Schools by Reading Proficiency in Montgomery County Public Schools (2025)

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 100 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Maryland.

#	School	Sector	Reading · math	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Bannockburn Elementary Bethesda · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	91% · 89%	87.4 Top 5%	89% Math proficiency	446
2	Thomas S. Wootton High Rockville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	91% · 87%	84.5 Top 5%	87% Math proficiency	1,870
3	Walt Whitman High Bethesda · High · Grades 9–12	Public	91% · 86%	85.4 Top 5%	86% Math proficiency	2,056
4	Cold Spring Elementary Potomac · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	87% · 90%	87.4 Top 5%	90% Math proficiency	362
5	Travilah Elementary North Potomac · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	87% · 82%	88.7 Top 5%	82% Math proficiency	372
6	Walter Johnson High Bethesda · High · Grades 9–12	Public	87% · 78%	81.5 Top 10%	78% Math proficiency	3,016
7	Poolesville High Poolesville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	86% · 84%	81.7 Top 10%	84% Math proficiency	1,351
8	Winston Churchill High Potomac · High · Grades 9–12	Public	85% · 84%	83.2 Top 5%	84% Math proficiency	2,185
9	Wayside Elementary Potomac · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	84% · 86%	92.3 Top 5%	86% Math proficiency	465
10	Herbert Hoover Middle Potomac · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	84% · 76%	86.3 Top 5%	76% Math proficiency	930
11	Stone Mill Elementary North Potomac · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	83% · 78%	87.7 Top 5%	78% Math proficiency	516
12	Potomac Elementary Potomac · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82% · 85%	85.5 Top 5%	85% Math proficiency	475
13	Thomas W. Pyle Middle Bethesda · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	82% · 82%	87.0 Top 5%	82% Math proficiency	1,259
14	Westbrook Elementary Bethesda · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82% · 82%	86.8 Top 5%	82% Math proficiency	468
15	Carderock Springs Elementary Bethesda · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82% · 81%	91.3 Top 5%	81% Math proficiency	363
16	Seven Locks Elementary Bethesda · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82% · 78%	87.8 Top 5%	78% Math proficiency	376
17	Bethesda-Chevy Chase High Bethesda · High · Grades 9–12	Public	82% · 76%	80.1 Top 10%	76% Math proficiency	2,377
18	Robert Frost Middle School Rockville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	82% · 73%	84.9 Top 5%	73% Math proficiency	915
19	Wyngate Elementary Bethesda · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	81% · 76%	83.9 Top 10%	76% Math proficiency	640
20	Bradley Hills Elementary Bethesda · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	79% · 80%	85.1 Top 5%	80% Math proficiency	474
21	Chevy Chase Elementary Chevy Chase · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	79% · 77%	77.2 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	434
22	Cabin John Middle Potomac · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	79% · 74%	84.7 Top 10%	74% Math proficiency	983
23	Burning Tree Elementary Bethesda · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	79% · 73%	87.3 Top 5%	73% Math proficiency	479
24	Beverly Farms Elementary Potomac · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 78%	83.6 Top 10%	78% Math proficiency	526
25	Belmont Elementary Olney · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 72%	83.6 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	343
26	Woodfield Elementary Gaithersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	77% · 57%	80.7 Top 10%	57% Math proficiency	314
27	Diamond Elementary Gaithersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	76% · 75%	84.3 Top 10%	75% Math proficiency	654
28	Kensington Parkwood Elementary Kensington · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	76% · 74%	83.9 Top 10%	74% Math proficiency	535
29	Bells Mill Elementary Potomac · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	76% · 71%	80.2 Top 10%	71% Math proficiency	570
30	North Bethesda Middle Bethesda · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76% · 65%	80.5 Top 10%	65% Math proficiency	1,224
31	Richard Montgomery High Rockville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	75% · 74%	75.0 Top 25%	74% Math proficiency	2,366
32	Wood Acres Elementary Bethesda · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	75% · 66%	79.1 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	609
33	North Chevy Chase Elementary Chevy Chase · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	75% · 57%	77.7 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	237
34	Damascus High Damascus · High · Grades 9–12	Public	74% · 74%	75.5 Top 25%	74% Math proficiency	1,390
35	Westland Middle Bethesda · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	74% · 68%	82.1 Top 10%	68% Math proficiency	839
36	Lakewood Elementary Rockville · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	73% · 79%	86.7 Top 5%	79% Math proficiency	406
37	Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary Germantown · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 72%	81.8 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	530
38	Cedar Grove Elementary Germantown · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 69%	84.3 Top 10%	69% Math proficiency	326
39	Somerset Elementary Chevy Chase · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 63%	78.0 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	314
40	Fallsmead Elementary Rockville · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	71% · 73%	78.9 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	512
41	Jones Lane Elementary Gaithersburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	71% · 67%	80.6 Top 10%	67% Math proficiency	428
42	Farmland Elementary Rockville · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	70% · 71%	78.4 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	847
43	Luxmanor Elementary Rockville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	70% · 67%	79.5 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	684
44	Sherwood High Sandy Spring · High · Grades 9–12	Public	70% · 64%	73.8 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	1,675
45	Greenwood Elementary Brookeville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	70% · 62%	76.9 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	534
46	Silver Creek Middle Kensington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	70% · 55%	75.4 Top 25%	55% Math proficiency	751
47	Little Bennett Elementary Clarksburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	69% · 65%	78.2 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	614
48	Takoma Park Middle Silver Spring · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69% · 65%	74.1 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	1,177
49	Rosa M. Parks Middle Olney · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69% · 54%	74.6 Top 25%	54% Math proficiency	863
50	Bethesda Elementary Bethesda · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	68% · 69%	75.5 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	645
51	Northwest High Germantown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	68% · 59%	67.5 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	2,300
52	Rachel Carson Elementary Gaithersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	67% · 65%	72.6 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	671
53	Candlewood Elementary Rockville · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 57%	73.6 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	358
54	Hallie Wells Middle Clarksburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67% · 47%	72.1 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	931
