Top 5 Best School Districts in Maryland (2022)
The top ranked school districts for public schools in Maryland are listed below (2022).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a school district which have placed in the top 5% 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.
Statewide Range: 5%
12%
Avg. Statewide: 8%
Top Ranked School Districts in Maryland (2022)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #1-21 - 2.
12%
(25 out of 207)
(25 out of 207)
- Bannockburn Elementary School
Rank: #8 of 1,354 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%) - Thomas S. Wootton High School
Rank: #9 of 1,354 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 91%) - Walt Whitman High School
Rank: #11 of 1,354 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 91%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Montgomery County School District (MD) Schools
Rank: #1-21 - 2.
12%
(9 out of 76)
(9 out of 76)
- Glenelg High School
Rank: #15 of 1,354 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 90%) - Marriotts Ridge High School
Rank: #18 of 1,354 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 90%) - River Hill High School
Rank: #22 of 1,354 (Top 1%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 86%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Howard County School District (MD) Schools
Rank: #3-43 - 4.
7%
(5 out of 67)
(5 out of 67)
- Urbana High School
Rank: #46 of 1,354 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 83%) - Oakdale High School
Rank: #60 of 1,354 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 84%) - Centerville Elementary School
Rank: #75 of 1,354 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 82%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Frederick County School District (MD) Schools
Rank: #3-43 - 4.
7%
(3 out of 44)
(3 out of 44)
- Century High School
Rank: #59 of 1,354 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 88%) - Liberty High School
Rank: #99 of 1,354 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 85%) - South Carroll High School
Rank: #110 of 1,354 (Top 5%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Carroll County School District (MD) Schools
Rank: #55.
6%
(10 out of 173)
(10 out of 173)
- Eastern Technical High School
Rank: #24 of 1,354 (Top 1%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 89%) - Jacksonville Elementary School
Rank: #32 of 1,354 (Top 1%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 86%) - Carroll Manor Elementary School
Rank: #35 of 1,354 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Baltimore County School District (MD) Schools
Rank: #66.
5%
(6 out of 123)
(6 out of 123)
- Shipley's Choice Elementary School
Rank: #3 of 1,354 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Benfield Elementary School
Rank: #50 of 1,354 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 91%) - Severna Park High School
Rank: #55 of 1,354 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Anne Arundel County School District (MD) Schools
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