Best Public Schools in Frederick, Maryland & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts (2021)							MCAP (shortened) Mathematics (2021)						MCAP (shortened) Algebra I (2021)	MCAP (shortened) Science (2021)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Algebra I End of Course	MCAP (shortened) Science 5th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frederick High	Public	9-12	650 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-7000	1,542	90	17.1	51.4%	388 (25.2%)	393 (25.5%)	587 (38.1%)	104 (6.7%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	61 (4.0%)								(n/a)							46.5										$12,887	$447	$12,440
Gov. Thomas Johnson High	Public	9-12	1501 N Market St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-8200	1,744	108	16.1	43.6%	582 (33.4%)	412 (23.6%)	586 (33.6%)	82 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.5%)	71 (4.1%)								(n/a)							40.0										$14,081	$395	$13,686
North Frederick Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1010 Fairview Ave	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(240) 236-2000	599	41	14.4	52.6%	232 (38.7%)	113 (18.9%)	160 (26.7%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.2%)	49.8	283^rd of 802 public elementary schools	64.7%		65	276^th of 853 public elementary schools	67.6%	7	23.9	26.2	27.1					14.8	27.4	25.9					41.1		$13,013	$1,135	$11,878
Parkway Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-2600	223	14	15.5	32.3%	126 (56.5%)	31 (13.9%)	39 (17.5%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	58.8	229^th of 802 public elementary schools	71.4%		78.1	190^th of 853 public elementary schools	77.7%	39	38.5	27.0	41.2					20.5	18.4	24.2					42.4		$13,687	$376	$13,311
Rock Creek	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	191 Waverley Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-8700	71	18	4.0	39.4%	39 (54.9%)	16 (22.5%)	11 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)								(n/a)																	$69,405	$4,499	$64,907
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Madison St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-2650	605	49	12.2	68.1%	95 (15.7%)	213 (35.2%)	213 (35.2%)	22 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.8%)	22.8	577^th of 802 public elementary schools	28.1%		29.1	558^th of 853 public elementary schools	34.6%	19	17.0	15.4	14.5					7.9	19.6	6.6					19.7		$15,910	$1,634	$14,276
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Whittier Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-3100	686	46	14.8	34.8%	300 (43.7%)	182 (26.5%)	121 (17.6%)	43 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	44.3	325^th of 802 public elementary schools	59.5%		70.1	244^th of 853 public elementary schools	71.4%	81	22.8	19.8	27.6					16.3	22.8	21.8					40.9		$12,004	$564	$11,440
Monocacy Valley Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	217 Dill Ave	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 236-6100	303	13	23.2	17.2%	181 (59.7%)	37 (12.2%)	36 (11.9%)	25 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	67.9	191^st of 802 public elementary schools	76.2%		69.3	251^st of 853 public elementary schools	70.6%	60	40.0	46.4	25.9	82.1	46.9	28.6		10.0	35.7	25.9	25.9	16.1	42.1		55.6	57.1	$12,380	$489	$11,890
Waverley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Waverley Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-3900	511	41	12.4	79.6%	31 (6.1%)	68 (13.3%)	363 (71.0%)	33 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	14.3	733^rd of 802 public elementary schools	8.6%		21.7	646^th of 853 public elementary schools	24.3%	87	10.8	9.5	6.5					9.5	9.5						14.3		$16,204	$1,693	$14,511
West Frederick Middle	Public	6-8	515 W Patrick St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4000	925	60	15.4	57.1%	227 (24.5%)	204 (22.1%)	382 (41.3%)	46 (5.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.7%)	42.6	161^st of 303 public middle schools	46.9%		65.1	99^th of 316 public middle schools	68.7%	62			23.5	43.9	33.6	31.3				25.0	11.9	10.2	7.4	44.4	36.8	30.2	$11,978	$476	$11,502
Heather Ridge	Public	7-12	1445 Taney Ave	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-8000	44	15	2.9	54.5%	22 (50.0%)	11 (25.0%)	6 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)								(n/a)																	$85,346	$1,074	$84,272
