Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21740

Summary:

The 21740 zip code area of Hagerstown, Maryland is home to 16 schools that are part of the Washington County Public Schools district. This diverse set of schools includes 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds.

Several schools stand out in the data, including Emma K. Doub Elementary, which ranks in the top 30% of Maryland elementary schools and has strong academic performance, and Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, a high-performing arts-focused school that ranks 30th out of 127 Maryland high schools. Rockland Woods Elementary also stands out, with the highest mathematics proficiency rate in the data set.

However, the schools in this area also face some challenges, with many performing below the Washington County Public Schools district and Maryland state averages in key metrics like mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency. The data also reveals significant socioeconomic diversity, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 28.95% to 89.81%, and academic performance gaps between different subject areas and grade levels at some schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MCAP Mathematics (2023)							MCAP English Language Arts (2023)								MCAP Algebra I (2023)	MCAP Algebra II (2023)	MCAP Geometry (2023)	MCAP Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	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 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Mill St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8001	494	44	11.2	88.5%	171 (34.6%)	130 (26.3%)	96 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (19.2%)	14.1	746^th of 855 public elementary schools	12.7%		25.6	619^th of 862 public elementary schools	28.2%	127	10.5	22.6	6.9				12.7	24.1	19.4	14.5					19.6				17.1		$16,986	$3,628	$13,385
E. Russell Hicks Middle	Public	6-8	1321 S Potomac St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8110	824	50	16.4	74.4%	334 (40.5%)	214 (26.0%)	161 (19.5%)	22 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.2%)	50.6	126^th of 322 public middle schools	60.9%		65.2	109^th of 333 public middle schools	67.3%	17				19.7	14.7	8.4	16.1				46.4	47.5	57.0		50.4	38.9				30.6	$12,767	$1,844	$10,950
Emma K. Doub Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 S Potomac St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8130	354	23	15.3	66.9%	196 (55.4%)	44 (12.4%)	52 (14.7%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.7%)	69	241^st of 855 public elementary schools	71.8%		68.8	269^th of 862 public elementary schools	68.8%	28	45.2	38.7	38.7				40.9	53.2	58.1	51.6					54.3				60.0		$12,298	$1,440	$10,885
Fountain Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17145 Lappans Rd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8146	299	19	15.5	47.5%	247 (82.6%)	12 (4.0%)	21 (7.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	53	352^nd of 855 public elementary schools	58.8%		72.4	245^th of 862 public elementary schools	71.6%	107	36.5	24.2	25.5				29.5	44.2	53.1	51.1					48.9				46.8		$13,099	$1,551	$11,575
Lincolnshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17545 Lincolnshire Rd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8206	496	37	13.4	74.0%	267 (53.8%)	76 (15.3%)	90 (18.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.9%)	42.2	437^th of 855 public elementary schools	48.9%		37.7	509^th of 862 public elementary schools	41.0%	72	40.0	22.5	22.9				28.2	44.3	30.0	48.6					40.5				35.2		$17,680	$3,178	$14,529
Pangborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Pangborn Blvd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8282	673	50	13.3	81.0%	248 (36.8%)	153 (22.7%)	161 (23.9%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.8%)	25.3	589^th of 855 public elementary schools	31.1%		22.1	662^nd of 862 public elementary schools	23.2%	73	21.7	18.3	15.3				18.6	30.8	36.9	29.4					32.5				24.4		$14,900	$2,619	$12,309
Salem Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1323 Salem Ave Ext	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8313	687	48	14.4	89.8%	228 (33.2%)	165 (24.0%)	147 (21.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	140 (20.4%)	35	509^th of 855 public elementary schools	40.5%		44.3	441^st of 862 public elementary schools	48.8%	68	24.5	15.1	27.1				22.0	42.4	39.0	41.7					41.0				24.5		$15,073	$3,127	$11,973
South Hagerstown High	Public	9-12	1101 S Potomac St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8369	1,487	87	17.0	77.7%	524 (35.2%)	416 (28.0%)	309 (20.8%)	40 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	197 (13.2%)	27.6	109^th of 127 public high schools	14.2%		32.6	133^rd of 225 public high schools	40.9%	24							6.9							54.3	54.3	5.2	11.2	6.5			$12,434	$1,837	$10,624
Marshall Street School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1350 Marshall St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8214	54	14	3.8	64.8%	28 (51.9%)	10 (18.5%)	6 (11.1%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (13.0%)								(n/a)																					$113,667	$13,815	$99,880
Western Heights Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Marshall St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8403	903	59	15.4	77.4%	373 (41.3%)	208 (23.0%)	168 (18.6%)	18 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (15.0%)	31.6	197^th of 322 public middle schools	38.8%		41.1	190^th of 333 public middle schools	42.9%	7				7.1	7.9		9.2				47.7	35.5	43.1		42.2	53.5				13.9	$12,791	$1,829	$10,989
Washington County Job Development Center	Public	12	1350 Marshall St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8214	46	6	7.6	56.5%	28 (60.9%)	11 (23.9%)	4 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)																					$42,010	$5,629	$36,408
Rockland Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 Rockland Drive	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8485	625	39	16.0	45.9%	291 (46.6%)	124 (19.8%)	119 (19.0%)	26 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	59 (9.4%)	64.3	276^th of 855 public elementary schools	67.7%		62.8	300^th of 862 public elementary schools	65.2%	24	50.0	38.4	35.4				41.1	55.4	46.5	45.8					49.1				53.7		$13,656	$1,636	$12,046
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts	Public	9-12	7-11 S. Potomac Street	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8840	342	23	15.2	28.9%	242 (70.8%)	30 (8.8%)	33 (9.6%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	61.1	30^th of 127 public high schools	76.4%		65.3	34^th of 225 public high schools	84.9%	4							29.5							92.6	92.6	23.9	31.6	30.5			$15,127	$1,700	$13,454
Jonathan Hager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12615 Sedgwick Way	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 766-8440	469	29	16.1	77.2%	140 (29.9%)	182 (38.8%)	70 (14.9%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.9%)	45.1	406^th of 855 public elementary schools	52.5%		49.7	399^th of 862 public elementary schools	53.7%	7	41.3	22.2	36.7				32.8	44.4	44.4	31.7					40.5				33.3		$15,558	$1,693	$13,891

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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.

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