Best Elementary Schools in Maryland

The top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Maryland, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 55%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Youths Benefit Elementary	Fallston, MD	1,123	71%
2	Easton Elementary	Easton, MD	1,078	44%
3	Homestead/Wakefield Elementary	Bel Air, MD	1,057	72%
4	Oakdale Elementary	Ijamsville, MD	1,028	73%
5	Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary	Adelphi, MD	984	28%
6	Piney Orchard Elementary	Odenton, MD	966	65%
7	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	879	61%
8	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	870	63%
9	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	867	68%
10	Hanover Hills	Hanover, MD	864	53%
11	Delmar Elementary	Delmar, MD	858	57%
12	Prince Street School	Salisbury, MD	854	53%
13	Waverley Elementary	Frederick, MD	844	37%
14	Old Post Road Elementary	Abingdon, MD	842	38%
15	Calverton Elementary	Beltsville, MD	836	26%
16	Sugarloaf Elementary	Frederick, MD	828	65%
17	William A. Diggs Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	828	64%
18	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	812	74%
19	Ashburton Elementary	Bethesda, MD	810	60%
20	New Town Elementary	Owings Mills, MD	809	54%
21	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	805	56%
22	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	799	62%
23	Templeton Elementary	Riverdale, MD	799	36%
24	Farmland Elementary	Rockville, MD	797	70%
25	South Lake Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	797	41%
26	Springhill Lake Elementary	Greenbelt, MD	790	40%
27	Green Valley Elementary	Monrovia, MD	785	62%
28	Greensboro Elementary School	Greensboro, MD	785	43%
29	Dayton Oaks	Dayton, MD	783	75%
30	Tuscarora Elementary	Frederick, MD	781	60%
31	Clarksburg Elementary	Clarksburg, MD	778	67%
32	Hampton Elementary	Lutherville, MD	773	60%
33	JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	761	38%
34	Bayard Rustin Elementary	Rockville, MD	758	58%
35	Marley Elementary	Glen Burnie, MD	756	43%
36	Red Pump Elementary School	Bel Air, MD	753	55%
37	Waters Landing Elementary	Germantown, MD	753	45%
38	Brunswick Elementary	Brunswick, MD	752	64%
39	Linton Springs Elementary	Sykesville, MD	748	55%
40	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	747	73%
41	Barack Obama Elementary	Upper Marlboro, MD	746	49%
42	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	746	48%
43	Owings Mills Elementary	Owings Mills, MD	745	45%
44	Dundalk Elementary	Baltimore, MD	743	35%
45	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	743	72%
46	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	742	55%
47	Weller Road Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	742	44%
48	Evergreen Elementary School	California, MD	736	63%
49	Vincent Farm Elementary	White Marsh, MD	735	55%
50	Watkins Mill Elementary	Montgomery Village, MD	735	35%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best elementary school in Maryland?

The largest elementary school in Maryland is Youths Benefit Elementary in Fallston with 1,123 students and a 71% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many elementary schools are in Maryland?

This page shows the top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Maryland by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.