Best Public Schools in Germantown, MD

Summary:

The city of Germantown, Maryland is home to 20 schools that are part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 25 districts in Maryland and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The schools include 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school.

Among the standout schools in Germantown are Cedar Grove Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Maryland with a 5-star rating and the highest proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts. Another high-performing school is Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary, which also has a 5-star rating and excels in both mathematics and English language arts. At the high school level, Northwest High is the top-performing school in Germantown, ranking 31st out of 220 Maryland high schools and earning a 4-star rating.

While the district overall has a 91.8% four-year graduation rate, slightly above the state average, there are some concerning trends, such as a 5.1% dropout rate at Seneca Valley High and a consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.6% across all schools. Additionally, there are stark disparities in academic performance, with the highest-performing schools significantly outpacing the lowest-performing ones, which tend to have higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing these achievement gaps and attendance issues should be priorities for the Montgomery County Public Schools district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)								MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Geometry (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)		MCAP Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics All Grades	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 English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21301 Seneca Crossing Dr	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5980	428	42	10.1	62.4%	44 (10.3%)	147 (34.3%)	162 (37.9%)	46 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	33.5	524^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.4%		32	516^th of 859 public elementary schools	39.9%	8	32.8	27.5	29.8				29.9	31.7	41.8	24.6					33.2			10.3			$26,203	$1,783	$24,420
Roberto W. Clemente Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	18808 Waring Station Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 284-4750	888	63	14.1	55.0%	96 (10.8%)	278 (31.3%)	320 (36.0%)	144 (16.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	49.5	157^th of 337 public middle schools	53.4%		48.1	137^th of 328 public middle schools	58.2%	20				24.1	4.5	0.8	19.8				45.2	48.9	48.4		47.4	34.1	44.7		33.6	38.3	$20,385	$1,053	$19,333
Neelsville Middle	Public	6-8	11700 Neelsville Church Rd	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6630	781	54	14.4	55.1%	54 (6.9%)	230 (29.4%)	342 (43.8%)	124 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	38	190^th of 337 public middle schools	43.6%		29	207^th of 328 public middle schools	36.9%	17				15.0	4.7	1.3	12.3				39.8	37.5	41.4		39.7	16.5	46.3		21.9	43.3	$20,009	$942	$19,066
Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	24001 Ridge Rd	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6190	326	28	11.4	27.0%	71 (21.8%)	52 (16.0%)	56 (17.2%)	127 (39.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	92.2	70^th of 865 public elementary schools	91.9%		94.4	43^rd of 859 public elementary schools	95.0%	27	80.0	57.9	65.0				67.4	77.8	75.4	68.3					73.7			46.7			$24,890	$1,054	$23,836
Fox Chapel Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	19315 Archdale Rd	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-0680	617	46	13.5	61.1%	69 (11.2%)	150 (24.3%)	288 (46.7%)	85 (13.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	68	272^nd of 865 public elementary schools	68.6%		74.4	202^nd of 859 public elementary schools	76.5%	70	39.8	48.2	45.9				45.0	39.5	63.1	51.0					52.0			35.9			$19,834	$966	$18,868
Germantown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19110 Liberty Mill Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6490	314	32	9.7	52.2%	41 (13.1%)	112 (35.7%)	83 (26.4%)	62 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	49.7	408^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.8%		67	261^st of 859 public elementary schools	69.6%	147	36.8	26.5	36.2				34.1	50.9	36.4	46.8					46.0			22.9			$27,789	$1,381	$26,409
Kingsview Middle	Public	6-8	18909 Kingsview Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7130	908	56	16.1	35.6%	162 (17.8%)	243 (26.8%)	206 (22.7%)	243 (26.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	78.4	67^th of 337 public middle schools	80.1%		82.7	47^th of 328 public middle schools	85.7%	20				42.5	17.5	1.1	38.0				62.5	59.4	65.4		62.6	46.5	89.6		51.6	60.1	$19,330	$860	$18,471
Longview School	Public, Alternative	K-12	13900 Bromfield Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7830	59	12	5.1	28.8%	15 (25.4%)	13 (22.0%)	17 (28.8%)	8 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)								(n/a)																					$90,036	$20,839	$69,198
