For the 2023 school year, there are 100 blue ribbon public schools serving 65,253 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 Maryland Blue Ribbon Public Schools (2023)
School (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
| 1,470 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
| 1,880 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
| 1,908 students
Rank: #44.
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
| 2,245 students
Rank: #55.
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
| 1,135 students
Rank: #66.
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
| 1,285 students
Rank: #77.
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
| 734 students
Rank: #88.
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
| 1,207 students
Rank: #99.
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
| 920 students
Rank: #1010.
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
| 1,032 students
Rank: #1111.
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
| 716 students
Rank: #1212.
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
| 873 students
Rank: #1313.
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: PK-5
| 401 students
Rank: #1414.
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
| 576 students
Rank: #1515.
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
| 461 students
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
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: K-5
| 319 students
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
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
| 351 students
Rank: #1818.
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
| 655 students
Rank: #1919.
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
| 997 students
Rank: #2020.
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
| 701 students
Rank: #2121.
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
| 1,677 students
Rank: #2222.
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
| 455 students
Rank: #2323.
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
| 501 students
Rank: #2424.
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
| 1,433 students
Rank: #2525.
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
| 662 students
Rank: #2626.
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
| 844 students
Rank: #2727.
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
| 1,017 students
Rank: #2828.
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
| 835 students
Rank: #2929.
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: #3030.
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: K-5
| 444 students
Rank: #3131.
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
| 651 students
Rank: #3232.
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: PK-5
| 774 students
Rank: #3333.
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
| 480 students
Rank: #3434.
Sparks Elementary School
Math: 46% | Reading: 50%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
601 Belfast Rd
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(410) 887-7900
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(410) 887-7900
Grades: K-5
| 485 students
Rank: #3535.
Centerville Elementary School
Math: 43% | Reading: 50%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
3601 Carriage Hill Dr
Frederick, MD 21704
(240) 566-0100
Frederick, MD 21704
(240) 566-0100
Grades: K-5
| 439 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 are River Hill High School, Severna Park High School and Urbana High School.
How many blue ribbon public schools are located in Maryland?
100 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 school average of 66% (majority Black).
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