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)		Spending Per Student (2019)
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	Spending Per Student: Total	Total from Federal Funds	Total from State/Local Funds
Frederick High	Public	9-12	650 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-7000	1,407	83	16.9	40.4%	359 (25.5%)	345 (24.5%)	516 (36.7%)	107 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (5.4%)	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			$13,197	$499	$12,697
Gov. Thomas Johnson High	Public	9-12	1501 N Market St	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-8200	1,703	102	16.6	35.2%	630 (37.0%)	387 (22.7%)	516 (30.3%)	67 (3.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	96 (5.6%)	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				$13,500	$478	$13,022
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-5	11820 Liberty Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-1800	262	16	15.9	19.1%	223 (85.1%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	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		$13,870	$584	$13,286
Linganore High	Public	9-12	12013 Old Annapolis Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-9700	1,324	74	18.0	6.9%	1,144 (86.4%)	28 (2.1%)	85 (6.4%)	16 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (3.3%)	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			$12,082	$482	$11,600
North Frederick Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1010 Fairview Ave	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(240) 236-2000	668	45	14.8	49.7%	270 (40.4%)	122 (18.3%)	166 (24.9%)	39 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.3%)	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		$13,329	$1,235	$12,094
Parkway Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-2600	220	16	13.4	28.6%	126 (57.3%)	31 (14.1%)	45 (20.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	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		$15,236	$440	$14,796
Rock Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	191 Waverley Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-8700	75	17	4.3	21.3%	47 (62.7%)	10 (13.3%)	12 (16.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.7%)								(n/a)																		$71,576	$3,702	$67,874
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Madison St	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-2650	583	41	14.1	72.9%	81 (13.9%)	198 (34.0%)	222 (38.1%)	29 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	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		$14,957	$1,557	$13,400
Urbana Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3400 Stone Barn Dr.	Frederick	21704	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 566-0500	761	42	17.9	8.8%	437 (57.4%)	58 (7.6%)	76 (10.0%)	134 (17.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.0%)	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		$10,918	$434	$10,483
Waverley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Waverley Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-3900	517	44	11.7	100.0%	33 (6.4%)	86 (16.6%)	350 (67.7%)	34 (6.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	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		$18,974	$1,682	$17,292
West Frederick Middle	Public	6-8	515 W Patrick St	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4000	853	62	13.7	54.0%	229 (26.8%)	217 (25.4%)	323 (37.9%)	42 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	36 (4.2%)	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	$13,025	$503	$12,522
Yellow Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	8717 Yellow Springs Rd	Frederick	21702	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-1700	455	27	16.7	14.5%	275 (60.4%)	84 (18.5%)	43 (9.5%)	25 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)	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		$11,590	$461	$11,129
Orchard Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5898 Hannover Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-2400	602	39	15.5	38.7%	171 (28.4%)	196 (32.6%)	129 (21.4%)	60 (10.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.1%)	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		$13,740	$561	$13,179
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Whittier Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-3100	690	46	15.1	35.2%	299 (43.3%)	183 (26.5%)	124 (18.0%)	45 (6.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.5%)	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		$13,767	$521	$13,246
Monocacy Valley Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	217 Dill Ave	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 668-5013	299	16	18.4	13.4%	193 (64.5%)	36 (12.0%)	28 (9.4%)	22 (7.4%)	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	$13,170	$458	$12,712
Tuscarora Elementary	Public	K-5	6321 Lambert Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-0000	654	45	14.3	33.3%	227 (34.7%)	157 (24.0%)	165 (25.2%)	48 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.1%)	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		$12,318	$443	$11,875
Crestwood Middle	Public	6-8	7100 Foxcroft Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-9000	653	44	14.8	45.9%	194 (29.7%)	177 (27.1%)	195 (29.9%)	42 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.3%)	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	$13,218	$563	$12,655
Heather Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1445 Taney Ave	Frederick	21702	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-8000	42			100.0%	14 (33.3%)	13 (31.0%)	7 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (19.0%)								(n/a)																		$61,076	$658	$60,418
Monocacy Middle	Public	6-8	8009 Opossumtown Pike	Frederick	21702	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4700	886	64	13.8	48.4%	267 (30.1%)	205 (23.1%)	321 (36.2%)	43 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	43 (4.9%)	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	$11,959	$458	$11,501
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-5	3601 Carriage Hill Dr	Frederick	21704	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-0100	928	53	17.4	4.7%	466 (50.2%)	85 (9.2%)	120 (12.9%)	191 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.8%)	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		$11,077	$470	$10,607
Monocacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7421 Hayward Rd	Frederick	21702	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-1400	619	41	14.9	57.8%	180 (29.1%)	185 (29.9%)	184 (29.7%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	44 (7.1%)	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		$14,421	$1,372	$13,049
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	1799 Schifferstadt Blvd	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4900	509	38	13.3	33.0%	254 (49.9%)	92 (18.1%)	107 (21.0%)	30 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	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	$16,321	$925	$15,397
Tuscarora High	Public	9-12	5312 Ballenger Creek Pk	Frederick	21703	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-6400	1,580	90	17.6	25.8%	704 (44.6%)	351 (22.2%)	306 (19.4%)	112 (7.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (6.3%)	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			$12,510	$560	$11,950
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7215 Corporate Court	Frederick	21703	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 663-7970	313	14	22.1	15.0%	188 (60.1%)	38 (12.1%)	57 (18.2%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	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	$12,152	$491	$11,661
Frederick Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	8445 Spires Way	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 236-1200	378	26	14.6	13.5%	173 (45.8%)	111 (29.4%)	35 (9.3%)	32 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.1%)	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	$12,103	$321	$11,783
Butterfly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Contender Way	Frederick	21703	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 566-0300	627	48	13.2	69.4%	144 (23.0%)	181 (28.9%)	236 (37.6%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.2%)	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		$15,485	$1,226	$14,259
Ballenger Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5525 Ballenger Creek Pike	Frederick	21703	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5700	840	50	16.9	25.1%	397 (47.3%)	173 (20.6%)	156 (18.6%)	63 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	45 (5.4%)	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	$11,745	$524	$11,221
Heather Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	1445 Taney Ave	Frederick	21702	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-8000	14	15	.9	100.0%	4 (28.6%)	6 (42.9%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)																		$61,056	$658	$60,398
Ballenger Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5250 Kingsbrook Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-2500	650	43	15.1	37.2%	248 (38.2%)	135 (20.8%)	143 (22.0%)	60 (9.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (8.9%)	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		$12,525	$578	$11,948
Spring Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9051 Ridgefield Dr	Frederick	21701	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-1600	475	35	13.6	33.5%	258 (54.3%)	79 (16.6%)	69 (14.5%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.1%)	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		$17,878	$900	$16,979
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1285 Hillcrest Drive	Frederick	21703	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 236-3200	732	64	11.4	86.9%	46 (6.3%)	88 (12.0%)	517 (70.6%)	53 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	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									$18,715	$2,434	$16,281

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	6.42 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 School

Yellow Springs Elementary

Whittier Elementary

Monocacy Valley Montessori School

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 School

Crestwood Middle

Spring Ridge Elementary

Monocacy Middle

Gov. Thomas Johnson High

Lincoln Elementary

Hillcrest Elementary

Frederick High

Waverley Elementary

Butterfly Ridge Elementary

Heather Ridge High School

Heather Ridge Middle School

Rock Creek School

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