Top Ranked Counties with Best Public Schools in Maryland
- The top ranked counties for public schools in Maryland are listed below (2021).
- The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a county 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 Counties with Best Public Schools in Maryland (2021)
County
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
29%
(22 out of 76)
(22 out of 76)
- Clarksville Elementary School
Rank: #16 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%) - Clarksville Middle School
Rank: #18 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 83%) - Marriotts Ridge High School
Rank: #22 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 67%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Howard County, MD Schools
24%
(6 out of 25)
(6 out of 25)
- Huntingtown High School
Rank: #80 of 1,359 (Top 10%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 58%) - Mount Harmony Elementary School
Rank: #87 of 1,359 (Top 10%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 68%) - Mutual Elementary School
Rank: #97 of 1,359 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Calvert County, MD Schools
21%
(3 out of 14)
(3 out of 14)
- Stephen Decatur High School
Rank: #54 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 92% | Reading: 64%) - Ocean City Elementary School
Rank: #55 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 74%) - Showell Elementary School
Rank: #118 of 1,359 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Worcester County, MD Schools
18%
(8 out of 44)
(8 out of 44)
18%
(12 out of 67)
(12 out of 67)
17%
(36 out of 207)
(36 out of 207)
- Cold Spring Elementary School
Rank: #9 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 88%) - Bannockburn Elementary School
Rank: #12 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 92%) - Poolesville High School
Rank: #14 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 95% | Reading: 72%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Montgomery County, MD Schools
15%
(8 out of 54)
(8 out of 54)
11%
(19 out of 172)
(19 out of 172)
- Eastern Technical High School
Rank: #1 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 80%) - Hereford High School
Rank: #3 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 79%) - Western School Of Technology & Env. Science
Rank: #8 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 73%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Baltimore County, MD Schools
9%
(11 out of 125)
(11 out of 125)
- Shipley's Choice Elementary School
Rank: #10 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - Benfield Elementary School
Rank: #25 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 86%) - Folger Mckinsey Elementary School
Rank: #41 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 76%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Anne Arundel County, MD Schools
2%
(3 out of 174)
(3 out of 174)
- Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Rank: #3 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 79%) - Baltimore School For The Arts
Rank: #7 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%) - Baltimore City College
Rank: #40 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 67%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Baltimore City, MD Schools
1%
(3 out of 208)
(3 out of 208)
- Academy Of Health Sciences At Pgcc
Rank: #2 of 1,359 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%) - Glenarden Woods Elementary School
Rank: #43 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 82%) - Heather Hills Elementary School
Rank: #51 of 1,359 (Top 5%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Prince George's County, MD Schools
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