Best Public Schools in Frederick, Maryland

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				MCAP Mathematics (2019)						MCAP English Language Arts (2019)							MCAP Algebra I (2019)	MCAP Algebra II (2019)	MCAP Science (2019)		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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP 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	1,508	81	18.7	44.4%	384 (25.5%)	375 (24.9%)	561 (37.2%)	116 (7.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	65 (4.3%)	24	119^th of 138 public high schools	13.8%		32.2	114^th of 197 public high schools	42.1%	5													37.7	15.3	40.0			$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	1,730	107	16.1	40.6%	615 (35.5%)	390 (22.5%)	542 (31.3%)	83 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	92 (5.3%)	32.6	102^nd of 138 public high schools	26.1%		47	85^th of 197 public high schools	56.9%	17													44.1	21.5				$14,081	$395	$13,686
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-5	11820 Liberty Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-1800	262	16	15.9	23.3%	216 (82.4%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	56.1	336^th of 853 public elementary schools	60.6%		54.2	352^nd of 857 public elementary schools	58.9%	16	41.9	41.7	46.5				32.6	35.4	48.8							51.2		$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	1,311	70	18.7	7.3%	1,131 (86.3%)	22 (1.7%)	97 (7.4%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.5%)	83.7	9^th of 138 public high schools	93.5%		90.2	5^th of 197 public high schools	97.5%	4													80.2	64.3	90.9			$12,470	$460	$12,011
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	669	44	15.0	51.7%	250 (37.4%)	122 (18.2%)	182 (27.2%)	31 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (12.4%)	65	276^th of 853 public elementary schools	67.6%		72.6	232^nd of 857 public elementary schools	72.9%	44	50.0	49.1	36.4				57.0	55.1	52.7							29.7		$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	242	14	16.9	27.7%	144 (59.5%)	32 (13.2%)	41 (16.9%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	78.1	190^th of 853 public elementary schools	77.7%		86.5	99^th of 857 public elementary schools	88.4%	91	51.2	51.2	67.6				43.9	53.7	79.4							67.6		$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	74	17	4.2	35.1%	43 (58.1%)	13 (17.6%)	12 (16.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(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	598	46	12.9	70.6%	86 (14.4%)	216 (36.1%)	218 (36.5%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.2%)	29.1	558^th of 853 public elementary schools	34.6%		26.6	604^th of 857 public elementary schools	29.5%	46	28.8	25.6	25.5				34.2	37.2	32.3							9.7		$15,910	$1,634	$14,276
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	813	46	17.6	8.7%	450 (55.4%)	67 (8.2%)	74 (9.1%)	164 (20.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.6%)	94.2	43^rd of 853 public elementary schools	95.0%		93.1	57^th of 857 public elementary schools	93.3%	14	76.3	65.9	83.3				70.2	63.7	84.0							67.4		$11,297	$359	$10,937
Waverley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Waverley Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-3900	548	45	12.2	84.1%	43 (7.8%)	66 (12.0%)	394 (71.9%)	31 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	21.7	646^th of 853 public elementary schools	24.3%		14.6	734^th of 857 public elementary schools	14.4%	88	20.9	34.8	25.0				13.6	30.4	17.3							11.7		$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	947	57	16.6	55.9%	242 (25.6%)	229 (24.2%)	374 (39.5%)	47 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (5.5%)	65.1	99^th of 316 public middle schools	68.7%		61.9	117^th of 328 public middle schools	64.3%	18				31.7	33.2	35.5				48.0	53.7	50.6					39.8	$11,978	$476	$11,502
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	470	27	17.3	16.2%	275 (58.5%)	97 (20.6%)	41 (8.7%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	32 (6.8%)	74.9	219^th of 853 public elementary schools	74.3%		82.8	141^st of 857 public elementary schools	83.5%	78	57.9	60.8	36.9				61.8	66.2	52.4							41.0		$11,498	$367	$11,131
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	635	36	17.4	40.0%	173 (27.2%)	207 (32.6%)	150 (23.6%)	54 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.4%)	61	307^th of 853 public elementary schools	64.0%		72.5	234^th of 857 public elementary schools	72.7%	73	56.0	45.3	34.9				51.6	47.7	50.6							27.4		$12,239	$434	$11,804
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Whittier Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-3100	718	42	17.1	35.4%	322 (44.8%)	193 (26.9%)	116 (16.2%)	44 (6.1%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.9%)	70.1	244^th of 853 public elementary schools	71.4%		72.6	230^th of 857 public elementary schools	73.2%	14	39.8	60.6	51.7				45.4	57.4	58.1							38.5		$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	300	17	17.9	14.7%	193 (64.3%)	32 (10.7%)	30 (10.0%)	25 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.0%)	69.3	251^st of 853 public elementary schools	70.6%		65.8	283^rd of 857 public elementary schools	67.0%	32	46.2	36.7	30.0	40.7	68.2	81.5	42.3	76.7	80.0	74.1	82.6	81.5				36.7	70.4	$12,380	$489	$11,890
Tuscarora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6321 Lambert Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-0000	713	43	16.6	36.2%	211 (29.6%)	177 (24.8%)	206 (28.9%)	54 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.4%)	53	354^th of 853 public elementary schools	58.5%		61.5	307^th of 857 public elementary schools	64.2%	47	45.9	35.1	38.5				54.1	36.0	46.2							28.7		$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	691	46	15.0	49.1%	202 (29.2%)	199 (28.8%)	197 (28.5%)	48 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.8%)	50.1	144^th of 316 public middle schools	54.4%		56.3	135^th of 328 public middle schools	58.8%	9				25.7	33.9	17.4				41.5	44.8	45.8		89.3			28.7	$13,181	$406	$12,774
