Public preschools in Maryland achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 21% (2024).
The public preschools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public preschool with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Maryland is Seven Locks Elementary School with 60-64%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 46%
62%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 52%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Preschools in Maryland (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Seven Locks Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: PK-5
9500 Seven Locks Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-0940
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-0940
Rank: #22.
Pinewood Elementary School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 61%
Grades: PK-5
200 Rickswood Rd
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7663
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7663
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Wayside Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 58%
Grades: PK-5
10011 Glen Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-0240
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-0240
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Wood Acres Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 58%
Grades: PK-5
5800 Cromwell Drive
Bethesda, MD 20816
(240) 740-1120
Bethesda, MD 20816
(240) 740-1120
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Wyngate Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 58%
Grades: PK-5
9300 Wadsworth Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1080
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1080
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Benfield Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: PK-5
365 Lynwood Dr
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 222-6555
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 222-6555
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Carderock Springs Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: PK-5
7401 Persimmon Tree Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-0540
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-0540
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 57%
Grades: PK-5
14516 Nadine Dr
Rockville, MD 20853
(240) 740-3260
Rockville, MD 20853
(240) 740-3260
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Pointers Run Elementary School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 57%
Grades: PK-5
6600 South Trotter Rd
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7142
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7142
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Waverly Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 57%
Grades: PK-5
10220 Wetherburn Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2819
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2819
Rank: #1111.
Bells Mill Elementary School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 56%
Grades: PK-5
8225 Bells Mill Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-0480
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-0480
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Kensington Parkwood Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 55%
Grades: PK-5
4710 Saul Rd
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-3700
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-3700
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Stoneleigh Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 55%
Grades: PK-5
900 Pemberton Rd
Baltimore, MD 21212
(443) 809-3600
Baltimore, MD 21212
(443) 809-3600
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Timonium Elementary School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 55%
Grades: PK-5
2001 Eastridge Rd
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7661
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7661
Rank: #15 - 1715. - 17.
Dayton Oaks
(Math: 46% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 52%
Grades: PK-5
4691 Ten Oaks Rd
Dayton, MD 21036
(410) 313-1571
Dayton, MD 21036
(410) 313-1571
Rank: #15 - 1715. - 17.
Stone Mill Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 52%
Grades: PK-5
14323 Stonebridge View Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-5450
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-5450
Rank: #15 - 1715. - 17.
Urbana Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 52%
Grades: PK-5
3554 Urbana Pike
Frederick, MD 21704
(240) 236-2200
Frederick, MD 21704
(240) 236-2200
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Ilchester Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 50%
Grades: PK-5
4981 Ilchester Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2524
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2524
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Worthington Elementary School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 50%
Grades: PK-5
4570 Roundhill Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2825
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2825
Rank: #2020.
Stephen Knolls School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: <50%
Grades: PK-12
10731 St. Margaret's Way
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-0050
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-0050
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Clearspring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 49%
Grades: PK-5
9930 Moyer Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 49%
Grades: PK-5
1200 Swingingdale Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-5670
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-5670
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Rachel Carson Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 49%
Grades: PK-5
100 Tschiffely Square Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-1840
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-1840
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Woodlin Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 49%
Grades: PK-5
2101 Luzerne Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 740-2820
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 740-2820
Rank: #25 - 2725. - 27.
Fulton Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 48%
Grades: PK-5
11600 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5957
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5957
Rank: #25 - 2725. - 27.
Rock Creek Forest Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 48%
Grades: PK-5
8330 Grubb Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(240) 839-3201
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(240) 839-3201
Rank: #25 - 2725. - 27.
Roland Park Elementary/middle
(Math: 33% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 48%
Grades: PK-8
5207 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 396-6420
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 396-6420
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Cedar Grove Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 45-49%
Grades: PK-5
24001 Ridge Rd
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-6190
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-6190
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Monocacy Valley Montessori
Charter School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 45-49%
Grades: PK-8
217 Dill Ave
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 236-6100
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 236-6100
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Ocean City Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 45-49%
Grades: PK-4
12828 Center Dr
Ocean City, MD 21842
(410) 632-5370
Ocean City, MD 21842
(410) 632-5370
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Seventh District Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 45-49%
Grades: PK-5
20300 York Rd
Parkton, MD 21120
(443) 809-1902
Parkton, MD 21120
(443) 809-1902
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Thomas Johnson Elementary/middle
(Math: 30% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 47%
Grades: PK-8
100 E Heath Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-1575
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-1575
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Wilson Wims Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 47%
Grades: PK-5
12520 Blue Sky Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 406-1670
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 406-1670
Rank: #34 - 3734. - 37.
Greenwood Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 46%
Grades: PK-5
3336 Gold Mine Rd
Brookeville, MD 20833
(240) 740-3420
Brookeville, MD 20833
(240) 740-3420
Rank: #34 - 3734. - 37.
Honeygo Elementary School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 46%
Grades: PK-5
4816 Joppa Road
Perry Hall, MD 21128
(443) 809-8700
Perry Hall, MD 21128
(443) 809-8700
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maryland average public preschools reading/language arts proficiency?
The Maryland average public preschools reading/language arts proficiency is 21%% for 2024.
What are the public preschools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Maryland?
The best top ranked public preschools in Maryland include Seven Locks Elementary School, Pinewood Elementary School and Wayside Elementary School.
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