Maryland · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Maryland

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Maryland, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 Maryland schools listed here average 72.6% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

72.6%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 99.0%
highest rate (Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at BentalouBaltimore	296	Critical	99.0%
2	Gwynns Falls ElementaryBaltimore	201	Critical	99.0%
3	Longview SchoolGermantown	59	Critical	98.3%
4	Frederick ElementaryBaltimore	320	Critical	97.2%
5	National Academy FoundationBaltimore	801	Critical	95.5%
6	Robert W. Coleman ElementaryBaltimore	201	Critical	94.0%
7	Hilton ElementaryBaltimore	258	Critical	93.4%
8	Westport AcademyBaltimore	251	Critical	92.8%
9	Vanguard Collegiate MiddleBaltimore	313	Critical	91.7%
10	Fort Worthington Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	705	Critical	91.1%
11	Creative City Public Charter SchoolBaltimore	210	Critical	90.0%
12	Homewood SchoolEllicott City	109	Critical	89.9%
13	Booker T. Washington MiddleBaltimore	192	Critical	89.1%
14	Dr. Nathan a. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	287	Critical	88.5%
15	Beechfield Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	510	Critical	87.5%
16	Edgewood ElementaryBaltimore	134	Critical	86.6%
17	Carver Vocational-Technical HighBaltimore	1,041	Critical	86.3%
18	The Reach! Partnership SchoolBaltimore	724	Critical	86.3%
19	Edmondson-Westside HighBaltimore	910	Critical	86.2%
20	Dickey Hill Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	218	Critical	85.8%
21	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement AcademyBaltimore	410	Critical	85.4%
22	Mace's Lane Middle SchoolCambridge	490	Critical	83.5%
23	The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor ElementaryBaltimore	236	Critical	83.1%
24	Eutaw-Marshburn ElementaryBaltimore	186	Critical	82.8%
25	Johnston Square ElementaryBaltimore	271	Critical	82.3%
26	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville CoveBaltimore	786	Critical	80.5%
27	Pimlico Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	732	Critical	80.2%
28	John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & AdolRockville	79	Critical	78.5%
29	James Mchenry Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	588	Critical	78.1%
30	Choptank Elementary SchoolCambridge	319	Critical	78.1%
31	Yorkwood ElementaryBaltimore	294	Critical	77.9%
32	Dundalk MiddleBaltimore	598	Critical	77.6%
33	Matthew a. Henson ElementaryBaltimore	199	Critical	76.9%
34	Liberty ElementaryBaltimore	335	Critical	75.5%
35	Rosemont Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	294	Critical	75.5%
36	Andrew Jackson AcademyForestville	458	Critical	75.3%
37	Thomas Jefferson Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	272	Critical	74.3%
38	Abbottston ElementaryBaltimore	330	Critical	73.3%
39	Deep Creek MiddleBaltimore	670	Critical	72.8%
40	Connexions: a Community Based Arts SchoolBaltimore	523	Critical	72.8%
41	James E. Duckworth Regional CenterBeltsville	99	Critical	72.7%
42	William S. Baer SchoolBaltimore	167	Critical	71.3%
43	Center for Educational OpportunityAberdeen	122	Critical	71.3%
44	City Springs Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	483	Critical	71.2%
45	Wildwood Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	743	Critical	71.1%
46	Furley ElementaryBaltimore	410	Critical	71.0%
47	Somerset 6/7 Intermediate SchoolWestover	389	Critical	69.9%
48	Montebello Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	542	Critical	69.6%
49	Callaway ElementaryBaltimore	231	Critical	69.3%
50	Barclay Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	373	Critical	69.2%
51	Arundel ElementaryBaltimore	434	Critical	68.9%
52	Sinclair Lane ElementaryBaltimore	269	Critical	68.8%
53	Owings Mills HighOwings Mills	1,040	Critical	68.6%
54	Harford Heights ElementaryBaltimore	435	Critical	68.3%
55	Furman Templeton Preparatory AcademyBaltimore	433	Critical	68.1%
56	Garrett Heights Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	320	Critical	68.1%
57	Bcdc Educational CenterTowson	52	Critical	67.3%
58	Rock CreekWalkersville	73	Critical	67.1%
59	Deep Creek ElementaryBaltimore	385	Critical	66.0%
60	North Dorchester Middle SchoolHurlock	414	Critical	65.7%
61	George Washington ElementaryBaltimore	137	Critical	65.7%
62	Park Heights AcademyBaltimore	390	Critical	65.1%
63	Battle Monument SchoolBaltimore	63	Critical	65.1%
64	General John Stricker MiddleBaltimore	713	Critical	64.9%
65	Forest Park HighBaltimore	1,024	Critical	64.7%
66	Bard High School Early CollegeBaltimore	459	Critical	64.7%
67	Violetville Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	302	Critical	64.6%
68	Gardenville ElementaryBaltimore	229	Critical	64.6%
69	Morrell Park Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	451	Critical	64.3%
70	Kipp Harmony AcademyBaltimore	1,399	Critical	64.0%
71	The Belair-Edison SchoolBaltimore	911	Critical	63.7%
72	G. James Gholson MiddleLandover	603	Critical	63.7%
73	Sandy Hill ElementaryCambridge	393	Critical	63.4%
74	White Oak SchoolParkville	60	Critical	63.3%
75	Carl Sandburg CenterRockville	65	Critical	63.1%
76	North Dorchester High SchoolHurlock	526	Critical	62.9%
77	Maiden Choice SchoolBaltimore	118	Critical	62.7%
78	Bradbury Heights ElementaryCapital Heights	354	Critical	62.4%
79	Baltimore Collegiate School for BoysBaltimore	303	Critical	62.4%
80	Academy for College and Career ExplorationBaltimore	967	Critical	62.3%
81	Margaret Brent Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	235	Critical	62.1%
82	Gaithersburg ElementaryGaithersburg	603	Critical	62.0%
83	Curtis Bay ElementaryBaltimore	470	Critical	61.7%
84	Baltimore Design SchoolBaltimore	503	Critical	61.6%
85	Milbrook ElementaryBaltimore	263	Critical	61.6%
86	Crisfield Academy and High SchoolCrisfield	366	Critical	61.5%
87	Paul Laurence Dunbar HighBaltimore	1,087	Critical	60.7%
88	Central HighCapitol Heights	754	Critical	60.7%
89	Woodlawn MiddleBaltimore	522	Critical	60.7%
90	Waverly Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	534	Critical	60.5%
91	Cambridge-South Dorchester High SchoolCambridge	811	Critical	60.3%
92	Baltimore Leadership School for Young WomenBaltimore	466	Critical	60.1%
93	Sandalwood ElementaryBaltimore	440	Critical	60.0%
94	Lexington Park ElementaryLexington Park	383	Critical	59.3%
95	Southwest Baltimore Charter SchoolBaltimore	363	Critical	58.7%
96	John Humbird ElementaryCumberland	242	Critical	58.7%
97	Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	799	Critical	58.3%
98	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	717	Critical	58.2%
99	Chesapeake HighBaltimore	1,052	Critical	58.1%
100	Windsor Hills Elementary/MiddleBaltimore	252	Critical	57.9%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.