 San Mar Rd	Boonsboro	21713	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8170	256	15	16.6	38.7%	208 (81.3%)	7 (2.7%)	14 (5.5%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	69.3	245^th of 859 public elementary schools	71.5%		75.7	200^th of 855 public elementary schools	76.6%	45	53.8	31.6	43.3	43.0	53.8	55.3	66.7	57.9	36.7	$15,458	$1,237	$14,221
Hickory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11101 Hickory School Rd	Williamsport	21795	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8198	328	23	14.2	86.0%	120 (36.6%)	42 (12.8%)	152 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	20.4	647^th of 859 public elementary schools	24.7%		27.4	567^th of 855 public elementary schools	33.7%	80	20.4	17.8	7.9	14.8	25.5	33.3	29.5	29.3	12.9	$18,378	$3,104	$15,274
Lincolnshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17545 Lincolnshire Rd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8206	496	37	13.4	74.0%	267 (53.8%)	76 (15.3%)	90 (18.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.9%)	33.4	502^nd of 859 public elementary schools	41.6%		42.2	437^th of 855 public elementary schools	48.9%	65	23.6	30.3	19.2	24.0	39.3	43.9	32.1	38.2	16.4	$20,608	$4,251	$16,357
Maugansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18023 Maugans Ave	Maugansville	21767	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8230	676	44	15.5	63.8%	342 (50.6%)	117 (17.3%)	127 (18.8%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.3%)	44	430^th of 859 public elementary schools	49.9%		41.5	443^rd of 855 public elementary schools	48.2%	13	44.6	26.5	20.0	30.4	44.4	52.0	33.0	43.2	22.2	$15,442	$1,978	$13,464
Eastern Elementary	Public	3-5	1320 Yale Dr	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8122	433	32	13.4	85.0%	130 (30.0%)	126 (29.1%)	94 (21.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (16.6%)	37	470^th of 859 public elementary schools	45.3%		36.4	494^th of 855 public elementary schools	42.2%	24	30.8	20.4	21.0	23.8	38.2	43.3	46.0	42.7	17.9	$19,418	$3,537	$15,881
Paramount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19410 Longmeadow Rd	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8289	406	28	14.5	44.1%	231 (56.9%)	64 (15.8%)	65 (16.0%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	78	183^rd of 859 public elementary schools	78.7%		75.1	205^th of 855 public elementary schools	76.0%	22	52.5	45.3	38.9	45.2	68.3	81.0	63.9	70.8	33.3	$17,071	$1,446	$15,625
Boonsboro Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5 Campus Ave	Boonsboro	21713	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8013	509	30	16.9	29.1%	447 (87.8%)	18 (3.5%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (2.9%)	87	103^rd of 859 public elementary schools	88.0%		89.6	85^th of 855 public elementary schools	90.1%	18	61.7	59.2	54.7	58.6	76.5	76.3	64.0	72.4	35.5	$14,149	$1,392	$12,757
Cascade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14519 Pennersville Rd	Cascade	21719	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8066	146	8	18.2	57.5%	119 (81.5%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.5%)	52.8	354^th of 859 public elementary schools	58.8%		51.6	359^th of 855 public elementary schools	58.0%	5	43.5	35.0	28.1	34.7	52.2	60.0	40.6	49.3	22.6	$17,022	$1,414	$15,609
Sharpsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17525 Shepherdstown Pike	Sharpsburg	21782	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8321	349	17	20.1	37.0%	323 (92.6%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	73.5	210^th of 859 public elementary schools	75.6%		82.5	142^nd of 855 public elementary schools	83.4%	68	57.1	39.2	44.8	46.4	59.5	62.7	51.7	57.6	37.9	$14,674	$1,375	$13,299
Rockland Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 Rockland Drive	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8485	625	39	16.0	45.9%	291 (46.6%)	124 (19.8%)	119 (19.0%)	26 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	59 (9.4%)	65.4	274^th of 859 public elementary schools	68.1%		64.3	276^th of 855 public elementary schools	67.7%	2	41.9	46.2	38.2	42.0	45.6	53.8	54.9	51.6	36.3	$15,983	$1,942	$14,041
Clear Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12627 Broadfording Rd	Clear Spring	21722	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8074	367	23	16.1	46.6%	348 (94.8%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	60.5	304^th of 859 public elementary schools	64.6%		68.3	250^th of 855 public elementary schools	70.8%	54	36.7	41.9	30.9	36.7	53.1	62.9	45.5	54.2	29.1	$15,342	$1,428	$13,914
Fountain Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17145 Lappans Rd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8146	299	19	15.5	47.5%	247 (82.6%)	12 (4.0%)	21 (7.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	43.2	436^th of 859 public elementary schools	49.2%		53	352^nd of 855 public elementary schools	58.8%	84	51.1	18.0	15.2	28.9	54.5	40.0	42.4	45.7	17.6	$11,951	$1,217	$10,734
Old Forge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21615 Old Forge Rd	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8273	327	20	16.3	35.2%	280 (85.6%)	6 (1.8%)	21 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	71.1	234^th of 859 public elementary schools	72.8%		43.9	424^th of 855 public elementary schools	50.4%	190	52.9	42.3	46.7	47.2	38.0	55.8	64.4	53.4	40.0	$15,599	$1,624	$13,975
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 Rohrersville Rd	Knoxville	21758	Frederick County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8297	212	14	15.1	29.2%	184 (86.8%)	4 (1.9%)	13 (6.1%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	70.2	238^th of 859 public elementary schools	72.3%		69.8	234^th of 855 public elementary schools	72.6%	4	46.4	54.2	27.0	40.4	53.6	62.5	63.2	60.0	37.8	$16,491	$1,570	$14,921
Hancock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 W Main St	Hancock	21750	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8178	211	16	13.6	64.5%	201 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	40	454^th of 859 public elementary schools	47.1%		48	379^th of 855 public elementary schools	55.7%	75	36.8	25.6	23.3	29.0	39.5	51.3	40.0	43.9	10.0	$18,355	$1,397	$16,959

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Frederick County Public Schools	10.11 mi	69	6^th
Carroll County Public Schools	29.91 mi	44	1^st
Montgomery County Public Schools	32.63 mi	213	7^th
Howard County Public Schools	40.56 mi	78	2^nd
Allegany County Public Schools	44.53 mi	22	13^th

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