Maryland School Performance Assessment Program Test Results
December 12, 1997
Maryland test scores released yesterday show that in most
counties, more public school students have reached satisfactory
scores on state assessment
tests. But improvements have tapered off from previous years.
The following index shows a composite of the percentage of
students who met state standards in reading, writing, language
usage, math, science and social studies. Washington-area counties have been highlighted. Data came from the Maryland State Department of Education.
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| County | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| Howard | 48.7 | 51.3 | 56.0 | 56.9 | 57.9 |
| Carroll | 42.0 | 48.1 | 51.1 | 55.3 | 55.3 |
| Calvert | 34.6 | 38.9 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 53.8 |
| Harford | 38.4 | 42.2 | 50.9 | 52.2 | 53.6 |
| Frederick | 44.5 | 46.3 | 54.5 | 54.2 | 53.1 |
| Montgomery | 46.4 | 47.6 | 50.7 | 50.8 | 53.0 |
| Kent | 32.6 | 45.9 | 39.6 | 50.7 | 52.3 |
| Baltimore | 34.9 | 39.6 | 44.5 | 44.7 | 47.7 |
| Garrett | 35.6 | 41.5 | 46.3 | 45.4 | 47.4 |
| Cecil | 32.4 | 38.7 | 42.5 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| Anne Arundel | 36.6 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 47.3 | 47.1 |
| Washington | 31.9 | 35.9 | 40.7 | 43.9 | 47.0 |
| St. Mary's | 27.7 | 38.1 | 45.4 | 45.7 | 46.7 |
| Queen Anne's | 34.4 | 40.4 | 40.7 | 44.9 | 45.1 |
| Allegany | 26.5 | 28.8 | 37.2 | 40.2 | 41.8 |
| State average | 31.7 | 35.2 | 39.6 | 40.7 | 41.8 |
| Talbot | 28.4 | 39.1 | 38.0 | 46.5 | 41.4 |
| Caroline | 25.1 | 29.5 | 34.7 | 38.7 | 40.9 |
| Dorchester | 21.0 | 25.1 | 34.1 | 39.1 | 40.5 |
| Worcester | 25.3 | 30.6 | 35.3 | 35.8 | 39.7 |
| Charles | 30.1 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 38.5 | 38.2 |
| Wicomico | 26.3 | 28.3 | 30.2 | 33.6 | 35.3 |
| Somerset | 25.3 | 22.4 | 24.8 | 29.8 | 31.4 |
| Prince George's | 21.5 | 24.2 | 29.9 | 29.6 | 29.2 |
| City of Baltimore | 10.4 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.8 |
