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Schools in Maryland (2025)

1,311 schools · 875,125 students · 1261 public, 50 charter · median Enrollment 540.

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Top 100 schools in Maryland

The highest-scoring 100 of 1,301 ranked schools in Maryland, by Success Index (US). Use the school district and city pages below, the ranking tables or the search box to find every school.

  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

10 further schools in Maryland are listed without a rank (small rolls, no published Enrollment, or unscored types); they appear on their city pages and in search.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Maryland?

Wayside Elementary is the highest-ranked school in Maryland with a Success Index (US) of 92.3 out of 100 (Top 5% of elementary schools in United States).

How many schools are in Maryland?

Maryland has 1311 schools (880 elementary, 225 middle, 197 high, 9 other) educating 875,125 students in 2025.

What is the typical Enrollment in Maryland?

The median Enrollment across schools in Maryland is 540. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.