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Top 100 traditional public schools in Maryland (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  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
    91
    Shipley's Choice ElementaryMillersville · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 344 students
  4. 4
    90
    Clarksville ElementaryClarksville · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 543 students
  5. 5
    90
    Worthington ElementaryEllicott City · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 403 students
  6. 6
    89
    Waverly ElementaryEllicott City · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 827 students
  7. 7
    89
    Travilah ElementaryNorth Potomac · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 372 students
  8. 8
    89
    Ilchester ElementaryEllicott City · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 482 students
  9. 9
    88
    Fort Garrison ElementaryBaltimore · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 283 students
  10. 10
    88
    Riderwood ElementaryTowson · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 423 students
  11. 11
    88
    Bushy Park ElementaryGlenwood · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 631 students
  12. 12
    88
    Clarksville MiddleClarksville · Public Middle83% Math proficiency · 679 students
  13. 13
    88
    Seven Locks ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 376 students
  14. 14
    88
    Pointers Run ElementaryClarksville · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 835 students
  15. 15
    88
    Stone Mill ElementaryNorth Potomac · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 516 students
  16. 16
    88
    West Annapolis ElementaryAnnapolis · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 234 students
  17. 17
    88
    Benfield ElementarySeverna Park · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 500 students
  18. 18
    88
    Glenwood MiddleGlenwood · Public Middle66% Math proficiency · 494 students
  19. 19
    87
    Bannockburn ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 446 students
  20. 20
    87
    Cold Spring ElementaryPotomac · Public Elementary90% Math proficiency · 362 students
  21. 21
    87
    Burning Tree ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 479 students
  22. 22
    87
    Triadelphia Ridge ElementaryEllicott City · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 619 students
  23. 23
    87
    Thomas W. Pyle MiddleBethesda · Public Middle82% Math proficiency · 1,259 students
  24. 24
    87
    Folly Quarter MiddleEllicott City · Public Middle76% Math proficiency · 682 students
  25. 25
    87
    Westbrook ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 468 students
  26. 26
    87
    Lakewood ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 406 students
  27. 27
    86
    Carroll Manor ElementaryBaldwin · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 371 students
  28. 28
    86
    Jacksonville ElementaryPhoenix · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 533 students
  29. 29
    86
    Herbert Hoover MiddlePotomac · Public Middle76% Math proficiency · 930 students
  30. 30
    86
    Glenelg HighGlenelg · Public High86% Math proficiency · 1,363 students
  31. 31
    86
    Ocean City ElementaryOcean City · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 566 students
  32. 32
    86
    West Friendship ElementaryWest Friendship · Public Elementary65% Math proficiency · 367 students
  33. 33
    86
    Potomac ElementaryPotomac · Public Elementary85% Math proficiency · 475 students
  34. 34
    85
    Walt Whitman HighBethesda · Public High86% Math proficiency · 2,056 students
  35. 35
    85
    Mount View MiddleMarriottsville · Public Middle77% Math proficiency · 881 students
  36. 36
    85
    Bradley Hills ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 474 students
  37. 37
    85
    Sparks ElementarySparks · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 509 students
  38. 38
    85
    Robert Frost Middle SchoolRockville · Public Middle73% Math proficiency · 915 students
  39. 39
    85
    River Hill HighClarksville · Public High91% Math proficiency · 1,383 students
  40. 40
    85
    Cabin John MiddlePotomac · Public Middle74% Math proficiency · 983 students
  41. 41
    85
    Hampstead ElementaryHampstead · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 400 students
  42. 42
    85
    Lime Kiln MiddleFulton · Public Middle70% Math proficiency · 675 students
  43. 43
    85
    Marriotts Ridge HighMarriottsville · Public High85% Math proficiency · 1,741 students
  44. 44
    85
    Severna Park MiddleSeverna Park · Public Middle75% Math proficiency · 1,386 students
  45. 45
    85
    Thomas S. Wootton HighRockville · Public High87% Math proficiency · 1,870 students
  46. 46
    84
    Centennial Lane ElementaryEllicott City · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 749 students
  47. 47
    84
    Cedar Grove ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 326 students
  48. 48
    84
    Diamond ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary75% Math proficiency · 654 students
  49. 49
    84
    Burleigh Manor MiddleEllicott City · Public Middle74% Math proficiency · 777 students
  50. 50
    84
    Centerville ElementaryFrederick · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 471 students
  51. 51
    84
    Kensington Parkwood ElementaryKensington · Public Elementary74% Math proficiency · 535 students
  52. 52
    84
    Wyngate ElementaryBethesda · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 640 students
  53. 53
    84
    Barbara Ingram School for the ArtsHagerstown · Public High77% Math proficiency · 347 students
  54. 54