Monocacy Middle	Public	6-8	8009 Opossumtown Pike	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4700	978	66	14.8	53.0%	246 (25.2%)	226 (23.1%)	388 (39.7%)	42 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	64 (6.5%)	25.3	229^th of 303 public middle schools	24.4%		40.2	174^th of 316 public middle schools	44.9%	55			16.7	47.3	20.1	11.2				15.4	10.3			8.9	30.8	12.4	$11,914	$522	$11,392
Monocacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7421 Hayward Rd	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-1400	551	44	12.4	61.0%	129 (23.4%)	176 (31.9%)	178 (32.3%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (8.7%)	31.1	467^th of 802 public elementary schools	41.8%		52.3	360^th of 853 public elementary schools	57.8%	107	17.9	14.7	24.7					12.7	9.3	17.9					33.3		$15,024	$1,456	$13,568
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	1799 Schifferstadt Blvd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4900	563	44	12.7	46.0%	233 (41.4%)	119 (21.1%)	135 (24.0%)	35 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.7%)	47.5	146^th of 303 public middle schools	51.8%		62	107^th of 316 public middle schools	66.1%	39			13.3	51.9	29.8	29.5				26.7	23.5	9.0	7.1	28.9	40.0	33.3	$16,505	$1,025	$15,480
Butterfly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Contender Way	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 566-0300	649	54	12.0	65.5%	142 (21.9%)	165 (25.4%)	276 (42.5%)	24 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.2%)	23.1	571^st of 802 public elementary schools	28.8%		18.9	681^st of 853 public elementary schools	20.2%	110	9.8	21.6	12.8					8.7	10.8	7.7					30.8		$14,388	$1,485	$12,902
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1285 Hillcrest Drive	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-3200	714	66	10.7	83.1%	40 (5.6%)	51 (7.1%)	550 (77.0%)	43 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	10.7	785^th of 802 public elementary schools	2.1%		24.2	615^th of 853 public elementary schools	27.9%	170		6.3	6.6						7.6						14.6		$17,317	$1,914	$15,403
Orchard Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5898 Hannover Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-2400	603	42	14.3	42.3%	150 (24.9%)	205 (34.0%)	144 (23.9%)	53 (8.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.6%)	52	271^st of 802 public elementary schools	66.2%		61	307^th of 853 public elementary schools	64.0%	36	26.8	23.0	32.5					11.0	19.5	32.9					50.6		$12,239	$434	$11,804
Ballenger Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5525 Ballenger Creek Pike	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5700	800	54	14.8	29.1%	338 (42.3%)	161 (20.1%)	180 (22.5%)	51 (6.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	62 (7.8%)	52.5	123^rd of 303 public middle schools	59.4%		63.8	102^nd of 316 public middle schools	67.7%	21			18.2	62.6	27.3	34.1				18.2	22.0	10.1	5.1	26.4		41.0	$12,132	$569	$11,564
Ballenger Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5250 Kingsbrook Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-2500	602	40	15.1	45.3%	197 (32.7%)	138 (22.9%)	128 (21.3%)	66 (11.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (11.1%)	49.6	284^th of 802 public elementary schools	64.6%		60	317^th of 853 public elementary schools	62.8%	33	23.8	30.0	35.5					11.9	23.3	20.7					42.7		$13,095	$575	$12,520
Spring Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9051 Ridgefield Dr	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-1600	437	35	12.3	39.6%	206 (47.1%)	104 (23.8%)	65 (14.9%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.3%)	57.1	240^th of 802 public elementary schools	70.1%		42.9	442^nd of 853 public elementary schools	48.2%	202	27.7	26.2	26.5					23.1	37.5	23.5					40.9		$16,047	$830	$15,217
Tuscarora High	Public	9-12	5312 Ballenger Creek Pk	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-6400	1,645	98	16.8	31.5%	690 (41.9%)	356 (21.6%)	379 (23.0%)	125 (7.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	87 (5.3%)								(n/a)						22.2	58.1						7.1			50.0	$12,820	$493	$12,327
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7215 Corporate Court	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 663-7970	318	17	19.1	20.8%	196 (61.6%)	44 (13.8%)	53 (16.7%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	48.6	291^st of 802 public elementary schools	63.7%		50.1	381^st of 853 public elementary schools	55.3%	90	21.4	16.7	33.3	62.1	46.9	52.2		7.1	12.9	13.3	34.5	19.4	5.6		55.2	45.5	$11,407	$432	$10,975