Seneca Valley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	19401 Crystal Rock Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6400	2,409	159	15.1	49.2%	274 (11.4%)	892 (37.0%)	861 (35.7%)	269 (11.2%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (4.4%)	40.5	105^th of 220 public high schools	52.3%					(n/a)							3.0							59.3	59.3	3.0					$19,473	$1,318	$18,155
Northwest High	Public, Magnet	9-12	13501 Richter Farm Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-7100	2,300	138	16.7	36.1%	482 (21.0%)	602 (26.2%)	600 (26.1%)	471 (20.5%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	130 (5.7%)	63.3	31^st of 220 public high schools	85.9%					(n/a)							7.8							71.6	71.6	7.8					$17,959	$1,282	$16,677
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary	Public	K-5	13902 Bromfield Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7820	530	39	13.4	28.7%	86 (16.2%)	117 (22.1%)	82 (15.5%)	197 (37.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.9%)	90.7	84^th of 865 public elementary schools	90.3%		91.6	64^th of 859 public elementary schools	92.5%	20	73.6	51.6	69.7				65.1	82.8	60.2	72.7					71.9			56.0			$22,112	$961	$21,151
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	13737 Wisteria Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6350	841	64	13.2	54.1%	107 (12.7%)	302 (35.9%)	307 (36.5%)	94 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.4%)	45	168^th of 337 public middle schools	50.1%		39.8	167^th of 328 public middle schools	49.1%	1				26.0	5.5	2.9	22.3				52.7	46.1	40.3		46.4	56.9	66.7		27.7	28.7	$20,566	$980	$19,586
Lake Seneca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13600 Wanegarden Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0280	437	42	10.3	61.3%	22 (5.0%)	175 (40.0%)	184 (42.1%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	19.3	694^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.8%		29.4	543^rd of 859 public elementary schools	36.8%	151	28.2	14.5	10.9				19.2	27.9	22.6	22.7					24.8			8.9			$24,307	$2,480	$21,826
Clopper Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18501 Cinnamon Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-2180	458	39	11.8	60.9%	32 (7.0%)	140 (30.6%)	233 (50.9%)	37 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	23.2	638^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.2%		32.8	510^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.6%	128	20.3	15.9	10.2				15.7	29.4	34.2	36.8					33.3			10.2			$24,605	$2,912	$21,693
Waters Landing Elementary	Public	K-5	13100 Waters Landing Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1020	735	59	12.4	56.3%	88 (12.0%)	267 (36.3%)	292 (39.7%)	57 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.1%)	33	531^st of 865 public elementary schools	38.6%		29.4	542^nd of 859 public elementary schools	36.9%	11	29.7	23.5	19.6				24.4	39.3	33.3	35.2					36.0			18.6			$21,147	$1,087	$20,059
Captain James E. Daly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20301 Brandermill Dr	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0600	472	42	11.2	57.6%	26 (5.5%)	132 (28.0%)	272 (57.6%)	25 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	28.1	573^rd of 865 public elementary schools	33.8%		25	585^th of 859 public elementary schools	31.9%	12	18.9	12.9	15.4				15.7	33.8	40.3	38.2					37.4			15.4			$23,824	$3,901	$19,922
Great Seneca Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	13010 Dairymaid Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4380	487	38	12.7	54.2%	82 (16.8%)	147 (30.2%)	161 (33.1%)	54 (11.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	47.8	422^nd of 865 public elementary schools	51.2%		46.5	407^th of 859 public elementary schools	52.6%	15	35.3	34.5	36.3				35.4	35.3	50.6	47.8					44.6			15.2			$22,110	$1,326	$20,784
William B. Gibbs Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12615 Royal Crown Drive	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0740	601	41	14.7	40.1%	101 (16.8%)	168 (28.0%)	133 (22.1%)	161 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	78.6	195^th of 865 public elementary schools	77.5%		76.7	192^nd of 859 public elementary schools	77.6%	3	61.5	70.1	52.1				61.4	60.0	73.7	49.3					61.1			27.0			$20,977	$988	$19,988
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12500 Wisteria Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4920	467	41	11.3	55.0%	38 (8.1%)	171 (36.6%)	193 (41.3%)	37 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	33.1	529^th of 865 public elementary schools	38.8%		25.1	584^th of 859 public elementary schools	32.0%	55	30.9	32.9	16.7				27.0	41.8	39.4	31.4					37.7			6.8			$21,888	$960	$20,928
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13881 Hopkins Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6830	673	42	15.9	33.6%	122 (18.1%)	172 (25.6%)	134 (19.9%)	190 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.9%)	76.3	213^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.4%		81.7	149^th of 859 public elementary schools	82.7%	64	53.2	53.2	51.7				52.7	59.3	49.5	66.7					58.6			36.2			$17,471	$845	$16,625

Cities Near Germantown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gaithersburg	2.72 mi	30	167^th
Montgomery Village	3.07 mi	3	238^th
Clarksburg	3.78 mi	8	67^th
Rockville	5.73 mi	35	91^st
North Potomac	5.99 mi	2	11^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.