Top 10 Best Montgomery County Public Preschools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 94 public preschools serving 50,505 students in Montgomery County, MD. The top ranked public preschools in Montgomery County, MD are Seven Locks Elementary School, Wayside Elementary School and Carderock Springs Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Montgomery County, MD public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the Maryland public pre school average of 16%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 21% statewide average). Pre schools in Montgomery County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Maryland public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Maryland public preschool average of 70% (majority Black).

Best Montgomery County Public Preschools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Seven Locks Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9500 Seven Locks Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-0940
Grades: PK-5
| 390 students
Rank: #22.
Wayside Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
10011 Glen Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-0240
Grades: PK-5
| 450 students
Rank: #33.
Carderock Springs Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
7401 Persimmon Tree Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-0540
Grades: PK-5
| 321 students
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Wood Acres Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
5800 Cromwell Drive
Bethesda, MD 20816
(240) 740-1120
Grades: PK-5
| 534 students
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Wyngate Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9300 Wadsworth Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1080
Grades: PK-5
| 701 students
Rank: #66.
Bells Mill Elementary School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
8225 Bells Mill Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-0480
Grades: PK-5
| 579 students
Rank: #77.
Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
14516 Nadine Dr
Rockville, MD 20853
(240) 740-3260
Grades: PK-5
| 689 students
Rank: #88.
Kensington Parkwood Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
4710 Saul Rd
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-3700
Grades: PK-5
| 597 students
Rank: #99.
Stone Mill Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
14323 Stonebridge View Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-5450
Grades: PK-5
| 542 students
Rank: #1010.
Stephen Knolls School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
10731 St. Margaret's Way
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-0050
Grades: PK-12
| 56 students
Rank: #1111.
Wilson Wims Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
12520 Blue Sky Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 406-1670
Grades: PK-5
| 598 students
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Cedar Grove Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
24001 Ridge Rd
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-6190
Grades: PK-5
| 382 students
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Clearspring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
9930 Moyer Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Grades: PK-5
| 558 students
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1200 Swingingdale Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-5670
Grades: PK-5
| 465 students
Rank: #1515.
Rachel Carson Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
100 Tschiffely Square Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-1840
Grades: PK-5
| 682 students
Rank: #1616.
Rock Creek Forest Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
8330 Grubb Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(240) 839-3201
Grades: PK-5
| 691 students
Rank: #1717.
Luxmanor Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6201 Tilden Ln
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-0820
Grades: PK-5
| 670 students
Rank: #1818.
Mill Creek Towne Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
17700 Park Mill Dr
Derwood, MD 20855
(240) 740-1820
Grades: PK-5
| 463 students
Rank: #1919.
Woodlin Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2101 Luzerne Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 740-2820
Grades: PK-5
| 549 students
Rank: #2020.
Bayard Rustin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
332 W Edmonston Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4320
Grades: PK-5
| 729 students
Rank: #2121.
Greenwood Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3336 Gold Mine Rd
Brookeville, MD 20833
(240) 740-3420
Grades: PK-5
| 546 students
Rank: #2222.
Fox Chapel Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
19315 Archdale Rd
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-0680
Grades: PK-5
| 573 students
Rank: #2323.
Sligo Creek Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
500 Schuyler Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 740-2800
Grades: PK-5
| 646 students
Rank: #2424.
Cashell Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
17101 Cashell Rd
Rockville, MD 20853
(240) 740-0560
Grades: PK-5
| 321 students
Rank: #2525.
Beall Elementary School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
451 Beall Ave
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-1220
Grades: PK-5
| 497 students
Rank: #2626.
College Gardens Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1700 Yale Place
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8470
Grades: PK-5
| 518 students
Rank: #2727.
William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
12615 Royal Crown Drive
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-0740
Grades: PK-5
| 516 students
Rank: #2828.
Dr. Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
13881 Hopkins Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 353-0854
Grades: PK-5
| 773 students
Rank: #2929.
Sherwood Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1401 Olney-sandy Spring Rd
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
(240) 740-0960
Grades: PK-5
| 492 students
Rank: #3030.
Woodfield Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
24200 Woodfield Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20882
(240) 207-2550
Grades: PK-5
| 338 students
Rank: #3131.
Brooke Grove Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2700 Spartan Rd
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 722-1800
Grades: PK-5
| 442 students
Rank: #3232.
Forest Knolls Elementary School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
10830 Eastwood Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(240) 740-1640
Grades: PK-5
| 483 students
Rank: #3333.
Oakland Terrace Elementary School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2720 Plyers Mill Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20902
(240) 740-4880
Grades: PK-5
| 493 students
Rank: #3434.
Flora M. Singer Elementary School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2600 Hayden Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20902
(240) 740-0330
Grades: PK-5
| 619 students
Rank: #3535.
Westover Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
401 Hawkesbury Ln
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 989-5676
Grades: PK-5
| 289 students
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Montgomery County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
3015 Upton Drive
Kensington, MD 20895
(301) 929-2505
Grades: PK-K
| 99 students
850 Hungerford Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 453-2490
Grades: 12
| 3 students
Mark Twain School (Closed 2009)
Special Education School
14501 Avery Rd
Rockville, MD 20853
(301) 279-4900
Grades: 7-12
| 93 students
850 Hungerford Dr Cesc Rm 167
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 517-5005
Grades: K-2
| n/a students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public preschools in Montgomery County, MD?
The top ranked public preschools in Montgomery County, MD include Seven Locks Elementary School, Wayside Elementary School and Carderock Springs Elementary School. Montgomery County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Maryland.
How many public preschools are located in Montgomery County, MD?
94 public preschools are located in Montgomery County, MD.
What is the racial composition of students in Montgomery County, MD?
Montgomery County, MD public preschools minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Maryland public preschools average of 70% (majority Black).

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