Deep Creek Lake Real Estate Blog - Jay Ferguson

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Friday, July 23, 2010

Small Garrett County school ranks No. 1 in test scores

Crellin Elementary had a pass rate of 100 percent; Benfield in Arundel was No. 2
By Liz Bowie, The Baltimore Sun

7:55 p.m. EDT, July 22, 2010

The best elementary schools in the state come in all sizes and areas, from a small school filled with low-income students in the far reaches of Western Maryland to a midsize one in a wealthy neighborhood of Anne Arundel County.

Of the 874 elementary schools in the state, Crellin Elementary, a schoolhouse nestled in a coal mining area that has amassed a collection of prizes for leadership, environmental teaching and character education, is the school with the highest pass rate on the Maryland School Assessment.
With an average 100 percent pass rate, the 100 students at Crellin edged out Anne Arundel County's Benfield Elementary, a school whose students live in neighborhoods along the banks of the Severn River.

The rankings were done by The Baltimore Sun after analysis of the state's MSA data. State officials released the annual report card on reading and math Tuesday.

Read the rest here.

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