Best schools in Maryland (2025)
The top five of 1,311 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
Maryland has 1,311 schools educating 875,125 students in 2025: 1,261 public, 50 charter.
The median Enrollment across Maryland is 540. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
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Best elementary schools in Maryland
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
Wayside Elementary
Potomac · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
465 students
Carderock Springs Elementary
Bethesda · Public elementary · Grades K–5
363 students
Shipley's Choice Elementary
Millersville · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
344 students
Clarksville Elementary
Clarksville · Public elementary · Grades K–5
543 students
Worthington Elementary
Ellicott City · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
403 students
Best middle schools in Maryland
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Clarksville Middle
Clarksville · Public middle · Grades 6–8
679 students
Glenwood Middle
Glenwood · Public middle · Grades 6–8
494 students
Thomas W. Pyle Middle
Bethesda · Public middle · Grades 6–8
1,259 students
Folly Quarter Middle
Ellicott City · Public middle · Grades 6–8
682 students
Herbert Hoover Middle
Potomac · Public middle · Grades 6–8
930 students
Best high schools in Maryland
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
Glenelg High
Glenelg · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,363 students
Walt Whitman High
Bethesda · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,056 students
River Hill High
Clarksville · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,383 students
Marriotts Ridge High
Marriottsville · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,741 students
Thomas S. Wootton High
Rockville · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,870 students
Best traditional public schools in Maryland
District-run public schools.
Wayside Elementary
Potomac · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
465 students
Carderock Springs Elementary
Bethesda · Public elementary · Grades K–5
363 students
Shipley's Choice Elementary
Millersville · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
344 students
Clarksville Elementary
Clarksville · Public elementary · Grades K–5
543 students
Worthington Elementary
Ellicott City · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
403 students
Best charter schools in Maryland
Publicly funded charter schools.
Chesapeake Charter School
Lexington Park · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
539 students
Sabillasville Environmental School
Sabillasville · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
196 students
Frederick Classical Charter
Frederick · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
376 students
Watershed Public Charter
Woodlawn · Charter elementary · Grades K–6
366 students
Clay Hill Public Charter School
Baltimore · Charter elementary · Grades K–6
335 students
Best schools by math proficiency in Maryland
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
Shipley's Choice Elementary
Millersville · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
344 students
River Hill High
Clarksville · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,383 students
Cold Spring Elementary
Potomac · Public elementary · Grades K–5
362 students
Bannockburn Elementary
Bethesda · Public elementary · Grades K–5
446 students
Thomas S. Wootton High
Rockville · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,870 students
Best schools by reading proficiency in Maryland
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students).
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC
Largo · Public high · Grades 9–12
462 students
Shipley's Choice Elementary
Millersville · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
344 students
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
Hagerstown · Public high · Grades 9–12
347 students
Bannockburn Elementary
Bethesda · Public elementary · Grades K–5
446 students
Thomas S. Wootton High
Rockville · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,870 students
Best lowest student–teacher ratio in Maryland
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students.
Annapolis Elementary
Annapolis · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
190 students
Salisbury Middle
Salisbury · Public middle · Grades 6–8
847 students
Booker T. Washington Middle
Baltimore · Public middle · Grades 6–8
192 students
Woodside Elementary
Glen Burnie · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
330 students
Rock Hall Elementary
Rock Hall · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
198 students
Best largest schools in Maryland
Schools with the highest enrollment.
Montgomery Blair High
Silver Spring · Public high · Grades 9–12
3,266 students
Walter Johnson High
Bethesda · Public high · Grades 9–12
3,016 students
High Point High
Beltsville · Public high · Grades 9–12
3,012 students
Wheaton High
Silver Spring · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,794 students
Charles Herbert Flowers High
Springdale · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,712 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Maryland?
Wayside Elementary in Potomac ranks first among elementary schools in Maryland with a Success Index (US) of 92.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 465).
How are elementary schools in Maryland 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.