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The top-graded public elementary schools in Maryland

This ranking covers the top-graded public elementary schools in Maryland, drawn from 856 qualifying public elementary schools. Glenarden Woods Elementary leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

856

Maryland

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Glenarden Woods Elementary	Lanham, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	516	A+	99.9
2	Heather Hills Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	361	A+	99.8
3	Frost Elementary	Frostburg, MD	Allegany County Public Schools	Elementary	243	A+	99.7
4	Travilah Elementary	North Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	372	A+	99.6
5	Rodgers Forge Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	412	A+	99.5
6	Fort Garrison Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	283	A+	99.4
7	Riderwood Elementary	Towson, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	423	A+	99.2
8	Ocean City Elementary	Ocean City, MD	Worcester County Public Schools	Elementary	566	A+	99.1
9	Centerville Elementary	Frederick, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	471	A+	99
10	Wayside Elementary	Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	465	A+	98.9
11	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	835	A+	98.8
12	Cedar Grove Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	326	A+	98.7
13	Linton Springs Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	759	A+	98.5
14	Wood Acres Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	609	A+	98.4
15	Bells Mill Elementary	Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	570	A+	98.3
16	Bannockburn Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	446	A+	98.2
17	Snow Hill Elementary	Snow Hill, MD	Worcester County Public Schools	Elementary	387	A+	98.1
18	Hillcrest Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	678	A+	98
19	Wilson Wims Elementary School	Clarksburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	484	A+	97.8
20	Somerset Elementary	Chevy Chase, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	314	A+	97.7
21	Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	395	A+	97.6
22	West Annapolis Elementary	Annapolis, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	234	A+	97.5
23	Fifth District Elementary	Upperco, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	262	A+	97.4
24	Chapel Hill Elementary	Perry Hall, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	535	A+	97.3
25	Cold Spring Elementary	Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	362	A+	97.1
26	Lakewood Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	406	A+	97.1
27	Carderock Springs Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	363	A+	96.9
28	Potomac Elementary	Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	475	A+	96.7
29	Rachel Carson Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	671	A+	96.7
30	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	403	A+	96.6
31	Timonium Elementary	Timonium, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	445	A+	96.4
32	Beverly Farms Elementary	Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	526	A+	96.3
33	Seven Locks Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	376	A+	96.2
34	Pocomoke Elementary	Pocomoke City, MD	Worcester County Public Schools	Elementary	491	A+	96.1
35	Sparks Elementary	Sparks, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	509	A+	96
36	Wyngate Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	640	A+	95.9
37	William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	601	A+	95.7
38	Pinewood Elementary	Timonium, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	598	A+	95.6
39	Bel Air Elementary	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	521	A+	95.5
40	New Midway/Woodsboro Elementary	Keymar, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	Elementary	269	A+	95.4
41	Ritchie Park Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	342	A+	95.3
42	Woodfield Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	314	A+	95.2
43	White Marsh Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	220	A+	95
44	Showell Elementary	Berlin, MD	Worcester County Public Schools	Elementary	638	A	94.9
45	Piney Ridge Elementary	Sykesville, MD	Carroll County Public Schools	Elementary	578	A	94.8
46	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	619	A	94.7
47	Jones Lane Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	428	A	94.6
48	Dublin Elementary	Street, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Elementary	222	A	94.5
49	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	749	A	94.3
50	Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	530	A	94.2

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