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
211	Spring Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9051 Ridgefield Dr	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1340	605	39	15.3	31.1%	298 (49.3%)	106 (17.5%)	101 (16.7%)	43 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	$15,817			$1,091			$14,726	76.4	69	246	35		240033090472
212	Hampstead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3737 Shiloh Road	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3420	400	35	11.4	26.3%	331 (82.8%)	10 (2.5%)	30 (7.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$21,187			$991			$20,196	76.3	83.5	136	76		240021000535
213	Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13881 Hopkins Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6830	673	42	15.9	33.6%	122 (18.1%)	172 (25.6%)	134 (19.9%)	190 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.9%)	$17,471			$845			$16,625	76.3	81.7	149	64		240048090455
214	Piney Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2641 Strawberry Lake Way	Odenton	21113	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 672-7591	538	38	14.2	27.9%	215 (40.0%)	140 (26.0%)	84 (15.6%)	43 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.2%)	$15,689			$1,096			$14,594	76.3	74.9	198	16		240006002944
215	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 Rohrersville Rd	Knoxville	21758	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8297	186	13	14.2	27.4%	158 (84.9%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$17,324			$948			$16,376	76.1	70.2	238	23		240066001280
216	Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1380	263	18	14.6	44.9%	131 (49.8%)	36 (13.7%)	60 (22.8%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.5%)	$18,720			$774			$17,946	76.1	76.9	191	25		240033000646
217	Fountaindale Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	901 Northern Ave	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8156	413	27	15.2	56.9%	192 (46.5%)	71 (17.2%)	83 (20.1%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.9%)	$14,992			$861			$14,131	74.9	85	121	96		240066001266
218	Clarksburg Elementary	Public	K-5	13530 Redgrave Pl	Clarksburg	20871	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3530	365	27	13.7	35.1%	42 (11.5%)	117 (32.1%)	64 (17.5%)	115 (31.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$21,722			$994			$20,728	74.3	78	182	36		240048000804
219	Bayard Rustin Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	332 W Edmonston Dr	Rockville	20852	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-4320	757	55	13.7	41.6%	159 (21.0%)	91 (12.0%)	245 (32.4%)	183 (24.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (9.9%)	$18,461			$902			$17,559	74.3	74.5	201	18		240048001747
220	Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11820 Liberty Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1600	265	17	15.5	32.8%	224 (84.5%)	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.7%)	$21,838			$1,420			$20,418	74.1	49.8	377	157		240033000637

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds