Ocean City Elementary School has been declared the second-best public elementary school in Maryland out of 854 facilities evaluated, according to a US News and World Report ranking.
US News determines the success orders of elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and universities and describes itself as a “recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings.”
According to the report, OCES, which services grades pre-k through fourth and is part of the Worcester County Public School system, slid into the second-place spot directly underneath Westbrook Elementary in Bethesda and immediately above the Baltimore County Pinewood Elementary.
The media outlet explains the placement methodology on its website. “Schools were assessed on their shares of students who were proficient or above proficient in their mathematics and reading/language arts state assessments,” the description reads. “Half of the formula assessed the scores themselves, and the other half incorporated the test results in the context of socioeconomic demographics. In other words, the top-ranked schools are all high-achieving and have succeeded at educating all their students.”