Overview
- State data rated 1,312 schools, with 43% earning four or five stars and 86% at three stars or higher.
- Middle schools posted the sharpest gains, with the share earning three stars rising by 11 percentage points.
- Ratings movement was modest, as 193 schools rose by one star, 123 fell by one, and only one school statewide dropped two.
- Officials cited improving test results and a decline in chronic absenteeism to 25% this year as drivers of the gains.
- Results varied by district, with Baltimore County recording the most five‑star schools, Howard County achieving the highest average rating, and six Anne Arundel schools moving up to five stars.