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Washington Academy and High School

Public Grades 8-12

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 227 Maryland High Schools

Better than 25% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Washington Academy and High School in Princess Anne, MD, serves 619 students in grades 8 through 12 and is part of the Somerset County Public Schools district, which ranks in the bottom quarter of Maryland districts.

This school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where only 6.4% of students are proficient—a rate far below the state average and roughly half the district average. This is a persistent issue that has seen little improvement in recent years. The school also struggles with a high dropout rate of 16.9%, which has more than doubled since 2020-2021 and is nearly three times higher than Crisfield Academy and High School, the other high school in the same district. Despite spending over $23,000 per student—more than many nearby schools—Washington Academy’s graduation rate of 80.5% is the lowest among standard high schools in the area. For comparison, Parkside High spends about $17,600 per student and achieves a 89.6% graduation rate. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, affecting 32.8% of students, though this rate is similar to the district average and reflects a broader challenge across Somerset County.

There are a few bright spots. The school’s 8th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency of 27.9% is slightly above the district average, suggesting some effectiveness with younger students. However, this progress does not carry into 10th grade, where ELA proficiency drops to 35.5%, well below the state average of 59.7%. The stark contrast with Crisfield Academy, which serves a similar student population but achieves much better outcomes, raises important questions about what is working differently at that school. For parents, these numbers suggest that Washington Academy may not be effectively supporting students in core subjects or keeping them on track to graduate, despite significant financial resources.

619

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,352

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10902 Old Princess Anne Rd
Princess Anne, MD 21853-9802

(410) 651-0480

District: Somerset County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Washington Academy and High School:

Elementary:	Deal Island School
	Greenwood Elementary School
	Princess Anne Elementary School
Middle:	Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.6%

White:

21.6%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (16% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg22%

Maryland avg37%

Middle school

253^rd of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

171^st of 227

Maryland public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Somerset County Public Schools

23^rd of 25Somerset County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	253 of 339	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	272 of 337	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	168 of 316	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	237 of 328	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	204 of 314	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	193 of 315	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	189 of 339	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.3	172 of 210	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	171 of 227	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	163 of 220	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	117 of 127	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	156 of 225	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	144 of 197	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	128 of 180	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.1	160 of 233	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.0	135 of 233	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.0	159 of 231	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.6	143 of 185	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.4	125 of 187	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.2	159 of 183	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	62.1	110 of 220	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.0	151 of 213	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.2	154 of 214	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.3	135 of 209	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.7	144 of 204	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.2	137 of 204	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.1	131 of 201	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.2	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.3	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	43.9	27 of 40	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

White (2021)18th percentile

High school

White (2021)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2021)13th percentile~ school

Male (2021)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Science15%-16 vs state

Algebra I8%-14 vs state

Mathematics6%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)		MCAP English Language Arts (2026)			MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (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	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 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Academy and High School	Public	8-12	10902 Old Princess Anne Rd	Princess Anne	21853	Somerset County	Somerset County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 651-0480	619	44	14.2	76.9%	134 (21.6%)	369 (59.6%)	64 (10.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.3%)	19.7	171^st of 227 public high schools	24.7%		21.3	163^rd of 220 public high schools	25.9%	8	4.6	6.4	27.9	35.5	31.7	7.7			14.6	$23,352	$3,753	$19,599
Somerset County Technical High School	Public	9-12	79894 Tawes Campus Road	Westover	21871	Somerset County	Somerset County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 651-2285	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pocomoke High	Public	9-12	1817 Old Virginia Rd	Pocomoke City	21851	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5180	374	33	11.3	67.1%	144 (38.5%)	174 (46.5%)	19 (5.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	48.7	74^th of 227 public high schools	67.4%		37.3	116^th of 220 public high schools	47.3%	42		19.2		63.0	63.0	19.2				$29,411	$2,721	$26,690
James M. Bennett High	Public	9-12	300 E College Avenue	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5141	1,474	95	15.5	54.3%	516 (35.0%)	543 (36.8%)	232 (15.7%)	64 (4.3%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	101 (6.9%)	31.7	138^th of 227 public high schools	39.2%		26.3	147^th of 220 public high schools	33.2%	9		14.3		48.1	48.1	4.1	57.1	47.3		$17,555	$1,437	$16,119
Parkside High	Public	9-12	1015 Beaglin Park Dr	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5143	1,272	108	11.7	53.2%	574 (45.1%)	416 (32.7%)	148 (11.6%)	40 (3.1%)	12 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (6.3%)	27.6	151^st of 227 public high schools	33.5%		24.9	152^nd of 220 public high schools	30.9%	1		7.5		47.9	47.9	2.1	33.3	21.0		$17,630	$1,377	$16,253
Wicomico County Evening High	Public	9-12	916 S. Schumaker Dr	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-4537	35	11	3.1	42.9%	17 (48.6%)	11 (31.4%)	5 (14.3%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)										$30,127	$946	$29,181
Wicomico High	Public	9-12	201 Long Avenue	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5146	1,304	92	14.1	66.4%	234 (17.9%)	656 (50.3%)	255 (19.6%)	34 (2.6%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (8.7%)	15.6	197^th of 227 public high schools	13.2%		17.6	183^rd of 220 public high schools	16.8%	14		3.2		32.8	32.8	1.9		17.9		$17,924	$1,518	$16,407
Crisfield Academy and High School	Public	8-12	210 N Somerset Avenue	Crisfield	21817	Somerset County	Somerset County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 968-0150	366	31	11.8	67.8%	208 (56.8%)	87 (23.8%)	41 (11.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	41.5	104^th of 227 public high schools	54.2%		35.2	122^nd of 220 public high schools	44.5%	18	6.8	6.4	17.7	62.0	42.6	6.1			14.5	$27,816	$3,958	$23,857
Snow Hill High	Public	9-12	305 S Church St	Snow Hill	21863	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5270	368	32	11.5	54.3%	196 (53.3%)	98 (26.6%)	30 (8.2%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.1%)	58.4	50^th of 227 public high schools	78.0%		52.7	64^th of 220 public high schools	70.9%	14		25.9		70.9	70.9	25.9				$30,738	$2,953	$27,785
Worcester Technical High School	Public	9-12	6290 Worcester Hwy	Newark	21841	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5050	0	26	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Academy and High School

What district is Washington Academy and High School in?

Somerset County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Washington Academy and High School?

Students at Washington Academy and High School are 60% African American, 22% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Washington Academy and High School a good school?

Washington Academy and High School ranks in the bottom 24.7% of Maryland high schools.

What schools feed into Washington Academy and High School?

Washington Academy and High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Deal Island School
Elementary : Greenwood Elementary School
Elementary : Princess Anne Elementary School
Middle : Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School

How many students attend Washington Academy and High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Washington Academy and High School.

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