School district · Maryland
Washington County Public Schools
Washington County Public Schools in Maryland: 43 public schools with 22,772 students and 14.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,516 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 43
- Students
- 22,772
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- MD 14.1 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,516
- MD $20.2K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,575
- Counselors (FTE)
- 74.5
- Students per counselor
- 306
- MD 309 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 9.8
- Librarians (FTE): 35.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maryland's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Maryland: 49%52%proficient
+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in Maryland
Median 48% · 25 school districts compared
9,712 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Maryland: 28%30%proficient
+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in Maryland
Median 30% · 25 school districts compared
9,349 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 12% · $51.3M
- State
- 58% · $250.7M
- Local
- 30% · $128.1M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,487
- Support services
- $6,321
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $15.9M
- Long-term debt
- $53.1M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bester ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 490 | 11.3 | 19% | 10% |
| Pre-K–5 | 514 | 17.0 | 70% | 58% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 137 | 19.3 | 36% | 34% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 398 | 17.0 | 52% | 41% | |
Eastern ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–5 | 439 | 13.4 | 35% | 21% |
Emma K. Doub ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 389 | 18.3 | 54% | 44% |
Fountain Rock ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 319 | 17.3 | 56% | 32% |
| Pre-K–5 | 413 | 15.3 | 60% | 46% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 259 | 16.1 | 59% | 41% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 193 | 11.9 | 43% | 31% | |
Hickory ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 326 | 13.8 | 24% | 21% |
Jonathan Hager ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 498 | 14.9 | 32% | 25% |
Lincolnshire ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 503 | 13.5 | 40% | 28% |
| Pre-K–5 | 698 | 14.7 | 47% | 32% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 354 | 15.4 | 56% | 54% | |
Pangborn ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 749 | 13.4 | 34% | 20% |
| Pre-K–5 | 397 | 15.1 | 61% | 39% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 186 | 14.2 | 64% | 51% | |
Potomac Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 351 | 16.6 | 49% | 39% |
| Pre-K–5 | 655 | 15.0 | 50% | 43% | |
Ruth Ann Monroe PrimaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 579 | 12.9 | — | — |
Salem Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 713 | 14.1 | 45% | 30% |
| Pre-K–5 | 362 | 15.8 | 59% | 45% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 362 | 16.8 | 48% | 37% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 533 | 14.6 | 66% | 65% | |
| 6–8 | 673 | 16.8 | 70% | 39% | |
| 6–8 | 301 | 12.6 | 59% | 32% | |
| 6–8 | 841 | 13.8 | 54% | 24% | |
| 6–8 | 841 | 13.6 | 51% | 23% | |
| 6–8 | 554 | 15.6 | 74% | 41% | |
| 6–8 | 808 | 15.6 | 49% | 16% | |
| 6–8 | 883 | 12.1 | 44% | 13% | |
| 9–12 | 347 | 14.5 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 838 | 16.5 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 478 | 16.7 | — | — | |
Evening High SchoolAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 6–12 | 239 | 11.2 | 67% | 17% | |
| 9–12 | 1,583 | 19.1 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 733 | 17.9 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 1,690 | 17.6 | — | — | |
Washington County Job Development CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all | 12 | 38 | 6.3 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,061 | 18.5 | — | — | |
Marshall Street SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 47 | 3.6 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 10435 Downsville Pike, Hagerstown, MD 21740
- Phone
- (301)766-2800
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.