Chronic Absenteeism in Maryland

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate. 100 schools have critical rates above 50%.

81.3%

State Average

national: 30.9%

100

Critical Schools

>50% absent

100.0%

Worst Rate

Frederick Douglass High

100

Schools

#	School	City	Enrollment	Absent %	Status
1	Frederick Douglass High	Baltimore	539	100.0%	Critical
2	The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	513	100.0%	Critical
3	Reginald F. Lewis High	Baltimore	481	100.0%	Critical
4	Katherine Johnson Global Academy	Baltimore	473	100.0%	Critical
5	Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy	Baltimore	386	100.0%	Critical
6	Swan Creek School	Aberdeen	368	100.0%	Critical
7	Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts	Baltimore	337	100.0%	Critical
8	Achievement Academy at Harbor City High	Baltimore	314	100.0%	Critical
9	New Era Academy	Baltimore	287	100.0%	Critical
10	Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High	Baltimore	264	100.0%	Critical
11	Stadium School	Baltimore	259	100.0%	Critical
12	Renaissance Academy	Baltimore	241	100.0%	Critical
13	Collington Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	230	100.0%	Critical
14	Bluford Drew Jemison Stem Academy West	Baltimore	180	100.0%	Critical
15	Belmont Elementary	Baltimore	177	100.0%	Critical
16	Steuart Hill Academic Academy	Baltimore	139	100.0%	Critical
17	Rosedale Center	Baltimore	108	100.0%	Critical
18	Gateway School	Westminster	80	100.0%	Critical
19	Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies	Baltimore	68	100.0%	Critical
20	Phoenix Academy	Annapolis	64	100.0%	Critical
21	Mary Moss at Adams Academy	Annapolis	50	100.0%	Critical
22	Heather Ridge	Frederick	50	100.0%	Critical
23	Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou	Baltimore	296	99.0%	Critical
24	Gwynns Falls Elementary	Baltimore	201	99.0%	Critical
25	Longview School	Germantown	59	98.3%	Critical
26	Frederick Elementary	Baltimore	320	97.2%	Critical
27	National Academy Foundation	Baltimore	801	95.5%	Critical
28	Robert W. Coleman Elementary	Baltimore	201	94.0%	Critical
29	Hilton Elementary	Baltimore	258	93.4%	Critical
30	Westport Academy	Baltimore	251	92.8%	Critical
31	Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Baltimore	313	91.7%	Critical
32	Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	705	91.1%	Critical
33	Creative City Public Charter School	Baltimore	210	90.0%	Critical
34	Homewood School	Ellicott City	109	89.9%	Critical
35	Booker T. Washington Middle	Baltimore	192	89.1%	Critical
36	Dr. Nathan a. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	287	88.5%	Critical
37	Beechfield Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	510	87.5%	Critical
38	Edgewood Elementary	Baltimore	134	86.6%	Critical
39	Carver Vocational-Technical High	Baltimore	1,041	86.3%	Critical
40	The Reach! Partnership School	Baltimore	724	86.3%	Critical
41	Edmondson-Westside High	Baltimore	910	86.2%	Critical
42	Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	218	85.8%	Critical
43	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Baltimore	410	85.4%	Critical
44	Mace'S Lane Middle School	Cambridge	490	83.5%	Critical
45	The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Baltimore	236	83.1%	Critical
46	Eutaw-Marshburn Elementary	Baltimore	186	82.8%	Critical
47	Johnston Square Elementary	Baltimore	271	82.3%	Critical
48	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove	Baltimore	786	80.5%	Critical
49	Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	732	80.2%	Critical
50	John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol	Rockville	79	78.5%	Critical
51	James Mchenry Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	588	78.1%	Critical
52	Choptank Elementary School	Cambridge	319	78.1%	Critical
53	Yorkwood Elementary	Baltimore	294	77.9%	Critical
54	Dundalk Middle	Baltimore	598	77.6%	Critical
55	Matthew a. Henson Elementary	Baltimore	199	76.9%	Critical
56	Liberty Elementary	Baltimore	335	75.5%	Critical
57	Rosemont Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	294	75.5%	Critical
58	Andrew Jackson Academy	Forestville	458	75.3%	Critical
59	Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	272	74.3%	Critical
60	Abbottston Elementary	Baltimore	330	73.3%	Critical
61	Deep Creek Middle	Baltimore	670	72.8%	Critical
62	Connexions: a Community Based Arts School	Baltimore	523	72.8%	Critical
63	James E. Duckworth Regional Center	Beltsville	99	72.7%	Critical
64	William S. Baer School	Baltimore	167	71.3%	Critical
65	Center for Educational Opportunity	Aberdeen	122	71.3%	Critical
66	City Springs Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	483	71.2%	Critical
67	Wildwood Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	743	71.1%	Critical
68	Furley Elementary	Baltimore	410	71.0%	Critical
69	Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School	Westover	389	69.9%	Critical
70	Montebello Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	542	69.6%	Critical
71	Callaway Elementary	Baltimore	231	69.3%	Critical
72	Barclay Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	373	69.2%	Critical
73	Arundel Elementary	Baltimore	434	68.9%	Critical
74	Sinclair Lane Elementary	Baltimore	269	68.8%	Critical
75	Owings Mills High	Owings Mills	1,040	68.6%	Critical
76	Harford Heights Elementary	Baltimore	435	68.3%	Critical
77	Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy	Baltimore	433	68.1%	Critical
78	Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	320	68.1%	Critical
79	Bcdc Educational Center	Towson	52	67.3%	Critical
80	Rock Creek	Walkersville	73	67.1%	Critical
81	Deep Creek Elementary	Baltimore	385	66.0%	Critical
82	North Dorchester Middle School	Hurlock	414	65.7%	Critical
83	George Washington Elementary	Baltimore	137	65.7%	Critical
84	Park Heights Academy	Baltimore	390	65.1%	Critical
85	Battle Monument School	Baltimore	63	65.1%	Critical
86	General John Stricker Middle	Baltimore	713	64.9%	Critical
87	Forest Park High	Baltimore	1,024	64.7%	Critical
88	Bard High School Early College	Baltimore	459	64.7%	Critical
89	Violetville Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	302	64.6%	Critical
90	Gardenville Elementary	Baltimore	229	64.6%	Critical
91	Morrell Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	451	64.3%	Critical
92	Kipp Harmony Academy	Baltimore	1,399	64.0%	Critical
93	The Belair-Edison School	Baltimore	911	63.7%	Critical
94	G. James Gholson Middle	Landover	603	63.7%	Critical
95	Sandy Hill Elementary	Cambridge	393	63.4%	Critical
96	White Oak School	Parkville	60	63.3%	Critical
97	Carl Sandburg Center	Rockville	65	63.1%	Critical
98	North Dorchester High School	Hurlock	526	62.9%	Critical
99	Maiden Choice School	Baltimore	118	62.7%	Critical
100	Bradbury Heights Elementary	Capital Heights	354	62.4%	Critical

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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 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

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