Summary:
Princess Anne, Maryland, is home to a single high school, Washington Academy and High School, which serves grades 8 through 12 with an enrollment of 619 students and is part of the Somerset County Public Schools district.
Washington Academy and High School faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates well below state averages. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 6.4% of students were proficient in mathematics compared to the state average of 27.1%, and 31.7% were proficient in English Language Arts versus the state's 51.7%. The school has a graduation rate of 80.5% and a dropout rate of 16.9%, both worse than the district averages. A high percentage of students (76.9%) receive free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism sits at 32.8%. Despite spending a notable $23,352 per student, the school ranks 171st out of 227 schools in Maryland, placing it in the bottom 25% of the state.
While the school's overall performance is low, there is a relative strength in English Language Arts, where proficiency is significantly higher than in math. For example, 10th-grade ELA proficiency reaches 35.5%, compared to just 4.6% in 8th-grade math. The school's state ranking has shown some improvement over time, moving from the 8th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 25th percentile in 2025-2026. However, the challenges are systemic, as the entire Somerset County Public Schools district is ranked 23rd out of 25 districts in Maryland, indicating that the school's struggles reflect broader county-wide issues.
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