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-5	3601 Carriage Hill Dr	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-0100	439	31	14.3	7.5%	177 (40.3%)	58 (13.2%)	67 (15.3%)	87 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.4%)	92	56^th of 802 public elementary schools	93.0%		96.9	17^th of 853 public elementary schools	98.0%	39	56.3	47.7	47.1					38.3	44.3	44.3					60.9		$10,684	$325	$10,359
Tuscarora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6321 Lambert Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-0000	701	48	14.5	41.1%	192 (27.4%)	184 (26.2%)	192 (27.4%)	66 (9.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.1%)	43.6	334^th of 802 public elementary schools	58.4%		53	354^th of 853 public elementary schools	58.5%	20	24.3	26.8	25.0					20.0	19.5	17.0					32.1		$11,621	$462	$11,158
Crestwood Middle	Public	6-8	7100 Foxcroft Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-9000	670	46	14.7	53.4%	173 (25.8%)	206 (30.7%)	196 (29.3%)	45 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (6.7%)	40.3	168^th of 303 public middle schools	44.6%		50.1	144^th of 316 public middle schools	54.4%	24			6.7	52.2	32.1	20.5				6.7	8.3			11.1	15.4	28.5	$13,181	$406	$12,774
Yellow Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	8717 Yellow Springs Rd	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-1700	498	30	16.7	18.7%	266 (53.4%)	112 (22.5%)	65 (13.1%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	57.1	241^st of 802 public elementary schools	70.0%		74.9	219^th of 853 public elementary schools	74.3%	22	36.0	26.3	30.7					20.2	23.7	22.7					45.3		$11,498	$367	$11,131
Urbana Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3554 Urbana Pike	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 236-2200	651	42	15.6	11.4%	322 (49.5%)	52 (8.0%)	78 (12.0%)	144 (22.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.8%)	95.2	38^th of 802 public elementary schools	95.3%		94.2	43^rd of 853 public elementary schools	95.0%	5	55.2	46.8	55.0					36.5	50.0	53.3					69.7		$11,297	$359	$10,937
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-5	11820 Liberty Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-1800	215	16	13.5	24.2%	172 (80.0%)	5 (2.3%)	16 (7.4%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	37.3	393^rd of 802 public elementary schools	51.0%		56.1	336^th of 853 public elementary schools	60.6%	57	19.0	23.4	21.2					9.5	19.1	19.4					42.4		$14,555	$523	$14,033
Linganore High	Public	9-12	12013 Old Annapolis Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-9700	1,393	76	18.3	8.6%	1,162 (83.4%)	33 (2.4%)	115 (8.3%)	23 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (4.1%)								(n/a)						27.8	70.2						7.1			18.8	$12,470	$460	$12,011
Frederick Classical Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8445 Spires Way Suite CC	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 236-1200	376	24	15.4	16.0%	155 (41.2%)	117 (31.1%)	47 (12.5%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.1%)	82.1	111^th of 802 public elementary schools	86.2%		77.1	199^th of 853 public elementary schools	76.7%	88	37.5	32.5	60.0	71.8	48.7	51.4		15.0	40.0	45.0	51.3	17.9	6.7	22.2	70.0	37.1	$13,093	$242	$12,852
Sugarloaf Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Stone Barn Drive	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-0500	620	37	16.6	6.9%	291 (46.9%)	78 (12.6%)	78 (12.6%)	133 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	90.8	67^th of 802 public elementary schools	91.6%					(n/a)	48.3	48.3	37.8					33.9	46.6	57.6					64.4

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ijamsville	1.82 mi	6	45^th
New Market	2.58 mi	3	33^rd
Walkersville	4.11 mi	4	90^th
Monrovia	6.43 mi	2	40^th
Mount Airy	9.18 mi	4	49^th

Best Public Schools in Frederick, MD

Urbana Elementary

Centerville Elementary

Sugarloaf Elementary

Frederick Classical Charter

Monocacy Valley Montessori

Parkway Elementary

Spring Ridge Elementary

Yellow Springs Elementary

Ballenger Creek Middle

Orchard Grove Elementary

North Frederick Elementary

Ballenger Creek Elementary

Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter

Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle

Whittier Elementary

Tuscarora Elementary

West Frederick Middle

Crestwood Middle

Liberty Elementary

Monocacy Elementary

Monocacy Middle

Butterfly Ridge Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Waverley Elementary

Hillcrest Elementary

Frederick High

Gov. Thomas Johnson High

Heather Ridge

Linganore High

Rock Creek

Tuscarora High

Cities Near Frederick