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Best elementary schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (2025)

Schools classified as elementary by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Maryland.

  1. 1
    92
    Wayside ElementaryPotomac · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 465 students
  2. 2
    91
    Carderock Springs ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 363 students
  3. 3
    89
    Travilah ElementaryNorth Potomac · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 372 students
  4. 4
    88
    Seven Locks ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 376 students
  5. 5
    88
    Stone Mill ElementaryNorth Potomac · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 516 students
  6. 6
    87
    Bannockburn ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 446 students
  7. 7
    87
    Cold Spring ElementaryPotomac · Public Elementary90% Math proficiency · 362 students
  8. 8
    87
    Burning Tree ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 479 students
  9. 9
    87
    Westbrook ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 468 students
  10. 10
    87
    Lakewood ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 406 students
  11. 11
    86
    Potomac ElementaryPotomac · Public Elementary85% Math proficiency · 475 students
  12. 12
    85
    Bradley Hills ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 474 students
  13. 13
    84
    Cedar Grove ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 326 students
  14. 14
    84
    Diamond ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary75% Math proficiency · 654 students
  15. 15
    84
    Kensington Parkwood ElementaryKensington · Public Elementary74% Math proficiency · 535 students
  16. 16
    84
    Wyngate ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 640 students
  17. 17
    84
    Belmont ElementaryOlney · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 343 students
  18. 18
    84
    Beverly Farms ElementaryPotomac · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 526 students
  19. 19
    82
    Spark M. Matsunaga ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 530 students
  20. 20
    81
    Woodfield ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 314 students
  21. 21
    81
    Jones Lane ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 428 students
  22. 22
    80
    Bells Mill ElementaryPotomac · Public Elementary71% Math proficiency · 570 students
  23. 23
    80
    Luxmanor ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 684 students
  24. 24
    79
    Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolClarksburg · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 484 students
  25. 25
    79
    Wood Acres ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary66% Math proficiency · 609 students
  26. 26
    79
    Fallsmead ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 512 students
  27. 27
    78
    Farmland ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary71% Math proficiency · 847 students
  28. 28
    78
    Little Bennett ElementaryClarksburg · Public Elementary65% Math proficiency · 614 students
  29. 29
    78
    Somerset ElementaryChevy Chase · Public Elementary63% Math proficiency · 314 students
  30. 30
    78
    North Chevy Chase ElementaryChevy Chase · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 237 students
  31. 31
    77
    Chevy Chase ElementaryChevy Chase · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 434 students
  32. 32
    77
    Ritchie Park ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary63% Math proficiency · 342 students
  33. 33
    77
    Greenwood ElementaryBrookeville · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 534 students
  34. 34
    77
    DuFief ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 276 students
  35. 35
    76
    Bethesda ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 645 students
  36. 36
    76
    Monocacy ElementaryDickerson · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 164 students
  37. 37
    75
    Darnestown ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 356 students
  38. 38
    75
    Poolesville ElementaryPoolesville · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 576 students
  39. 39
    74
    Oakland Terrace ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary54% Math proficiency · 500 students
  40. 40
    74
    Rock Creek Forest ElementaryChevy Chase · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 690 students
  41. 41
    74
    Candlewood ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 358 students
  42. 42
    73
    Clearspring ElementaryDamascus · Public Elementary63% Math proficiency · 541 students
  43. 43
    73
    Lois P. Rockwell ElementaryDamascus · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 518 students
  44. 44
    73
    Snowden Farm ElementaryClarksburg · Public Elementary20.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 578 students
  45. 45
    73
    Rachel Carson ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary65% Math proficiency · 671 students
  46. 46
    72
    Lucy V. Barnsley ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary66% Math proficiency · 621 students
  47. 47
    72
    Brooke Grove ElementaryOlney · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 390 students
  48. 48
    71
    Cashell ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 386 students
  49. 49
    70
    Woodlin ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 603 students
  50. 50
    70
    Stonegate ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 565 students
  51. 51
    70
    Forest Knolls ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary58% Math proficiency · 472 students
  52. 52
    69
    Rosemary Hills ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary40.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 499 students
  53. 53
    68
    Sherwood ElementarySandy Spring · Public Elementary51% Math proficiency · 498 students
  54. 54
    68
    Cabin Branch ElementaryClarksburg · Public Elementary28.1% Free/reduced-price lunch · 645 students
  55. 55
    68
