Best Elementary Schools in Maryland for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Maryland!

Every year, the Maryland State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP (shortened) test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2021)
ID	Rank (of 136)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
240048000868	1	Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	14516 Nadine Dr	Rockville	20853	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-3260	701	54	13	32.1%	214 (30.5%)	89 (12.7%)	246 (35.1%)	88 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	57 (8.1%)	$18,875			$987			$17,888	99.3%	93.5%	5.75%
240048000892	2	Kensington Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-5	4710 Saul Rd	Kensington	20895	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3700	596	38	15.7	11.1%	346 (58.1%)	52 (8.7%)	83 (13.9%)	56 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.9%)	$16,430			$889			$15,540	98.5%	97.0%	1.52%
240048001513	3	Stone Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14323 Stonebridge View Dr	North Potomac	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5450	521	36	14.3	10.0%	129 (24.8%)	74 (14.2%)	43 (8.3%)	245 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	$18,528			$1,058			$17,470	97.8%	96.5%	1.29%
240033000620	4	Glade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9525 Glade Rd	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-2100	543	37	14.7	20.6%	407 (75.0%)	25 (4.6%)	55 (10.1%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	$17,367			$2,996			$14,371	97.1%	74.8%	22.25%
240012000479	5	Stoneleigh Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Pemberton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-3600	651	45	14.6	15.2%	451 (69.3%)	60 (9.2%)	59 (9.1%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$14,769			$1,422			$13,347	96.3%	96.6%	0.31%
240048000894	6	Piney Branch Elementary	Public	3-5	7510 Maple Ave	Takoma Park	20912	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 891-8000	626	39	16.1	32.3%	250 (39.9%)	197 (31.5%)	112 (17.9%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.7%)	$16,727			$897			$15,831	95.6%	90.1%	5.44%
240048000907	7	Rock Creek Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8330 Grubb Road	Chevy Chase	20815	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 839-3201	734	51	14.3	29.7%	237 (32.3%)	139 (18.9%)	258 (35.1%)	53 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.1%)	$19,069			$1,238			$17,831	94.9%	92.4%	2.46%
240048000827	8	Fallsmead Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Greenplace Ter	Rockville	20850	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3545	520	33	16	11.5%	182 (35.0%)	69 (13.3%)	48 (9.2%)	191 (36.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.0%)	$15,590			$1,036			$14,554	94.1%	97.6%	3.51%
240048000804	9	Clarksburg Elementary	Public	K-5	13530 Redgrave Pl	Clarksburg	20871	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3530	690	38	17.9	20.4%	90 (13.0%)	190 (27.5%)	115 (16.7%)	242 (35.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.4%)	$16,180			$848			$15,332	93.4%	85.7%	7.72%
240006000053	10	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	130 Stepney Ln	Edgewater	21037	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1075	565	42	13.4	15.4%	448 (79.3%)	18 (3.2%)	62 (11.0%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$17,702			$1,462			$16,240	92.6%	82.0%	10.60%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts, MCAP (shortened) Mathematics, MCAP (shortened) Science test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.