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Elementary Schools in Washington County Public Schools

At a glance

DistrictWashington County Public Schools10^th of 24 Maryland districtsFull district overview →

Schools

10,817

Students

Top rankedBoonsboro Elementary107^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fountain Rock Elementary up 145 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bester Elementary 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Washington County Public Schools (Washington County Public Schools) oversees 25 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade across a mix of small towns and rural communities in western Maryland. The district ranks 10th out of 25 in the state, earning a 3-star rating, but performance varies widely between schools.

The top-performing schools are Boonsboro Elementary and Williamsport Elementary, which rank in the 88th and 85th percentiles statewide, respectively. Boonsboro leads in English Language Arts (72.3% proficient) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among high achievers at 14.7%, while Williamsport boasts the district's highest math proficiency at 62.4%. On the other end, Bester Elementary faces the greatest challenges, ranking in the 16th percentile with the lowest math (13.6%) and ELA (25.3%) scores, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 44.3%. Notably, Fountain Rock Elementary has shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 49th to the 75th percentile in just one year, with math proficiency rising from 31.7% to 49.3%.

A key takeaway is that higher spending does not guarantee better results—Bester Elementary spends the most per student ($22,906) but performs the worst, while Boonsboro Elementary spends the least ($14,148) and excels. Chronic absenteeism strongly predicts low performance, with schools like Salem Avenue Elementary (37.4% absenteeism) and Lincolnshire Elementary (32.2%) struggling academically. However, some schools like Fountaindale Elementary and Emma K. Doub Elementary achieve above-average scores despite moderate poverty levels, showing that effective teaching can overcome socioeconomic barriers.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Eastern Elementary	Public	3-5	1320 Yale Dr	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8122	439	33	13.4	74.5%	107 (24.4%)	151 (34.4%)	104 (23.7%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.9%)	30.8	571^st of 865 public elementary schools	34.0%		31.1	551^st of 865 public elementary schools	36.3%	20	30.9	18.8	15.2	21.8	43.9	31.2	37.9	37.7	22.0	$19,929	$3,286	$16,644
Paramount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19410 Longmeadow Rd	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8289	397	26	15.0	49.4%	217 (54.7%)	75 (18.9%)	62 (15.6%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	71	255^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.5%		70.3	254^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.6%	1	44.6	46.8	34.9	42.0	60.7	62.9	57.1	60.2	43.8	$16,005	$982	$15,023
Bester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Mill St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8001	490	43	11.3	84.7%	141 (28.8%)	149 (30.4%)	106 (21.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (18.8%)	16.7	731^st of 865 public elementary schools	15.5%		12.8	793^rd of 865 public elementary schools	8.3%	62	23.3	13.3	5.0	13.6	26.0	28.9	20.8	25.3	16.0	$22,906	$4,586	$18,321
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	514	30	17.0	30.7%	433 (84.2%)	14 (2.7%)	37 (7.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.1%)	88.3	107^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.6%		87.6	102^nd of 865 public elementary schools	88.2%	5	74.6	49.5	47.6	56.0	77.5	69.9	70.6	72.3	59.5	$14,148	$941	$13,207
Cascade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14519 Pennersville Rd	Cascade	21719	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8066	137	7	19.2	60.6%	108 (78.8%)	3 (2.2%)	12 (8.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.8%)	38.6	493^rd of 865 public elementary schools	43.0%		39.5	486^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.8%	7	38.1	25.0	20.0	27.3	42.9	35.0	36.0	37.9	32.0	$19,965	$1,232	$18,733
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	398	23	17.0	46.5%	358 (89.9%)	8 (2.0%)	24 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	66.2	283^rd of 865 public elementary schools	67.3%		65.3	290^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.5%	7	37.9	51.7	31.8	41.3	55.2	63.8	50.0	56.9	43.2	$14,992	$1,015	$13,977
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	389	21	18.3	58.1%	178 (45.8%)	65 (16.7%)	81 (20.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.4%)	80.9	173^rd of 865 public elementary schools	80.0%		66.8	280^th of 865 public elementary schools	67.6%	107	56.9	51.7	37.1	47.9	72.9	61.7	64.3	66.1	55.7	$15,749	$1,563	$14,186
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	319	18	17.3	48.0%	260 (81.5%)	15 (4.7%)	29 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	76.3	216^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.0%		56.3	361^st of 865 public elementary schools	58.3%	145	48.8	65.4	32.7	49.3	61.0	61.5	61.2	61.3	49.0	$14,213	$873	$13,340
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	413	27	15.2	56.9%	192 (46.5%)	71 (17.2%)	83 (20.1%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.9%)	78.1	196^th of 865 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.9	217^th of 865 public elementary schools	74.9%	21	53.1	40.5	50.0	47.9	67.5	63.0	59.0	63.6	55.0	$14,992	$861	$14,131
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	259	16	16.0	39.0%	202 (78.0%)	6 (2.3%)	27 (10.4%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	61.3	313^th of 865 public elementary schools	63.8%		69.3	262^nd of 865 public elementary schools	69.7%	51	34.2	50.0	27.9	37.0	60.5	55.3	41.9	52.1	46.5	$16,091	$789	$15,302
