Best Elementary Schools in Maryland

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

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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
111	Windsor Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	591 Broadneck Rd	Annapolis	21409	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 626-8547	451	31	14.6	29.3%	296 (65.6%)	33 (7.3%)	72 (16.0%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.5%)	$17,311			$1,208			$16,102	87.1	78.9	175	64		240006001516
112	North Chevy Chase Elementary	Public	3-5	3700 Jones Bridge Rd	Chevy Chase	20815	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 204-5280	237	17	13.6	20.7%	111 (46.8%)	53 (22.4%)	40 (16.9%)	18 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	$22,568			$1,827			$20,741	87.1	84.6	125	13		240048001452
113	Norrisville Elementary	Public	K-5	5302 Norrisville Rd	White Hall	21161	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 692-7810	213	17	12.8	30.5%	192 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$21,617			$1,368			$20,249	86.9	90.3	74	39		240039000708
114	Chesapeake Science Point	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7321 Parkway Drive South	Hanover	21076	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(443) 757-5277	1,051	68	15.3	23.4%	244 (23.2%)	497 (47.3%)	98 (9.3%)	126 (12.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (7.7%)	$17,953			$854			$17,098	86.9	86.7	105	9		240006001401
115	Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 Waterloo Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5014	666	52	12.8	32.1%	215 (32.3%)	201 (30.2%)	94 (14.1%)	96 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.4%)	$20,202			$1,076			$19,126	86.6	85.4	115			240042000758
116	Woodfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24200 Woodfield Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 207-2550	314	30	10.6	32.2%	118 (37.6%)	48 (15.3%)	96 (30.6%)	30 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	$30,086			$1,754			$28,333	86.6	88.6	92	24		240048000959
117	Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	360 Broadwater Rd	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 975-9432	542	38	14.1	21.6%	420 (77.5%)	17 (3.1%)	58 (10.7%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$18,220			$1,664			$16,555	86.5	80.4	163	46		240006000044
118	Sunderland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Clyde Jones Rd	Sunderland	20689	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9390	606	41	14.9	21.0%	428 (70.6%)	75 (12.4%)	45 (7.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	$16,390			$1,110			$15,280	86.4	89.1	86	32		240015001505
119	Farmland Elementary	Public	K-5	7000 Old Gate Road	Rockville	20852	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0660	847	54	15.7	19.5%	337 (39.8%)	79 (9.3%)	117 (13.8%)	253 (29.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.6%)	$17,149			$953			$16,195	86.4	86.2	110	9		240048000828
120	Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Parkside Blvd	Lavale	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 729-0085	222	17	13	50.5%	176 (79.3%)	10 (4.5%)	6 (2.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.3%)	$19,913			$2,950			$16,963	86.3	82.8	145	25		240003000026

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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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