This table shows composite index scores by county for the past six years under the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program. The composite is roughly equivalent to the overall percentage of students who scored at a satisfactory level or better on the MSPAP tests. The last column shows the percentage-point improvement since the tests were first administered in 1993.

Jurisdiction .. .. 1998 .. 1997 .. 1996 .. 1995 .. 1994 .. 1993 .. Chg.

Maryland .. .. ... 44.1 .. 41.8 .. 40.7 .. 39.6 .. 35.3 .. 31.7 .. 12.4

Allegany County .. 47.6 .. 41.6 .. 40.2 .. 37.2 .. 28.8 .. 26.5 .. 21.1

Anne Arundel

County ... ... ... 48.4 .. 46.7 .. 47.3 .. 44.5 .. 41.5 .. 36.6 .. 11.8

Baltimore City ... 16.1 .. 13.9 .. 13.5 .. 13.8 .. 11.7 .. 10.4 ... 5.7

Baltimore County .. 49.8 .. 47.9 .. 44.7 .. 44.5 .. 39.6 .. 34.9 .. 14.9

Calvert County ... 53.8 .. 54.3 .. 49.0 .. 48.8 .. 38.9 .. 34.6 .. 19.2

Caroline County .. 44.3 .. 40.6 .. 38.7 .. 34.7 .. 29.5 .. 25.1 .. 19.2

Carroll County ... 56.4 .. 55.4 .. 55.3 .. 51.1 .. 48.1 .. 42.0 .. 14.4

Cecil County .. .. 48.4 .. 47.4 .. 41.5 .. 42.5 .. 38.7 .. 32.4 .. 16.0

Charles County ... 41.9 .. 38.4 .. 38.5 .. 34.5 .. 33.0 .. 30.1 .. 11.8

Dorchester

County ... ... ... 41.2 .. 40.6 .. 39.1 .. 34.1 .. 25.1 .. 21.0 .. 20.2

Frederick County .. 53.1 .. 52.9 .. 54.2 .. 54.5 .. 46.3 .. 44.5 ... 8.6

Garrett County ... 43.8 .. 47.8 .. 45.4 .. 46.3 .. 41.5 .. 35.6 ... 8.2

Harford County ... 58.3 .. 53.5 .. 52.2 .. 50.9 .. 42.2 .. 38.4 .. 19.9

Howard County .... 60.1 .. 57.6 .. 56.9 .. 56.0 .. 51.3 .. 48.7 .. 11.4

Kent County .. ... 54.7 .. 52.2 .. 50.7 .. 39.6 .. 45.9 .. 32.6 .. 22.1

Montgomery

County ... ... ... 55.2 .. 52.8 .. 50.8 .. 50.7 .. 47.6 .. 46.4 ... 8.8

Prince George's

County .. .. .. .. 32.1 .. 29.5 .. 29.6 .. 29.9 .. 24.2 .. 21.5 .. 10.6

Queen Anne's

County . .. .. .. 49.3 .. 45.1 .. 44.9 .. 40.7 .. 40.4 .. 34.4 .. 14.9

St. Mary's

County ... ... .. 48.8 .. 46.3 .. 45.7 .. 45.4 .. 38.1 .. 27.7 .. 21.1

Somerset County .. 33.7 .. 31.4 .. 29.8 .. 24.8 .. 22.4 .. 25.3 ... 8.4

Talbot County ... 44.7 .. 41.2 .. 46.5 .. 38.0 .. 39.1 .. 28.4 .. 16.3

Washington

County ... .. ... 48.3 .. 47.2 .. 43.9 .. 40.7 .. 35.9 .. 31.9 .. 16.4

Wicomico

County .. ... ... 38.2 .. 35.1 .. 33.6 .. 30.2 .. 28.3 .. 26.3 .. 11.9

Worcester

County .. ... ... 46.0 .. 39.7 .. 35.8 .. 35.3 .. 30.6 .. 25.3 .. 20.7

SOURCE: State Department of Education

Pub Date: 12/09/98