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Schools in Big Pool

Big Pool’s public schools

Washington County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Pool. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?20/38schools above Maryland’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Maryland’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▼ 14% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
MD 14.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
22,248 students on the public path
In brief

Big Pool’s schools, in brief

School by school

20 of Big Pool’s 38 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. Barbara Ingram School for the Arts places highest (better than 98%); Pangborn Elementary lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

24 elementary schools serve Big Pool, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then eight middle schools and eight high schools: South Hagerstown High, North Hagerstown High, Williamsport High, Boonsboro High, Smithsburg High, Clear Spring High, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts and Hancock Middle Senior High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Big Pool, with each school’s own grade.

24 schools teach K in Big Pool’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A−, so check the specific school.
Pangborn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
D
749 students13:1Rate it →
Salem Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C−
713 students14:1Rate it →
Maugansville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maugansville
C+
698 students15:1Rate it →
Rockland Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
B−
655 students15:1Rate it →
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hagerstown
579 students13:1Rate it →
Williamsport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamsport
B+
533 students15:1Rate it →
Boonsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boonsboro
A−
514 students17:1Rate it →
Lincolnshire Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C
503 students14:1Rate it →
Jonathan Hager Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C+
498 students15:1Rate it →
Bester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C−
490 students11:1Rate it →
Fountaindale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
A−
413 students15:1Rate it →
Clear Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clear Spring
B−
398 students17:1Rate it →
Paramount Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C+
397 students15:1Rate it →
Emma K. Doub Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
B
389 students18:1Rate it →
Sharpsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sharpsburg
B
362 students16:1Rate it →
Smithsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Smithsburg
B−
362 students17:1Rate it →
Old Forge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
B−
354 students15:1Rate it →
Potomac Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C
351 students17:1Rate it →
Hickory Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamsport
C−
326 students14:1Rate it →
Fountain Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C+
319 students17:1Rate it →
Greenbrier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boonsboro
B−
259 students16:1Rate it →
Hancock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hancock
C
193 students12:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Knoxville
B−
186 students14:1Rate it →
Cascade Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cascade
B−
137 students19:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Washington County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Washington County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 42 schools · 22,772 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$17,516MD $20,258 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 45.1% · 10895 students tested
Math28%
State average 24.6% · 10827 students tested

Big Pool vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Big Pool’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Pool—Washington County

Every school in Big Pool

39 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Big Poolin other towns
Pangborn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
D
749 students13:1Rate it →
Salem Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C−
713 students14:1Rate it →
Maugansville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maugansville
C+
698 students15:1Rate it →
Rockland Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
B−
655 students15:1Rate it →
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hagerstown
579 students13:1Rate it →
Williamsport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamsport
B+
533 students15:1Rate it →
Boonsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boonsboro
A−
514 students17:1Rate it →
Lincolnshire Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C
503 students14:1Rate it →
Jonathan Hager Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C+
498 students15:1Rate it →
Bester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C−
490 students11:1Rate it →
Fountaindale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
A−
413 students15:1Rate it →
Clear Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clear Spring
B−
398 students17:1Rate it →
Paramount Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C+
397 students15:1Rate it →
Emma K. Doub Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
B
389 students18:1Rate it →
Sharpsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sharpsburg
B
362 students16:1Rate it →
Smithsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Smithsburg
B−
362 students17:1Rate it →
Old Forge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
B−
354 students15:1Rate it →
Potomac Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C
351 students17:1Rate it →
Hickory Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamsport
C−
326 students14:1Rate it →
Fountain Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C+
319 students17:1Rate it →
Greenbrier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boonsboro
B−
259 students16:1Rate it →
Hancock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hancock
C
193 students12:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Knoxville
B−
186 students14:1Rate it →
Cascade Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cascade
B−
137 students19:1Rate it →
Western Heights Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hagerstown
C+
883 students12:1Rate it →
E. Russell Hicks Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hagerstown
B−
841 students14:1Rate it →
Northern Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hagerstown
B−
841 students14:1Rate it →
Springfield Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Williamsport
B
808 students16:1Rate it →
Boonsboro Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boonsboro
B+
673 students17:1Rate it →
Smithsburg Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Smithsburg
B
554 students16:1Rate it →
Clear Spring Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clear Spring
B
301 students13:1Rate it →
Hancock Middle Senior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Hancock
B
239 students11:1Rate it →
South Hagerstown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hagerstown
A
1,690 students18:1Rate it →
North Hagerstown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hagerstown
A
1,583 students19:1Rate it →
Williamsport High
High · Grades 9–12 · Williamsport
A
1,061 students18:1Rate it →
Boonsboro High
High · Grades 9–12 · Boonsboro
A
838 students16:1Rate it →
Smithsburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Smithsburg
A+
733 students18:1Rate it →
Clear Spring High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clear Spring
A+
478 students17:1Rate it →
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
High · Grades 9–12 · Hagerstown
A+
347 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Pool’s schools

Are Big Pool’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Pool. Washington County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Pool. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 20 of its 38 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Pool in?

Washington County Public Schools.

Where do Big Pool kids go to high school?

One of eight high schools, depending on your address: South Hagerstown High, North Hagerstown High, Williamsport High, Boonsboro High, Smithsburg High, Clear Spring High, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts and Hancock Middle Senior High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.