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
21	Folger Mckinsey Elementary	Public	K-5	175 Arundel Beach Road	Severna Park	21146	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6560	644	36	18	7.6%	526 (81.7%)	20 (3.1%)	42 (6.5%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	$14,487			$1,051			$13,436	96.6	94.8	38	17		240006000067
22	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13400 Triadelphia Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2560	619	45	13.9	7.3%	236 (38.1%)	44 (7.1%)	26 (4.2%)	271 (43.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	$18,336			$832			$17,504	96.3	95.5	32	10		240042001026
23	Benfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Lynwood Dr	Severna Park	21146	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6555	500	33	15.2	8.2%	433 (86.6%)	6 (1.2%)	26 (5.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.0%)	$17,247			$1,257			$15,990	96.3	98.3	5	18		240006000045
24	Carroll Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	4434 Carroll Manor Rd	Baldwin	21013	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5947	371	22	16.7	8.6%	325 (87.6%)	5 (1.3%)	18 (4.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$19,609			$1,386			$18,223	96.2	96.7	22	2		240012000352
25	West Towson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6916 North Charles Street	Baltimore	21204	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-3893	445	25	17.8	17.8%	277 (62.2%)	69 (15.5%)	36 (8.1%)	31 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	$18,660			$1,646			$17,014	96.2	97.3	16	9		240012001696
26	Pointers Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 South Trotter Rd	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7142	835	59	14.1	8.5%	308 (36.9%)	119 (14.3%)	58 (6.9%)	271 (32.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	73 (8.7%)	$17,726			$881			$16,845	96.2	94.8	39	13		240042090478
27	Jacksonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Hillendale Heights Rd	Phoenix	21131	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-7880	533	31	17	7.7%	447 (83.9%)	17 (3.2%)	17 (3.2%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$18,068			$1,539			$16,528	96.2	97	19	8		240012000467
28	Westbrook Elementary	Public	K-5	5110 Allan Ter	Bethesda	20816	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1040	468	30	15.3	13.0%	281 (60.0%)	27 (5.8%)	73 (15.6%)	51 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.5%)	$18,312			$1,102			$17,210	96.2	97.2	18	10		240048000948
29	Travilah Elementary	Public	K-5	13801 DuFief Mill Rd	North Potomac	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4300	372	26	14.5	13.4%	110 (29.6%)	38 (10.2%)	35 (9.4%)	163 (43.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	$19,006			$846			$18,160	96.1	94.2	44	15		240048000937
30	Bells Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8225 Bells Mill Rd	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0480	570	35	16.3	14.9%	237 (41.6%)	74 (13.0%)	55 (9.6%)	155 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.2%)	$16,953			$916			$16,038	95.9	95.7	31	1		240048000781

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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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