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Best public schools in Bethesda, MD

16 public schools in Bethesda: 10 elementary · 3 middle · 3 high. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Elementary schools

10 schools in Bethesda, best first
1
Wood Acres Elementary 99.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 612 students
ELA 89%Math 85%Science 74%
#3 of 765 in Maryland
2
Seven Locks Elementary 99.2
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 372 students
ELA 86%Math 84%Science 71%
#7 of 765 in Maryland
3
Bannockburn Elementary 99.0
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 424 students
ELA 87%Math 81%Science 72%
#8 of 765 in Maryland
4
Carderock Springs Elementary 98.6
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 333 students
ELA 88%Math 83%Science 61%
#11 of 765 in Maryland
5
Bradley Hills Elementary 98.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 466 students
ELA 84%Math 82%Science 67%
#12 of 765 in Maryland
6
Wyngate Elementary 95.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 679 students
ELA 80%Math 70%Science 57%
#38 of 765 in Maryland
7
Burning Tree Elementary 93.9
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 484 students
ELA 74%Math 70%Science 66%
#47 of 765 in Maryland
8
Westbrook Elementary 93.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 513 students
ELA 76%Math 70%Science 59%
#53 of 765 in Maryland
9
Bethesda Elementary 85.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 584 students
ELA 70%Math 62%Science 52%
#110 of 765 in Maryland
10
Ashburton Elementary 81.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 821 students
ELA 63%Math 61%Science 50%
#143 of 765 in Maryland

Middle schools

3 schools in Bethesda, best first
1
Thomas W. Pyle Middle 99.8
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,260 students
ELA 88%Math 76%Science 77%
#1 of 224 in Maryland
2
North Bethesda Middle 94.0
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,163 students
ELA 80%Math 58%Science 54%
#14 of 224 in Maryland
3
Westland Middle 93.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 865 students
ELA 76%Math 57%Science 60%
#16 of 224 in Maryland

High schools

3 schools in Bethesda, best first
1
Walt Whitman High 91.3
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,042 students
ELA 84%Math 24%Science 89%
#18 of 202 in Maryland
2
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High 75.0
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,369 students
ELA 76%Math 12%Science 72%
#51 of 202 in Maryland
3
Walter Johnson High 72.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,984 students
ELA 85%Math 8%Science 75%
#56 of 202 in Maryland

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