Best Public Schools in Olney, MD

Summary:

The city of Olney, Maryland is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, all part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district. This district is ranked 7th out of 25 in Maryland and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in Olney is Belmont Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Maryland and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Belmont Elementary boasts exceptional test scores, with 65.1% of students proficient or better in Math and 76.2% proficient or better in English Language Arts. Another high-performing elementary school is Olney Elementary, which ranks in the top 20% of Maryland elementary schools and has strong test scores. At the middle school level, William H. Farquhar Middle stands out, ranking in the top 20% of Maryland middle schools and demonstrating impressive English Language Arts scores.

The schools in Olney exhibit a range of socioeconomic and racial diversity, with free/reduced lunch rates varying from 14.53% at Belmont Elementary to 35.97% at Brooke Grove Elementary. While the majority of schools in Olney are performing well, Brooke Grove Elementary has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking, which could be an area for the district to focus on and identify opportunities for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)							MCAP English Language Arts (2024)							MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Geometry (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rosa M. Parks Middle	Public	6-8	19200 Olney Mill Rd	Olney	20832	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3300	855	54	15.9	16.3%	454 (53.1%)	132 (15.4%)	126 (14.7%)	83 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.7%)	78.6	53^rd of 328 public middle schools	83.8%		70.6	77^th of 322 public middle schools	76.1%	24				32.8	19.3	9.3	29.1				70.9	75.3	64.2	70.3	36.6	39.8		37.7	$17,587	$811	$16,776
Belmont Elementary	Public	K-5	19528 Olney Mill Rd	Olney	20832	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5705	348	24	14.3	13.5%	211 (60.6%)	46 (13.2%)	38 (10.9%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.3%)	93.1	55^th of 859 public elementary schools	93.6%		94.4	42^nd of 855 public elementary schools	95.1%	13	66.1	64.2	64.8				65.1	64.5	80.8	83.1				76.2			53.5		$20,075	$1,579	$18,496
Olney Elementary	Public	K-5	3401 Queen Mary Dr	Olney	20832	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5940	604	36	16.5	21.5%	289 (47.8%)	77 (12.7%)	109 (18.0%)	91 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.8%)	81	156^th of 859 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.3	169^th of 855 public elementary schools	80.2%	13	68.8	53.2	43.0				54.3	72.8	54.8	67.3				64.1			38.7		$16,371	$933	$15,438
William H. Farquhar Middle	Public	6-8	17017 Batchellors Forest Rd	Olney	20832	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1200	646	46	14.1	29.6%	216 (33.4%)	154 (23.8%)	144 (22.3%)	78 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.7%)	75.7	65^th of 328 public middle schools	80.2%		80.5	53^rd of 322 public middle schools	83.5%	12				34.8	5.9		26.5				64.7	70.7	66.2	67.4	24.6	61.0		38.5	$17,991	$879	$17,112
Brooke Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Spartan Rd	Olney	20832	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 722-1800	415	35	11.8	30.8%	132 (31.8%)	123 (29.6%)	77 (18.6%)	47 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	62.6	294^th of 859 public elementary schools	65.8%		74.7	211^th of 855 public elementary schools	75.3%	83	36.9	38.8	41.0				39.0	50.8	53.7	55.8				53.6			29.9		$22,461	$1,309	$21,151

Cities Near Olney

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookeville	0.73 mi	1	20^th
Rockville	1.61 mi	34	75^th
Sandy Spring	2.38 mi	2	45^th
Derwood	2.66 mi	1	101^st
Gaithersburg	4.36 mi	30	157^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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Best Public Schools in Olney, MD

Belmont Elementary

Olney Elementary

Rosa M. Parks Middle

William H. Farquhar Middle

Brooke Grove Elementary

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