Best Public Schools in Monrovia, MD

The city of Monrovia, Maryland is home to two high-performing elementary schools, Green Valley Elementary and Kemptown Elementary, which serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Both schools have consistently outperformed the Frederick County Public Schools and Maryland state averages in Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency.

Green Valley Elementary and Kemptown Elementary are standout schools in the Monrovia area, ranking 111 and 104 out of 859 Maryland elementary schools, respectively, and both earning 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger. Green Valley Elementary has a more diverse student population, with 47.9% White, 9.43% African American, 14.27% Hispanic, and 20.25% Asian students, while Kemptown Elementary has a student body that is 70.07% White, 12.97% Hispanic, and 10.97% two or more races.

Both schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 55.6% to 67.8% at Green Valley Elementary and 53.7% to 62.5% at Kemptown Elementary, compared to 32.1% for the district and 24.1% for the state. English Language Arts proficiency rates are also impressive, ranging from 61.2% to 71.5% at Green Valley Elementary and 67.6% to 73.2% at Kemptown Elementary, compared to 60% for the district and 48.4% for the state. The schools have relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rates, indicating a relatively affluent student population, and spend more per student than the state average, with Green Valley Elementary spending $12,173 and Kemptown Elementary spending $13,120 per student.