Summary:
The 21009 zip code area in Maryland is home to 3 elementary schools: Old Post Road Elementary, Abingdon Elementary, and William S. James Elementary. Based on the data analysis, Abingdon Elementary and William S. James Elementary stand out as the top-performing schools in the area, consistently outperforming the Harford County Public Schools district and the state averages in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency.
Abingdon Elementary is ranked 291 out of 859 Maryland elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts the highest percentage of students proficient in Math (36.2%) and ELA (59.9%) among the 3 schools, and has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 48.18%. William S. James Elementary, on the other hand, is ranked 258 out of 859 and has a 4-star rating. It has the highest percentage of students proficient in Math (48.6%) and the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 30.38%.
In contrast, Old Post Road Elementary lags behind the other two schools in academic performance, with lower proficiency rates in both Math and ELA compared to the district and state averages. This school has a more diverse student population, with 45.49% African American and 19.12% Hispanic students, but also the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 79.93%. The data suggests that socioeconomic factors, rather than just racial diversity, may play a significant role in student achievement in this area.
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