Half of Maryland schools earn four or five stars out of five on latest report card

Half of the slightly more than 1,300 public schools in Maryland earned four or five stars out of five on the state's annual report card of individual school performance, an increase from last year's total, according to data released Thursday.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: October 29, 2026

Words: 820

Last Updated: 2 days, 5 hours ago

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Half of the slightly more than 1,300 public schools in Maryland earned four or five stars out of five on the state’s annual report card of individual school performance, an increase from last year, according to data released Thursday.

Performance on the 2026 report card was up slightly from the year before, when 43% of schools earned the top two marks, improvement that was attributed in part to improvements in attendance in recent years …

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