Best School Districts in Maryland

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

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Rank (of 25)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2025)	Rank (2024)	Rank change from 2024
12^th	Allegany County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	14	4	4	0	Cumberland	Allegany County	0.595	13	1
13^th	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	82	19	19	6	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County	0.581	10	3
24^th	Baltimore City Public Schools	PK, KG-12	109	8	33	1	Baltimore	Baltimore city	0.231	24
17^th	Baltimore County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	111	29	33	4	Towson	Baltimore County	0.447	17
3^rd	Calvert County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	12	6	6	1	Prince Frederick	Calvert County	0.732	5	2
14^th	Caroline County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	3	0	Denton	Caroline County	0.514	16	2
2^nd	Carroll County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	23	9	11	1	Westminster	Carroll County	0.762	1	1
16^th	Cecil County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	17	6	6	0	Elkton	Cecil County	0.483	15	1
21^st	Charles County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	23	9	8	0	La Plata	Charles County	0.412	20	1
19^th	Dorchester County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	8	2	3	0	Cambridge	Dorchester County	0.428	18	1
5^th	Frederick County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	41	13	13	2	Frederick	Frederick County	0.71	6	1
9^th	Garrett County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	8	1	2	0	Oakland	Garrett County	0.617	11	2
10^th	Harford County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	33	9	11	2	Bel Air	Harford County	0.614	9	1
4^th	Howard County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	42	20	15	1	Ellicott City	Howard County	0.725	2	2
20^th	Kent County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Rock Hall	Kent County	0.416	21	1
8^th	Montgomery County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	138	40	29	3	Rockville	Montgomery County	0.644	7	1
22^nd	Prince George's County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	139	25	25	4	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County	0.332	22
7^th	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	8	4	2	0	Centreville	Queen Anne's County	0.66	3	4
25^th	SEED School of Maryland	6-12	0	0	1	0	Baltimore	Baltimore city	0.133	25
23^rd	Somerset County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	Westover	Somerset County	0.331	23
6^th	St. Mary's County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	19	4	4	0	Leonardtown	St. Mary's County	0.664	8	2
15^th	Talbot County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Easton	Talbot County	0.507	14	1
11^th	Washington County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	25	7	10	1	Hagerstown	Washington County	0.612	12	1
18^th	Wicomico County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	16	4	5	0	Salisbury	Wicomico County	0.435	19	1
1^st	Worcester County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	5	4	4	1	Newark	Worcester County	0.778	4	3

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 26, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.