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Pangborn Elementary

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Pangborn Elementary ranks 502 nd of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Pangborn Elementary in Hagerstown, MD, is a large school serving 749 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in a high-poverty area, where about 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Pangborn faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in both Math (21.1%) and English Language Arts (41.2%) falling well below district and state averages. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Fountaindale Elementary (47.9% Math, 63.6% ELA) and Emma K. Doub Elementary (47.9% Math, 66.1% ELA), which are less than 2.5 miles away. Interestingly, Pangborn spends a high amount per student—$19,714—compared to these higher-performing neighbors, yet the results don't match the investment. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, with 27.9% of students missing too much school, nearly double the rate at Paramount Elementary (15.2%). On a positive note, Pangborn has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1, lower than many nearby schools, suggesting class sizes are not the main issue.

A notable pattern is that Pangborn students perform relatively well in 3rd grade, close to district averages, but then see a sharp decline in 4th and 5th grade—for example, 5th-grade Math proficiency drops to just 13%. This suggests the school provides a solid early foundation but struggles to keep students on track as the curriculum gets harder. Interestingly, Eastern Elementary, located less than a mile away, has nearly identical academic performance and similar challenges with absenteeism and poverty, pointing to systemic issues in the community rather than problems unique to one school. Overall, Pangborn has the resources and staffing to succeed, but the focus needs to be on how those resources are used to improve student growth and attendance.

749

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,714

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

195 Pangborn Blvd
Hagerstown, MD 21740-5042

(301) 766-8282

District: Washington County Public Schools

Students who attend Pangborn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northern Middle
High:	North Hagerstown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.4%

Hispanic:

27.5%

African American:

22.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Maryland average

!Near the bottom of Washington County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

Maryland avg39%

502^nd of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Washington County Public Schools

10^th of 25Washington 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	502 of 864	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	590 of 865	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	546 of 859	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	589 of 855	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	662 of 862	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	715 of 802	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	690 of 853	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	631 of 857	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	714 of 847	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	666 of 845	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	612 of 859	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.0	630 of 867	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	671 of 847	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	665 of 857	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.5	567 of 853	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	501 of 855	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.5	402 of 850	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.2	495 of 838	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.6	477 of 818	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.9	364 of 804	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.1	399 of 805	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.6	344 of 803	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	645 of 796	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	266 of 347	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.8	256 of 546	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.0	640 of 788	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.9	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	5.6	524 of 528	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)53rd percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2021)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2021)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2021)19th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)8th percentile-3 vs school

White (2021)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Science35%+3 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

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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	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
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 864 public elementary schools	41.9%		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
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	570^th of 864 public elementary schools	34.0%		31.1	551^st of 865 public elementary schools	36.3%	19	30.9	18.8	15.2	21.8	43.9	31.2	37.9	37.7	22.0	$19,929	$3,286	$16,644
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	730^th of 864 public elementary schools	15.5%		12.8	793^rd of 865 public elementary schools	8.3%	63	23.3	13.3	5.0	13.6	26.0	28.9	20.8	25.3	16.0	$22,906	$4,586	$18,321
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
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%)	61.5	306^th of 864 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
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 864 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
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	443^rd of 864 public elementary schools	48.7%		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
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 864 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
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 864 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
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 864 public elementary schools	42.1%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pangborn Elementary

Is Pangborn Elementary a good school?

Pangborn Elementary ranks 502^nd of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pangborn Elementary in?

Washington County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Pangborn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pangborn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northern Middle
High : North Hagerstown High

How many students attend Pangborn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 749 students attended Pangborn Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pangborn Elementary?

Students at Pangborn Elementary are 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 23% African American, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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