Niche, a rankings and review resource that provides information on K-12 schools, colleges, cities, neighborhoods, and companies across the United States, recently published its new 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings. Now in its ninth year, the rankings include updated data for 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools, and 11,820 school districts nationwide. According to the rankings, 8 of the top 10 (and 19 of the Top 25) public elementary schools in Maryland are located in Montgomery County, with Stone Mill Elementary School (North Potomac) earning the top spot. All MoCo schools ranked in the top 25 are listed below.
The 2023 Best Public Elementary Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, middle school ratings, and the overall quality of the school district. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.
1) Stone Mill Elementary School (North Potomac)
2) Carderock Springs Elementary School (Bethesda)
3) Wayside Elementary School (Potomac)
5) Cold Spring Elementary School (Potomac)
6) Burning Tree Elementary School (Bethesda)
7) Potomac Elementary School (Potomac)
8) Travilah Elementary School (North Potomac)
10) Diamond Elementary School (Gaithersburg)
11) Bannockburn Elementary School (Bethesda)
12) Seven Locks Elementary School (Bethesda)
13) Chevy Chase Elementary School (Chevy Chase)
15) Westbrook Elementary School (Bethesda)
16) Lakewood Elementary School (Rockville)
18) Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School (Germantown)
19) Kensington Parkwood Elementary School (Kensington)
20) Farmland Elementary School (Rockville)
21) Beverly Farms Elementary School (Potomac)
22) Wyngate Elementary School (Bethesda)
23) Bradley Hills Elementary School (Bethesda)
The full state elementary school rankings can be seen here.
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