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	1,542	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%)	24	120^th of 139 public high schools	13.7%		32.2	114^th of 197 public high schools	42.1%	6													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	1,744	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%)	32.6	103^rd of 139 public high schools	25.9%		47	85^th of 197 public high schools	56.9%	18													44.1	21.5				$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%)	65	275^th of 847 public elementary schools	67.5%		72.6	232^nd of 857 public elementary schools	72.9%	43	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	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%)	78.1	189^th of 847 public elementary schools	77.7%		86.5	99^th of 857 public elementary schools	88.4%	90	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	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%)	29.1	557^th of 847 public elementary schools	34.2%		26.6	604^th of 857 public elementary schools	29.5%	47	28.8	25.6	25.5				34.2	37.2	32.3							9.7		$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%)	70.1	243^rd of 847 public elementary schools	71.3%		72.6	230^th of 857 public elementary schools	73.2%	13	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	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%)	69.3	250^th of 847 public elementary schools	70.5%		65.8	283^rd of 857 public elementary schools	67.0%	33	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
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%)	21.7	645^th of 847 public elementary schools	23.8%		14.6	734^th of 857 public elementary schools	14.4%	89	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	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%)	65.1	99^th of 314 public middle schools	68.5%		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
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%)	40.2	174^th of 314 public middle schools	44.6%		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
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%)	52.3	359^th of 847 public elementary schools	57.6%		39.8	469^th of 857 public elementary schools	45.3%	110	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	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%)	62	107^th of 314 public middle schools	65.9%		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
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%)	18.9	679^th of 847 public elementary schools	19.8%					(n/a)	20.5	7.7	19.3				14.8	16.5	33.0							21.1		$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%)	24.2	614^th of 847 public elementary schools	27.5%		26.9	601^st of 857 public elementary schools	29.9%	13	12.2	21.1	27.5				34.1	24.4	28.7									$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%)	61	306^th of 847 public elementary schools	63.9%		72.5	234^th of 857 public elementary schools	72.7%	72	56.0	45.3	34.9				51.6	47.7	50.6							27.4		$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%)	63.8	102^nd of 314 public middle schools	67.5%		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	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%)	60	316^th of 847 public elementary schools	62.7%		60.3	314^th of 857 public elementary schools	63.4%	2	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	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%)	42.9	441^st of 847 public elementary schools	47.9%		54.7	350^th of 857 public elementary schools	59.2%	91	33.3	35.0	44.6				27.5	30.0	43.2							29.7		$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%)	57.1	51^st of 139 public high schools	63.3%		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	20.8%	196 (61.6%)	44 (13.8%)	53 (16.7%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	50.1	380^th of 847 public elementary schools	55.1%		52.5	371^st of 857 public elementary schools	56.7%	9	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
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%)	96.9	17^th of 847 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
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%)	53	353^rd of 847 public elementary schools	58.3%		61.5	307^th of 857 public elementary schools	64.2%	46	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	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%)	50.1	144^th of 314 public middle schools	54.1%		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
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%)	74.9	218^th of 847 public elementary schools	74.3%		82.8	141^st of 857 public elementary schools	83.5%	77	57.9	60.8	36.9				61.8	66.2	52.4							41.0		$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%)	94.2	43^rd of 847 public elementary schools	94.9%		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
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%)	56.1	335^th of 847 public elementary schools	60.4%		54.2	352^nd of 857 public elementary schools	58.9%	17	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	1,393	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%)	83.7	9^th of 139 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
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%)	77.1	198^th of 847 public elementary schools	76.6%		76.3	200^th of 857 public elementary schools	76.7%	2	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
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%)								(n/a)

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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