For the 2024 school year, there are 106 blue ribbon public schools serving 68,087 students in Maryland.
Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.
The top ranked blue ribbon public schools in Maryland are River Hill High School, Severna Park High School and Urbana High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Maryland blue ribbon public schools have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Maryland public school average of 19%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is less than the Maryland public school average of 66% (majority Black).
Best Blue Ribbon Public Schools in Maryland (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
River Hill High School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
12101 Clarksville Pike
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7120
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7120
Grades: 9-12
| 1,508 students
Rank: #22.
Severna Park High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
60 Robinson Rd
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 544-0900
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 544-0900
Grades: 9-12
| 1,854 students
Rank: #33.
Urbana High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
3471 Campus Dr
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-7600
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-7600
Grades: 9-12
| 1,929 students
Rank: #44.
Oakdale High School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
5850 Eaglehead Drive
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 566-9400
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 566-9400
Grades: 9-12
| 1,465 students
Rank: #55.
Winston Churchill High School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
11300 Gainsborough Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-5400
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-5400
Grades: 9-12
| 2,212 students
Rank: #66.
Century High School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
355 Ronsdale Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 386-4400
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 386-4400
Grades: 9-12
| 1,140 students
Rank: #77.
Hereford High School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
17301 York Rd
Parkton, MD 21120
(443) 809-1905
Parkton, MD 21120
(443) 809-1905
Grades: 9-12
| 1,282 students
Rank: #88.
Smithsburg High School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
66 N Main St
Smithsburg, MD 21783
(301) 766-8337
Smithsburg, MD 21783
(301) 766-8337
Grades: 9-12
| 735 students
Rank: #99.
Eastern Technical High School
Vocational School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 98%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1100 Mace Ave
Essex, MD 21221
(443) 809-0190
Essex, MD 21221
(443) 809-0190
Grades: 9-12
| 1,215 students
Rank: #1010.
Western School Of Technology
Vocational School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
100 Kenwood Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 809-0840
Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 809-0840
Grades: 9-12
| 937 students
Rank: #1111.
Southern High School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
4400 Solomons Island Rd
Harwood, MD 20776
(410) 867-7100
Harwood, MD 20776
(410) 867-7100
Grades: 9-12
| 1,030 students
Rank: #1212.
Clarksville Middle School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
6535 S Trotter Rd
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7057
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7057
Grades: 6-8
| 665 students
Rank: #1313.
Boonsboro High School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
10 Campus Ave
Boonsboro, MD 21713
(301) 766-8022
Boonsboro, MD 21713
(301) 766-8022
Grades: 9-12
| 834 students
Rank: #1414.
Bannockburn Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
6520 Dalroy Ln
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1270
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1270
Grades: K-5
| 421 students
Rank: #1515.
Pinewood Elementary School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
200 Rickswood Rd
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7663
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7663
Grades: PK-5
| 552 students
Rank: #1616.
Northern Garrett High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
86 Pride Pkwy
Accident, MD 21520
(301) 746-8668
Accident, MD 21520
(301) 746-8668
Grades: 9-12
| 448 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Carderock Springs Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
7401 Persimmon Tree Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-0540
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-0540
Grades: PK-5
| 321 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Carroll Manor Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
4434 Carroll Manor Rd
Baldwin, MD 21013
(410) 887-5947
Baldwin, MD 21013
(410) 887-5947
Grades: K-5
| 354 students
Rank: #1919.
Centennial Lane Elementary School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
3825 Centennial Ln
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2800
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2800
Grades: K-5
| 658 students
Rank: #2020.
George W. Carver Center For Arts & Technology
Vocational School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
938 York Rd
Towson, MD 21204
(443) 809-2775
Towson, MD 21204
(443) 809-2775
Grades: 9-12
| 1,003 students
Rank: #2121.
Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
14516 Nadine Dr
Rockville, MD 20853
(240) 740-3260
Rockville, MD 20853
(240) 740-3260
Grades: PK-5
| 689 students
Rank: #2222.
Towson High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
69 Cedar Ave
Towson, MD 21286
(443) 809-3608
Towson, MD 21286
(443) 809-3608
Grades: 9-12
| 1,678 students
Rank: #2323.
Glenarden Woods Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
7801 Glenarden Pkwy
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 925-1300
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 925-1300
Grades: 2-5
| 388 students
Rank: #2424.
Clarksville Elementary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
12041 Clarksville Pike
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7050
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7050
Grades: K-5
| 539 students
Rank: #2525.
Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
6311 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-3500
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-3500
Grades: 6-8
| 1,312 students
Rank: #2626.
Folly Quarter Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
13500 Triadelphia Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-1506
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-1506
Grades: 6-8
| 664 students
Rank: #2727.
Stone Mill Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
14323 Stonebridge View Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-5450
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-5450
Grades: PK-5
| 542 students
Rank: #2828.
Burleigh Manor Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
4200 Centennial Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2507
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2507
Grades: 6-8
| 785 students
Rank: #2929.
Robert Frost Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
9201 Scott Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-3949
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-3949
Grades: 6-8
| 972 students
Rank: #3030.
Mount View Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
12101 Woodford Dr
Marriottsville, MD 21104
(410) 313-5545
Marriottsville, MD 21104
(410) 313-5545
Grades: 6-8
| 866 students
Rank: #3131.
Manor Woods Elementary School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
11575 Frederick Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-7165
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-7165
Grades: K-5
| 697 students
Rank: #3232.
Timonium Elementary School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
2001 Eastridge Rd
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7661
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7661
Grades: PK-5
| 447 students
Rank: #3333.
Urbana Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
3554 Urbana Pike
Frederick, MD 21704
(240) 236-2200
Frederick, MD 21704
(240) 236-2200
Grades: PK-5
| 653 students
Rank: #3434.
Farmland Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
7000 Old Gate Road
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-0660
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-0660
Grades: K-5
| 793 students
Rank: #3535.
Jacksonville Elementary School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
3400 Hillendale Heights Rd
Phoenix, MD 21131
(410) 887-7880
Phoenix, MD 21131
(410) 887-7880
Grades: K-5
| 482 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked blue ribbon public schools in Maryland?
The top ranked blue ribbon public schools in Maryland include River Hill High School, Severna Park High School and Urbana High School.
How many blue ribbon public schools are located in Maryland?
106 blue ribbon public schools are located in Maryland.
What is the racial composition of students in Maryland?
Maryland blue ribbon public schools minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is less than the Maryland public schools average of 66% (majority Black).
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