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
691	Oaklands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13710 Laurel Bowie Rd	Laurel	20708	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 497-3110	483	39	12.4	90.3%	12 (2.5%)	153 (31.7%)	297 (61.5%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$22,052			$1,707			$20,346	19.7	14.2	737	46		240051001117
692	Annapolis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Green Street	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-1600	190	24	7.7	82.6%	20 (10.5%)	112 (58.9%)	45 (23.7%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	$36,018			$3,369			$32,649	19.5	19.9	656	36		240006000035
693	Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 E 26th Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6509	235	18	13.4	60.0%	35 (14.9%)	102 (43.4%)	82 (34.9%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.6%)	$24,395			$4,780			$19,615	19.4	14.2	738	45		240009000276
694	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%)	$24,307			$2,480			$21,826	19.3	29.4	543	151		240048001448
695	Deerfield Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13000 Laurel-Bowie Rd	Laurel	20708	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 497-3610	482	35	13.6	89.8%	21 (4.4%)	286 (59.3%)	165 (34.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$20,910			$1,665			$19,245	19.3	14.6	734	39		240051001018
696	Pleasant Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Pleasant Plains Rd	Towson	21286	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-3549	575	35	16.6	70.1%	70 (12.2%)	280 (48.7%)	173 (30.1%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$20,133			$2,461			$17,672	19.2	14.6	733	37		240012000453
697	Kemp Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Sisson St	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-5970	412	41	10	70.9%	12 (2.9%)	47 (11.4%)	351 (85.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,409			$2,618			$20,790	19.2	14.7	730	33		240048000858
698	Sargent Shriver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12518 Greenly St	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-6330	697	58	12.1	79.6%	29 (4.2%)	52 (7.5%)	576 (82.6%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$21,869			$2,808			$19,061	19.2	19.6	659	39		240048001537
699	Berwyn Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6200 Pontiac St	Berwyn Heights	20740	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 684-6210	421	36	11.8	91.4%	42 (10.0%)	61 (14.5%)	294 (69.8%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$19,760			$1,726			$18,034	19.2	16.2	706	7		240051001272
700	Kettering Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11000 Layton St	Upper Marlboro	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 808-5977	415	29	14.5	92.0%	6 (1.4%)	367 (88.4%)	33 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$18,331			$1,199			$17,133	19	21.7	627	73		240051001082

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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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