    Flower Valley ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 524 students
  56. 56
    68
    William B. Gibbs Jr. ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary59% Math proficiency · 601 students
  57. 57
    67
    Dr. Charles R. Drew ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 485 students
  58. 58
    67
    Clarksburg ElementaryClarksburg · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 365 students
  59. 59
    67
    Montgomery Knolls ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary56.4% Free/reduced-price lunch · 477 students
  60. 60
    67
    Olney ElementaryOlney · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 585 students
  61. 61
    66
    Garrett Park ElementaryKensington · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 724 students
  62. 62
    66
    Westover ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 294 students
  63. 63
    66
    Bayard Rustin ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary64% Math proficiency · 757 students
  64. 64
    65
    Sligo Creek ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary53% Math proficiency · 632 students
  65. 65
    65
    Thurgood Marshall ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary54% Math proficiency · 553 students
  66. 66
    64
    Dr. Ronald E. McNair ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary54% Math proficiency · 673 students
  67. 67
    64
    Roscoe R Nix ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary62.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 437 students
  68. 68
    64
    Laytonsville ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary50% Math proficiency · 355 students
  69. 69
    63
    Ashburton ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 871 students
  70. 70
    63
    Rock Creek Valley ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 332 students
  71. 71
    63
    Germantown ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 314 students
  72. 72
    63
    Takoma Park ElementaryTakoma Park · Public Elementary36.7% Free/reduced-price lunch · 559 students
  73. 73
    62
    Harriet R. Tubman ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary61.6% Free/reduced-price lunch · 571 students
  74. 74
    61
    Bel Pre ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary58.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 558 students
  75. 75
    61
    Beall ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary54% Math proficiency · 475 students
  76. 76
    60
    New Hampshire Estates ElemSilver Spring · Public Elementary69.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 455 students
  77. 77
    59
    Sequoyah ElementaryDerwood · Public Elementary48% Math proficiency · 460 students
  78. 78
    59
    Piney Branch ElementaryTakoma Park · Public Elementary53% Math proficiency · 575 students
  79. 79
    59
    Fox Chapel ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary56% Math proficiency · 617 students
  80. 80
    59
    Fields Road ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary48% Math proficiency · 453 students
  81. 81
    58
    Maryvale ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary53% Math proficiency · 617 students
  82. 82
    58
    Mill Creek Towne ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary51% Math proficiency · 528 students
  83. 83
    58
    Flora M. Singer ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary45% Math proficiency · 653 students
  84. 84
    58
    College Gardens ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary49% Math proficiency · 506 students
  85. 85
    56
    William Tyler Page ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary45% Math proficiency · 620 students
  86. 86
    53
    Cloverly ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 429 students
  87. 87
    52
    East Silver Spring ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary43% Math proficiency · 540 students
  88. 88
    52
    Pine Crest ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary51% Math proficiency · 493 students
  89. 89
    51
    Highland View ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 334 students
  90. 90
    51
    Highland ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary43% Math proficiency · 509 students
  91. 91
    50
    Burtonsville ElementaryBurtonsville · Public Elementary48% Math proficiency · 601 students
  92. 92
    50
    Galway ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary41% Math proficiency · 695 students
  93. 93
    50
    Damascus ElementaryDamascus · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 331 students
  94. 94
    50
    Strawberry Knoll ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary41% Math proficiency · 448 students
  95. 95
    48
    Wheaton Woods ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary39% Math proficiency · 556 students
  96. 96
    47
    Greencastle ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary41% Math proficiency · 722 students
  97. 97
    47
    Waters Landing ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary39% Math proficiency · 735 students
  98. 98
    46
    Oak View ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 423 students
  99. 99
    46
    Burnt Mills ElementarySilver Spring · Public Elementary36% Math proficiency · 747 students
  100. 100
    46
    S. Christa McAuliffe ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary33% Math proficiency · 467 students

Wayside Elementary in Potomac leads the 2025 list of elementary schools in Montgomery County Public Schools with a Success Index (US) of 92.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

For the full picture see the wider Maryland elementary schools rankings, every school on the Montgomery County Public Schools page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best elementary school in Montgomery County Public Schools?

Wayside Elementary in Potomac, Maryland ranks first among elementary schools in Montgomery County Public Schools with a Success Index (US) of 92.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 465).

How are elementary schools in Montgomery County Public Schools ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.