Best Public Schools in Parkton, MD

Summary:

The city of Parkton, Maryland is home to two highly-ranked schools - Hereford High and Seventh District Elementary, both of which serve the Baltimore County Public Schools district. While both schools perform well, Seventh District Elementary stands out as an exceptional institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

Seventh District Elementary boasts impressive academic achievements, with significantly higher test scores than the Baltimore County and Maryland averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 69.6% of Seventh District Elementary students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to just 20.7% for Baltimore County and 26.5% for the state. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 76% also far exceeds the district and state averages of 45% and 50.8%, respectively.

In contrast, while Hereford High is a highly-ranked school, it does not stand out as strongly as Seventh District Elementary. Hereford High's test scores are generally on par with or slightly below the Baltimore County and Maryland averages, with the exception of its 10th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate, which is significantly higher than the district and state. However, the school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 28% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)					MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Algebra II (2025)	MCAP Geometry (2025)	MCAP Science (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 All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Seventh District Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20300 York Rd	Parkton	21120	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1902	346	25	13.9	14.5%	293 (84.7%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (7.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	92.4	68^th of 865 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.8	88^th of 859 public elementary schools	89.8%	20	71.0	71.4	66.0	69.6	67.2	82.1	80.0		76.0				44.0	$21,662	$1,681	$19,981
Hereford High	Public	9-12	17301 York Rd	Parkton	21120	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1905	1,175	66	17.8	12.3%	1,004 (85.4%)	29 (2.5%)	60 (5.1%)	45 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.1%)	61.6	35^th of 220 public high schools	84.1%		65.2	22^nd of 146 public high schools	84.9%	13				18.2				86.8	86.8	5.4	29.8	11.3		$17,434	$1,114	$16,320

Cities Near Parkton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Freeland	2.47 mi	1	52^nd
Monkton	4.89 mi	1	28^th
Upperco	5.7 mi	1	1^st
Sparks	6.86 mi	1	5^th
White Hall	8.96 mi	1	32^nd

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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.