    84
    Belmont ElementaryOlney · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 343 students
  55. 55
    84
    Beverly Farms ElementaryPotomac · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 526 students
  56. 56
    84
    Folger Mckinsey ElementarySeverna Park · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 644 students
  57. 57
    83
    Manor Woods ElementaryEllicott City · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 697 students
  58. 58
    83
    Fifth District ElementaryUpperco · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 262 students
  59. 59
    83
    Seventh District ElementaryParkton · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 346 students
  60. 60
    83
    Winston Churchill HighPotomac · Public High84% Math proficiency · 2,185 students
  61. 61
    83
    Jones ElementarySeverna Park · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 334 students
  62. 62
    82
    Dayton Oaks ElementaryDayton · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 739 students
  63. 63
    82
    Rodgers Forge ElementaryBaltimore · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 412 students
  64. 64
    82
    Pinewood ElementaryTimonium · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 598 students
  65. 65
    82
    Showell ElementaryBerlin · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 638 students
  66. 66
    82
    Urbana MiddleIjamsville · Public Middle70% Math proficiency · 1,090 students
  67. 67
    82
    Westland MiddleBethesda · Public Middle68% Math proficiency · 839 students
  68. 68
    82
    Mount Harmony ElementaryOwings · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 656 students
  69. 69
    82
    Rockburn ElementaryElkridge · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 649 students
  70. 70
    82
    Severna Park ElementarySeverna Park · Public Elementary66% Math proficiency · 372 students
  71. 71
    82
    Centennial HighEllicott City · Public High84% Math proficiency · 1,377 students
  72. 72
    82
    Spark M. Matsunaga ElementaryGermantown · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 530 students
  73. 73
    82
    Poolesville HighPoolesville · Public High84% Math proficiency · 1,351 students
  74. 74
    82
    Walter Johnson HighBethesda · Public High78% Math proficiency · 3,016 students
  75. 75
    81
    Severna Park HighSeverna Park · Public High81% Math proficiency · 1,842 students
  76. 76
    81
    Century HighSykesville · Public High77% Math proficiency · 1,101 students
  77. 77
    81
    Liberty HighSykesville · Public High74% Math proficiency · 1,007 students
  78. 78
    81
    Woodfield ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 314 students
  79. 79
    81
    Fallston HighFallston · Public High74% Math proficiency · 1,036 students
  80. 80
    81
    Jones Lane ElementaryGaithersburg · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 428 students
  81. 81
    81
    Urbana HighIjamsville · Public High84% Math proficiency · 1,989 students
  82. 82
    81
    North Bethesda MiddleBethesda · Public Middle65% Math proficiency · 1,224 students
  83. 83
    80
    Frost ElementaryFrostburg · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 243 students
  84. 84
    80
    Timonium ElementaryTimonium · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 445 students
  85. 85
    80
    West Towson ElementaryBaltimore · Public Elementary74% Math proficiency · 445 students
  86. 86
    80
    Bells Mill ElementaryPotomac · Public Elementary71% Math proficiency · 570 students
  87. 87
    80
    Oakdale HighIjamsville · Public High79% Math proficiency · 1,702 students
  88. 88
    80
    Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighBethesda · Public High76% Math proficiency · 2,377 students
  89. 89
    80
    Howard HighEllicott City · Public High77% Math proficiency · 1,493 students
  90. 90
    80
    Jarrettsville ElementaryJarrettsville · Public Elementary68% Math proficiency · 467 students
  91. 91
    80
    Freedom District ElementarySykesville · Public Elementary71% Math proficiency · 627 students
  92. 92
    80
    Lutherville LaboratoryLutherville · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 405 students
  93. 93
    80
    White Marsh ElementaryMechanicsville · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 220 students
  94. 94
    80
    Central MiddleEdgewater · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 1,204 students
  95. 95
    80
    South Carroll HighSykesville · Public High73% Math proficiency · 933 students
  96. 96
    80
    Stoneleigh ElementaryBaltimore · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 645 students
  97. 97
    80
    Luxmanor ElementaryRockville · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 684 students
  98. 98
    79
    Eldersburg ElementarySykesville · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 470 students
  99. 99
    79
    Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolClarksburg · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 484 students
  100. 100
    79
    Heather Hills ElementaryBowie · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 361 students

Wayside Elementary in Potomac leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Maryland with a Success Index (US) of 92.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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What is the best public school in Maryland?

Wayside Elementary in Potomac ranks first among traditional public schools in Maryland with a Success Index (US) of 92.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 465).

How are traditional public 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.

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