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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Maryland

857 public elementary schools in Maryland appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Woodside Elementary leads the list at 9.2:1, against a median of 13.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
857
Maryland
Best Students/teacher
9.2:1
Median Students/teacher
13.9:1
LOWEST RATIO · MARYLAND
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Woodside ElementaryGlen Burnie, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary3309.2:1
2Chapel Forge E C CBowie, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary2309.2:1
3Robert Moton ElementaryWestminster, MDCarroll County Public SchoolsElementary4409.4:1
4Tyler Heights ElementaryAnnapolis, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary4169.4:1
5Summit Hall ElementaryGaithersburg, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary4139.5:1
6Rock Creek Valley ElementaryRockville, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary3329.5:1
7Glendale ElementaryGlen Burnie, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary4389.5:1
8North Glen ElementaryGlen Burnie, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary2789.5:1
9Running Brook ElementaryColumbia, MDHoward County Public SchoolsElementary4079.5:1
10Stevens Forest ElementaryColumbia, MDHoward County Public SchoolsElementary3149.5:1
11Belle Grove ElementaryBaltimore, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary3059.6:1
12Meadow Hall ElementaryRockville, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary3489.6:1
13Gaithersburg ElementaryGaithersburg, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary6039.7:1
14Germantown ElementaryGermantown, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary3149.7:1
15Brown Station ElementaryGaithersburg, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary5729.9:1
16Cannon Road ElementarySilver Spring, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary38810.0:1
17Talbott Springs ElementaryColumbia, MDHoward County Public SchoolsElementary46110.0:1
18Kemp Mill ElementarySilver Spring, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary41210.0:1
19James H. Harrison ElementaryLaurel, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary30410.0:1
20Roscoe R Nix ElementarySilver Spring, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary43710.1:1
21New Hampshire Estates ElemSilver Spring, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary45510.1:1
22Doswell E. Brooks ElementaryCapital Heights, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary29110.1:1
23Brock Bridge ElementaryLaurel, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary51410.1:1
24Walter S. Mills - Parole ElementaryAnnapolis, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary55910.1:1
25Dr. Sally K. Ride ElementaryGermantown, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary42810.2:1
26Hillcrest ElementaryFrederick, MDFrederick County Public SchoolsElementary58110.3:1
27Bryant Woods ElementaryColumbia, MDHoward County Public SchoolsElementary36610.3:1
28Paint Branch ElementaryCollege Park, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary48810.3:1
29Georgetown East ElementaryAnnapolis, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary33010.3:1
30Windsor Hills Elementary/MiddleBaltimore, MDBaltimore City Public SchoolsElementary25210.3:1
31South Penn ElementaryCumberland, MDAllegany County Public SchoolsElementary49110.3:1
32Lake Seneca ElementaryGermantown, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary43710.3:1
33Robert R. Gray ElementaryCapital Heights, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary37510.3:1
34Cradlerock ElementaryColumbia, MDHoward County Public SchoolsElementary45310.3:1
35Edward M. Felegy ESHyattsville, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary64110.3:1
36Eastport ElementaryAnnapolis, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary28310.4:1
37Washington Grove ElementaryGaithersburg, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary48010.4:1
38Point Pleasant ElementaryGlen Burnie, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary48610.4:1
39Overlook ElementaryLinthicum, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary24910.4:1
40Capitol Heights ElementaryCapitol Heights, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary31710.4:1
41Glen Avenue SchoolSalisbury, MDWicomico County Public SchoolsElementary38610.4:1
42Chatsworth SchoolReisterstown, MDBaltimore County Public SchoolsElementary30110.4:1
43Halls Cross Roads ElementaryAberdeen, MDHarford County Public SchoolsElementary42510.4:1
44Freetown ElementaryGlen Burnie, MDAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsElementary53010.4:1
45Rolling Terrace ElementaryTakoma Park, MDMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary64510.4:1
46Oxon Hill ElementaryOxon Hill, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary21510.5:1
47Barnaby Manor ElementaryOxon Hill, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary43810.5:1
48Broad Ford ElementaryOakland, MDGarrett County Public SchoolsElementary60110.5:1
49Ducketts Lane ElementaryElkridge, MDHoward County Public SchoolsElementary57310.6:1
50Seat Pleasant ElementaryCapital Heights, MDPrince George's County Public SchoolsElementary28410.6:1
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