Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Maryland
- The top ranked towns and cities for public schools in Maryland are listed below (2021).
- The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
- A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Maryland (2021)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
100%
(3 out of 3)
(3 out of 3)
89%
(8 out of 9)
(8 out of 9)
75%
(3 out of 4)
(3 out of 4)
- Clarksville Elementary School
Rank: #93 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%) - Clarksville Middle School
Rank: #96 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 83%) - Pointers Run Elementary School
Rank: #178 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Clarksville, MD Schools
63%
(10 out of 16)
(10 out of 16)
- Bannockburn Elementary School
Rank: #79 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 92%) - Seven Locks Elementary School
Rank: #104 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 81%) - Carderock Springs Elementary School
Rank: #113 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bethesda, MD Schools
63%
(5 out of 8)
(5 out of 8)
- Benfield Elementary School
Rank: #121 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 86%) - Folger Mckinsey Elementary School
Rank: #165 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 76%) - Severna Park Elementary School
Rank: #188 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Severna Park, MD Schools
50%
(11 out of 22)
(11 out of 22)
- Centennial Lane Elementary School
Rank: #132 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 77%) - Folly Quarter Middle School
Rank: #136 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 76%) - Waverly Elementary School
Rank: #165 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 78%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Ellicott City, MD Schools
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
45%
(5 out of 11)
(5 out of 11)
- Century High School
Rank: #228 of 1,359 (Top 10%)
(Math: 95% | Reading: 61%) - Freedom District Elementary School
Rank: #308 of 1,359 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 64%) - Piney Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #333 of 1,359 (Top 10%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 63%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Sykesville, MD Schools
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
- Pinewood Elementary School
Rank: #132 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 77%) - Dulaney High School
Rank: #196 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 66%) - Timonium Elementary School
Rank: #210 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 75%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lutherville Timonium, MD Schools
27%
(4 out of 15)
(4 out of 15)
- George W. Carver Center For Arts & Technology
Rank: #79 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 70-74%) - Towson High Law & Public Policy
Rank: #86 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 92% | Reading: 75%) - West Towson Elementary School
Rank: #141 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 82%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Towson, MD Schools
22%
(6 out of 27)
(6 out of 27)
- Robert Frost Middle School
Rank: #203 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 75%) - Farmland Elementary School
Rank: #216 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 71%) - Richard Montgomery High School
Rank: #225 of 1,359 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 63%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Rockville, MD Schools
19%
(3 out of 16)
(3 out of 16)
13%
(4 out of 30)
(4 out of 30)
- Travilah Elementary School
Rank: #103 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 83%) - Stone Mill Elementary School
Rank: #138 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 79%) - Darnestown Elementary School
Rank: #204 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Gaithersburg, MD Schools
9%
(3 out of 32)
(3 out of 32)
3%
(5 out of 170)
(5 out of 170)
- Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Rank: #21 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 79%) - Baltimore School For The Arts
Rank: #49 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%) - Baltimore City College
Rank: #164 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 67%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Baltimore, MD Schools
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