Best Elementary Schools in Maryland for African American 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, African American 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 (African American vs All Students - 2021)
ID	Rank (of 504)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	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	99.8%	93.5%	6.29%
240042001026	2	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13400 Triadelphia Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2560	540	41	13.2	2.6%	258 (47.8%)	47 (8.7%)	30 (5.6%)	163 (30.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.0%)	$17,230			$766			$16,464	99.6%	95.9%	3.72%
240012000358	3	Chapel Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 E Joppa Rd	Perry Hall	21128	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5119	593	36	16.2	14.8%	327 (55.1%)	102 (17.2%)	17 (2.9%)	116 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)	$15,800			$1,576			$14,224	99.4%	93.8%	5.64%
240051001043	4	Glenarden Woods Elementary	Public, Magnet	2-5	7801 Glenarden Pkwy	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 925-1300	455	27	17.1	46.6%	47 (10.3%)	285 (62.6%)	70 (15.4%)	43 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$16,351			$1,187			$15,164	99.2%	96.3%	2.95%
240042001539	5	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4691 Ten Oaks Rd	Dayton	21036	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-1571	683	49	13.8	3.4%	346 (50.7%)	70 (10.2%)	37 (5.4%)	177 (25.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.5%)	$17,441			$696			$16,745	99.0%	95.4%	3.62%
240033000652	6	Urbana Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3554 Urbana Pike	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 236-2200	651	42	15.6	11.4%	322 (49.5%)	52 (8.0%)	78 (12.0%)	144 (22.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.8%)	$13,348			$979			$12,369	98.8%	95.3%	3.55%
240051001056	7	Heather Hills Elementary	Public, Magnet	2-5	12605 Heming Ln	Bowie	20716	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 805-2730	349	20	17.3	27.2%	30 (8.6%)	251 (71.9%)	22 (6.3%)	31 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	$15,297			$1,179			$14,118	98.6%	93.6%	4.97%
240048000786	8	Beverly Farms Elementary	Public	K-5	8501 Post Oak Road	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0200	570	33	17.2	6.7%	243 (42.6%)	47 (8.2%)	43 (7.5%)	191 (33.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	$16,234			$723			$15,511	98.4%	98.5%	0.09%
240042000744	9	Northfield Elementary	Public	K-5	9125 Northfield Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2806	736	47	15.6	6.7%	324 (44.0%)	71 (9.6%)	51 (6.9%)	232 (31.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.3%)	$15,784			$650			$15,134	98.2%	94.3%	3.95%
240048001513	10	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	98.0%	96.5%	1.51%

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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:

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.