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