Best Elementary Schools in Maryland

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 865)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
611	Battle Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7828 St Patricia Ln	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7500	333	26	13	76.9%	116 (34.8%)	98 (29.4%)	87 (26.1%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$32,452			$4,618			$27,835	24.9	20	653	42		240012000345
612	Apple Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Bellefield Ave	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4966	277	23	11.8	93.5%	7 (2.5%)	113 (40.8%)	145 (52.3%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,943			$1,334			$19,608	24.8	18.5	673	61		240051000969
613	Sudlersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 S Church Street	Sudlersville	21668	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 438-3164	315	27	11.6	69.5%	164 (52.1%)	20 (6.3%)	115 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$21,794			$2,638			$19,156	24.8	38.7	459	154		240054001197
614	Brandywine Elementary	Public	K-5	14101 Brandywine Rd	Brandywine	20613	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 372-0100	572	32	17.6	58.4%	15 (2.6%)	420 (73.4%)	106 (18.5%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$16,274			$908			$15,366	24.7	17.9	679	65		240051000992
615	Arcola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Franwall Ave	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 287-8585	747	58	12.9	57.4%	39 (5.2%)	174 (23.3%)	494 (66.1%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$22,848			$2,466			$20,382	24.7	22.1	621	6		240048001643
616	South Penn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E 2nd St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 777-1755	491	48	10.3	79.6%	346 (70.5%)	48 (9.8%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (16.7%)	$23,297			$3,802			$19,495	24.7	22.4	616			240003001359
617	Patterson Park Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	27 N Lakewood Avenue	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 558-1230	730	52	14	62.2%	87 (11.9%)	312 (42.7%)	307 (42.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	$25,628			$5,469			$20,158	24.7	20.9	642	25		240009001480
618	Adelphi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 25th Ave	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6250	505	36	13.9	88.9%	16 (3.2%)	87 (17.2%)	385 (76.2%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$22,959			$2,486			$20,474	24.7	22.1	619	1		240051000965
619	Meade Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Reece Road	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-6509	494	37	13.2	65.8%	43 (8.7%)	299 (60.5%)	89 (18.0%)	26 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	$17,111			$1,597			$15,514	24.6	24.5	592	27		240006000098
620	James Ryder Randall Elementary	Public	K-5	5410 Kirby Rd	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4980	299	20	14.7	91.6%	5 (1.7%)	151 (50.5%)	128 (42.8%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$21,599			$1,652			$19,946	24.4	18.3	676	56		240051001072

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP Mathematics, MCAP English Language Arts, MCAP Science test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 26, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
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