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
511	Greenbelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	66 Ridge Rd	Greenbelt	20770	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 513-5911	531	45	11.9	88.3%	72 (13.6%)	301 (56.7%)	99 (18.6%)	37 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$19,295			$1,140			$18,155	35.6	31.6	520	9		240051000512
512	Lakeland Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2921 Stranden Road	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1406	1,070	82	13	62.6%	38 (3.6%)	204 (19.1%)	814 (76.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	$21,638			$3,730			$17,908	35.6	30.9	531	19		240009000264
513	Owings Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10824 Reistertown Road	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1710	666	45	14.8	68.2%	28 (4.2%)	351 (52.7%)	253 (38.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$18,474			$2,221			$16,253	35.5	33	508	5		240012000439
514	Jackson Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Jackson Rd	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0800	623	55	11.2	59.4%	35 (5.6%)	286 (45.9%)	241 (38.7%)	34 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	$22,906			$2,895			$20,011	35.5	27.7	554	40		240048000854
515	Washington Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8712 Oakmont St	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0300	480	46	10.3	52.7%	52 (10.8%)	105 (21.9%)	276 (57.5%)	28 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$25,160			$2,563			$22,598	35.5	33.4	504	11		240048000943
516	Cradlerock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 319-7601	453	44	10.3	55.6%	81 (17.9%)	218 (48.1%)	95 (21.0%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	$23,814			$1,624			$22,190	34.8	37.4	465	51		240042001699
517	Hyattsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5311 43rd Ave	Hyattsville	20781	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 209-5800	422	32	13	87.2%	65 (15.4%)	97 (23.0%)	234 (55.5%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$21,311			$1,885			$19,426	34.6	27.2	559	42		240051001064
518	Point Pleasant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Dumbarton Rd	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 787-5630	486	47	10.3	71.2%	190 (39.1%)	93 (19.1%)	159 (32.7%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	$21,955			$2,456			$19,499	34.3	40.5	452	66		240006000116
519	Beacon Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6929 Furman Pkwy	Riverdale	20737	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 918-8700	342	31	10.8	91.8%	18 (5.3%)	44 (12.9%)	267 (78.1%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$22,650			$2,014			$20,635	34.2	34.1	495	24		240051000975
520	Halls Cross Roads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 E Bel Air Ave	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 273-5524	425	41	10.4	85.9%	90 (21.2%)	191 (44.9%)	81 (19.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.7%)	$21,588			$2,677			$18,911	33.8	26.5	569	49		240039000693

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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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