Heather Ridge	Public	7-12	1445 Taney Ave	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-8000	56	16	3.5	71.4%	21 (37.5%)	19 (33.9%)	8 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.5%)								(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	969	65	15.0	51.7%	268 (27.7%)	224 (23.1%)	380 (39.2%)	40 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	49 (5.1%)	40.2	174^th of 316 public middle schools	44.9%		51.6	149^th of 328 public middle schools	54.6%	25				21.1	26.0	22.6				30.4	33.2	38.2					33.0	$11,914	$522	$11,392
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-5	3601 Carriage Hill Dr	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-0100	972	54	18.0	5.2%	452 (46.5%)	99 (10.2%)	139 (14.3%)	206 (21.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.5%)	96.9	17^th of 853 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.2	28^th of 857 public elementary schools	96.7%	11	73.1	81.2	81.0				74.3	84.0	88.9							64.1		$10,684	$325	$10,359
Monocacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7421 Hayward Rd	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-1400	611	43	14.0	59.7%	167 (27.3%)	177 (29.0%)	190 (31.1%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	53 (8.7%)	52.3	360^th of 853 public elementary schools	57.8%		39.8	469^th of 857 public elementary schools	45.3%	109	37.9	40.9	37.1				44.8	51.6	41.2							28.0		$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	553	41	13.6	40.7%	258 (46.7%)	104 (18.8%)	124 (22.4%)	31 (5.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	62	107^th of 316 public middle schools	66.1%		74.7	80^th of 328 public middle schools	75.6%	27				31.2	43.5	30.4				44.2	48.8	44.8					36.6	$16,505	$1,025	$15,480
Tuscarora High	Public	9-12	5312 Ballenger Creek Pk	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-6400	1,590	95	16.7	27.9%	701 (44.1%)	340 (21.4%)	338 (21.3%)	112 (7.0%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	92 (5.8%)	57.1	51^st of 138 public high schools	63.0%		61.8	49^th of 197 public high schools	75.1%	2													67.4	31.8	88.0			$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	16.7%	199 (62.6%)	36 (11.3%)	56 (17.6%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	50.1	381^st of 853 public elementary schools	55.3%		52.5	371^st of 857 public elementary schools	56.7%	10	19.4	24.1	16.1	20.0	36.0	27.8	35.5	62.1	61.3	70.0	75.0	86.4				38.7	43.5	$11,407	$432	$10,975
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	16.0	16.8%	158 (42.0%)	124 (33.0%)	37 (9.8%)	32 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.9%)	77.1	199^th of 853 public elementary schools	76.7%		76.3	200^th of 857 public elementary schools	76.7%	1	45.2	75.6	47.5	46.3	51.3	22.2	52.4	73.2	50.0	56.1	64.1	76.3		90.0		42.5	56.4	$13,093	$242	$12,852
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	675	45	15.0	71.0%	147 (21.8%)	201 (29.8%)	274 (40.6%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.4%)	18.9	681^st of 853 public elementary schools	20.2%					(n/a)	20.5	7.7	19.3				14.8	16.5	33.0							21.1		$14,388	$1,485	$12,902
Sugarloaf Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Stone Barn Drive	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(240) 566-0500																			(n/a)
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	817	51	16.0	27.1%	362 (44.3%)	172 (21.1%)	168 (20.6%)	60 (7.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	47 (5.8%)	63.8	102^nd of 316 public middle schools	67.7%		67.3	95^th of 328 public middle schools	71.0%	7				29.9	41.1	24.7				43.5	53.0	52.2		90.4			41.6	$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	586	39	14.9	41.8%	218 (37.2%)	113 (19.3%)	124 (21.2%)	61 (10.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.9%)	60	317^th of 853 public elementary schools	62.8%		60.3	314^th of 857 public elementary schools	63.4%	3	49.0	56.7	37.6				50.5	59.8	35.1							31.1		$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	482	35	13.6	42.1%	242 (50.2%)	107 (22.2%)	55 (11.4%)	21 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (11.0%)	42.9	442^nd of 853 public elementary schools	48.2%		54.7	350^th of 857 public elementary schools	59.2%	92	33.3	35.0	44.6				27.5	30.0	43.2							29.7		$16,047	$830	$15,217
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1285 Hillcrest Drive	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-3200	749	67	11.1	87.4%	41 (5.5%)	70 (9.3%)	561 (74.9%)	46 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	24.2	615^th of 853 public elementary schools	27.9%		26.9	601^st of 857 public elementary schools	29.9%	14	12.2	21.1	27.5				34.1	24.4	28.7									$17,317	$1,914	$15,403

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ijamsville	1.82 mi	6	15^th
New Market	2.58 mi	3	26^th
Walkersville	4.11 mi	4	96^th
Monrovia	6.43 mi	2	48^th
Mount Airy	9.18 mi	4	62^nd

Best Public Schools in Frederick, MD

Centerville Elementary

Urbana Elementary

Linganore High

Parkway Elementary

Frederick Classical Charter

Yellow Springs Elementary

Whittier Elementary

Monocacy Valley Montessori

West Frederick Middle

North Frederick Elementary

Ballenger Creek Middle

Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle

Orchard Grove Elementary

Ballenger Creek Elementary

Tuscarora High

Liberty Elementary

Tuscarora Elementary

Monocacy Elementary

Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter

Crestwood Middle

Spring Ridge Elementary

Monocacy Middle

Gov. Thomas Johnson High

Lincoln Elementary

Hillcrest Elementary

Frederick High

Waverley Elementary

Butterfly Ridge Elementary

Heather Ridge

Rock Creek

Sugarloaf Elementary

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