Best Public Schools in Perry Hall, MD

The city of Perry Hall, Maryland is home to two exceptional elementary schools, Honeygo Elementary and Chapel Hill Elementary, which consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state. Both schools have earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger and significantly outperform the Baltimore County Public Schools and Maryland state averages on standardized tests.

Honeygo Elementary is ranked 69th out of 859 Maryland elementary schools, with 60.9% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 73.6% proficient or better in English Language Arts. Chapel Hill Elementary is ranked even higher, at 34th out of 859 Maryland elementary schools, with 68.6% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 83% proficient or better in English Language Arts. Both schools have diverse student populations, reflecting the demographics of the Perry Hall community.

The high performance of these schools is likely due to a combination of factors, including strong funding, with per-student spending of $13,747 at Honeygo Elementary and $13,347 at Chapel Hill Elementary, as well as relatively low student-teacher ratios of 16.6 and 17, respectively. The relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rates at both schools, 30.1% and 22.3%, suggest that the Perry Hall area has a relatively affluent population, which may also contribute to the schools' strong academic performance.