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Washington County Public Schools Schools
Washington County Public Schools is a public school district in Maryland, based in Washington County (Hagerstown). SchoolGrade grades 42 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Washington County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Washington County Public Schools
39 of 42 schools in Washington County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 17C: 12D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Washington County Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 199 high schools in Maryland · all 213 middle schools in Maryland · all 857 elementary schools in Maryland
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Barbara Ingram School For The Arts (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Boonsboro High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Boonsboro Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Smithsburg Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Williamsport Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Boonsboro Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Smithsburg High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Clear Spring High (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Pleasant Valley Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Fountaindale Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Washington County Public Schools
High schools (6)
- A Boonsboro High, Boonsboro
- B+ Clear Spring High, Clear Spring
- C+ North Hagerstown High, Hagerstown
- A- Smithsburg High, Smithsburg
- D+ South Hagerstown High, Hagerstown
- C+ Williamsport High, Williamsport
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- A Boonsboro Middle, Boonsboro
- B+ Clear Spring Middle, Clear Spring
- B E Russell Hicks Middle, Hagerstown
- C Hancock Middle Senior High, Hancock
- B Northern Middle, Hagerstown
- A Smithsburg Middle, Smithsburg
- B- Springfield Middle, Williamsport
- C- Western Heights Middle, Hagerstown
Elementary and primary schools (25)
- F Bester Elementary, Hagerstown
- A Boonsboro Elementary, Boonsboro
- C Cascade Elementary, Cascade
- B Clear Spring Elementary, Clear Spring
- C Eastern Elementary, Hagerstown
- B Emma K Doub Elementary, Hagerstown
- B- Fountain Rock Elementary, Hagerstown
- B+ Fountaindale Elementary, Hagerstown
- B+ Greenbrier Elementary, Boonsboro
- C Hancock Elementary, Hancock
- D+ Hickory Elementary, Williamsport
- C Jonathan Hager Elementary, Hagerstown
- C Lincolnshire Elementary, Hagerstown
- C+ Maugansville Elementary, Maugansville
- B+ Old Forge Elementary, Hagerstown
- C- Pangborn Elementary, Hagerstown
- B+ Paramount Elementary, Hagerstown
- B+ Pleasant Valley Elementary, Knoxville
- B- Potomac Heights Elementary, Hagerstown
- B+ Rockland Woods Elementary, Hagerstown
- Ruth Ann Monroe Primary, Hagerstown
- C+ Salem Avenue Elementary, Hagerstown
- B+ Sharpsburg Elementary, Sharpsburg
- B Smithsburg Elementary, Smithsburg
- A Williamsport Elementary, Williamsport
Other schools and academies (3)
- A+ Barbara Ingram School For The Arts, Hagerstown
- Marshall Street School, Hagerstown
- Washington County Job Development Center, Hagerstown
Where Washington County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (10)
- Hagerstown (22)
- Boonsboro (4)
- Williamsport (4)
- Clear Spring (3)
- Smithsburg (3)
- Hancock (2)
- Cascade (1)
- Knoxville (1)
- Maugansville (1)
- Sharpsburg (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maryland
- County: Washington County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 22,549 students with 1,563 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,388 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2400660
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Frederick County Public Schools (67 schools, 24 mi)
- Carroll County Public Schools (43 schools, 43 mi)
- Montgomery County Public Schools (206 schools, 46 mi)
- Allegany County Public Schools (22 schools, 47 mi)
- Howard County Public Schools (76 schools, 53 mi)
- Baltimore County Public Schools (173 schools, 65 mi)
- Baltimore City Public Schools (154 schools, 67 mi)
- Prince George's County Public Schools (196 schools, 74 mi)
Questions about Washington County Public Schools
How many schools are in Washington County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 42 public schools in Washington County Public Schools, across 10 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Washington County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hagerstown, Boonsboro, Williamsport, Clear Spring, Smithsburg and 5 more.
How good are the schools in Washington County Public Schools?
Across the 39 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.3%. 87% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Washington County Public Schools?
22,549 students were enrolled in Washington County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Washington County Public Schools?
Washington County Public Schools is in Maryland, based in Washington County, with its district office in Hagerstown. Its boundary covers about 458 sq mi.