55	Paint Branch High Burtonsville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	67% · 47%	57.8 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	2,038
56	Poolesville Elementary Poolesville · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	66% · 69%	74.9 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	576
57	Wilson Wims Elementary School Clarksburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	66% · 67%	79.3 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	484
58	Ritchie Park Elementary Rockville · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	66% · 63%	77.1 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	342
59	Clearspring Elementary Damascus · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	66% · 63%	73.2 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	541
60	Lois P. Rockwell Elementary Damascus · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	65% · 60%	72.9 Top 25%	60% Math proficiency	518
61	Montgomery Blair High Silver Spring · High · Grades 9–12	Public	65% · 58%	63.3 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	3,266
62	William H. Farquhar Middle Olney · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65% · 40%	64.1 Top 50%	40% Math proficiency	682
63	Rock Creek Forest Elementary Chevy Chase · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	64% · 62%	73.7 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	690
64	Tilden Middle Rockville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64% · 61%	73.7 Top 25%	61% Math proficiency	1,112
65	Woodlin Elementary Silver Spring · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	64% · 60%	70.4 Top 25%	60% Math proficiency	603
66	Rockville High Rockville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	64% · 49%	60.2 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	1,550
67	James Hubert Blake High Silver Spring · High · Grades 9–12	Public	64% · 45%	53.4 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	1,960
68	Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary Rockville · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	63% · 66%	72.4 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	621
69	Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary Silver Spring · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	63% · 60%	67.4 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	485
70	Oakland Terrace Elementary Silver Spring · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	63% · 54%	73.8 Top 25%	54% Math proficiency	500
71	Clarksburg High Clarksburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	63% · 54%	63.0 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	2,241
72	John Poole Middle Poolesville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63% · 52%	71.6 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	467
73	Lakelands Park Middle Gaithersburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63% · 49%	67.3 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	993
74	William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary Germantown · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 59%	67.7 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	601
75	Quince Orchard High Gaithersburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	62% · 55%	63.3 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	2,100
76	Clarksburg Elementary Clarksburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 52%	67.2 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	365
77	Kingsview Middle Germantown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62% · 52%	66.6 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	908
78	Westover Elementary Silver Spring · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 42%	65.9 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	294
79	Stonegate Elementary Silver Spring · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	61% · 60%	70.3 Top 25%	60% Math proficiency	565
80	Wheaton High Silver Spring · High · Grades 9–12	Public	61% · 50%	54.1 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	2,794
81	Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary Germantown · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	60% · 54%	64.2 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	673
82	Julius West Middle Rockville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60% · 53%	66.2 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	1,365
83	Col. Zadok Magruder High Rockville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	59% · 50%	57.3 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	1,671
84	Rocky Hill Middle Clarksburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59% · 47%	59.8 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	1,010
85	Garrett Park Elementary Kensington · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	58% · 57%	65.9 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	724
86	Albert Einstein High Kensington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	58% · 41%	55.9 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,991
87	John T. Baker Middle School Damascus · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58% · 40%	59.8 Top 50%	40% Math proficiency	841
88	Gaithersburg High Gaithersburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	58% · 33%	49.2 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	2,441
89	Monocacy Elementary Dickerson · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 67%	75.5 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	164
90	DuFief Elementary Gaithersburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 62%	76.6 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	276
91	Darnestown Elementary Gaithersburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 57%	75.3 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	356
92	Brooke Grove Elementary Olney · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	57% · 57%	71.7 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	390
93	Cashell Elementary Rockville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	57% · 57%	70.8 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	386
94	Olney Elementary Olney · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	56% · 60%	66.8 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	585
95	Sligo Creek Elementary Silver Spring · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	56% · 53%	65.1 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	632
96	Forest Knolls Elementary Silver Spring · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55% · 58%	69.7 Top 25%	58% Math proficiency	472
97	Fox Chapel Elementary Germantown · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55% · 56%	59.0 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	617
98	Thurgood Marshall Elementary Gaithersburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55% · 54%	64.5 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	553
99	Sherwood Elementary Sandy Spring · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55% · 51%	68.2 Top 25%	51% Math proficiency	498
100	Ridgeview Middle Gaithersburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55% · 40%	57.7 Top 50%	40% Math proficiency	722

Bannockburn Elementary in Bethesda leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Montgomery County Public Schools with Reading · math 91% · 89%. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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Bannockburn Elementary in Bethesda, Maryland ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Montgomery County Public Schools with Reading · math 91% · 89% (Enrollment: 446).

How are schools by reading proficiency in Montgomery County Public Schools ranked?

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

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