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	193	16	11.9	65.3%	176 (91.2%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	47	434^th of 865 public elementary schools	49.8%		42.3	473^rd of 865 public elementary schools	45.3%	39	53.8	17.2	20.0	28.9	53.8	48.3	42.9	47.8	28.6	$19,762	$1,169	$18,593
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	326	24	13.7	77.3%	115 (35.3%)	29 (8.9%)	165 (50.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	32.9	550^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.4%		22.2	661^st of 865 public elementary schools	23.6%	111	38.2	32.4	16.0	28.9	40.0	29.7	26.0	32.4	24.0	$18,567	$2,507	$16,060
Lincolnshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17545 Lincolnshire Rd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8206	503	37	13.5	69.2%	228 (45.3%)	88 (17.5%)	116 (23.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (13.7%)	38.1	500^th of 865 public elementary schools	42.2%		38.9	494^th of 865 public elementary schools	42.9%	6	35.6	24.7	12.9	23.1	49.2	39.5	34.1	40.0	33.3	$21,207	$4,306	$16,901
Maugansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18023 Maugans Ave	Maugansville	21767	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8230	698	47	14.7	60.2%	319 (45.7%)	137 (19.6%)	166 (23.8%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.0%)	42.2	466^th of 865 public elementary schools	46.1%		48.7	415^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.0%	51	34.6	30.8	15.3	26.6	55.8	44.2	39.6	46.4	23.9	$15,965	$1,693	$14,272
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	354	23	15.3	41.5%	291 (82.2%)	8 (2.3%)	35 (9.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	66.3	282^nd of 865 public elementary schools	67.4%		73.8	223^rd of 865 public elementary schools	74.2%	59	38.6	41.2	44.8	41.6	56.1	41.2	65.5	54.8	46.6	$15,338	$842	$14,496
Pangborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Pangborn Blvd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8282	749	56	13.3	76.0%	265 (35.4%)	169 (22.6%)	206 (27.5%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (13.0%)	37.2	502^nd of 865 public elementary schools	42.0%		26.7	590^th of 865 public elementary schools	31.8%	88	33.7	18.0	13.0	21.1	45.5	36.1	43.0	41.2	35.2	$19,714	$3,422	$16,291
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	186	13	14.2	27.4%	158 (84.9%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	73.7	236^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.7%		76.1	215^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.1%	21	55.2	33.3	33.3	40.7	62.1	70.4	60.0	64.0	53.3	$17,324	$948	$16,376
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	351	21	16.6	66.4%	137 (39.0%)	80 (22.8%)	73 (20.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.5%)	61.6	306^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.6%		57.8	353^rd of 865 public elementary schools	59.2%	47	43.4	37.8	26.9	36.0	49.1	54.5	57.7	53.7	46.2	$14,275	$821	$13,455
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	713	50	14.1	83.0%	236 (33.1%)	147 (20.6%)	186 (26.1%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (18.4%)	45.1	443^rd of 865 public elementary schools	48.8%		45.3	448^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.2%	5	34.9	19.8	31.3	28.6	47.6	50.0	48.2	48.6	23.2	$18,411	$3,622	$14,789
Sharpsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17525 Shepherdstown Pike	Sharpsburg	21782	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8321	362	23	15.8	40.9%	320 (88.4%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	73.8	235^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.8%		69.4	261^st of 865 public elementary schools	69.8%	26	53.6	48.3	29.8	44.7	57.1	63.8	63.8	61.5	48.9	$15,904	$1,131	$14,773
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	362	22	16.7	42.8%	284 (78.5%)	16 (4.4%)	39 (10.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	54.6	368^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.5%		59.5	339^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.8%	29	37.5	38.3	30.5	35.4	48.2	45.0	45.8	46.3	43.1	$14,534	$795	$13,740
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	533	36	14.6	61.0%	357 (67.0%)	47 (8.8%)	59 (11.1%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.9%)	86.4	126^th of 865 public elementary schools	85.4%		85.6	127^th of 865 public elementary schools	85.3%	1	50.0	75.3	62.4	62.4	62.5	69.4	70.6	67.4	59.3	$15,778	$852	$14,925
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	655	44	15.0	47.9%	268 (40.9%)	160 (24.4%)	121 (18.5%)	38 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.9%)	62.1	302^nd of 865 public elementary schools	65.1%		65.6	289^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.6%	13	48.4	37.1	22.7	35.9	63.2	56.8	47.4	55.7	41.7	$16,936	$1,751	$15,184
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	579	45	12.8	69.9%	139 (24.0%)	168 (29.0%)	151 (26.1%)	26 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (16.1%)								(n/a)										$18,975	$3,442	$15,533
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	498	34	14.8	69.3%	133 (26.7%)	211 (42.4%)	77 (15.5%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.2%)	34	536^th of 865 public elementary schools	38.0%		32.8	534^th of 865 public elementary schools	38.3%	2	30.2	14.3	21.4	21.7	46.0	28.6	39.1	37.6	30.4	$17,371	$2,789	$14,582

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Frederick County Public Schools	10.11 mi	70	5^th
Carroll County Public Schools	29.91 mi	44	2^nd
Montgomery County Public Schools	32.63 mi	214	8^th
Howard County Public Schools	40.56 mi	78	4^th
Allegany County Public Schools	44.53 mi	22	12^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.