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Best public schools in Frederick, MD

32 public schools in Frederick: 17 elementary · 5 middle · 6 high · 2 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Maryland.

Elementary schools

17 schools in Frederick, best first
1
Centerville Elementary 95.9
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 468 students
ELA 79%Math 70%Science 67%
#32 of 765 in Maryland
2
Sugarloaf Elementary 88.8
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 842 students
ELA 75%Math 64%Science 50%
#86 of 765 in Maryland
3
Urbana Elementary 85.4
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 703 students
ELA 72%Math 59%Science 52%
#112 of 765 in Maryland
4
Parkway Elementary 75.1
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 253 students
ELA 65%Math 47%Science 51%
#191 of 765 in Maryland
5
Liberty Elementary 74.6
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 251 students
ELA 65%Math 47%Science 50%
#195 of 765 in Maryland
6
Yellow Springs Elementary 74.3
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 605 students
ELA 70%Math 45%Science 41%
#197 of 765 in Maryland
7
Spring Ridge Elementary 73.0
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 603 students
ELA 64%Math 46%Science 48%
#207 of 765 in Maryland
8
Orchard Grove Elementary 69.2
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 601 students
ELA 63%Math 40%Science 49%
#236 of 765 in Maryland
9
Whittier Elementary 64.5
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 730 students
ELA 61%Math 42%Science 28%
#272 of 765 in Maryland
10
North Frederick Elementary 60.6
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 652 students
ELA 61%Math 33%Science 31%
#302 of 765 in Maryland
11
Tuscarora Elementary 59.9
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 779 students
ELA 54%Math 40%Science 33%
#307 of 765 in Maryland
12
Monocacy Elementary 58.5
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 549 students
ELA 54%Math 37%Science 33%
#318 of 765 in Maryland
13
Butterfly Ridge Elementary 51.0
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 619 students
ELA 52%Math 34%Science 24%
#375 of 765 in Maryland
14
Ballenger Creek Elementary 45.6
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 709 students
ELA 48%Math 26%Science 29%
#417 of 765 in Maryland
15
Lincoln Elementary 43.6
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 625 students
ELA 46%Math 31%Science 20%
#432 of 765 in Maryland
16
Hillcrest Elementary 22.9
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 558 students
ELA 36%Math 19%Science 8%
#590 of 765 in Maryland
17
Waverley Elementary 15.1
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 926 students
ELA 26%Math 19%Science 6%
#650 of 765 in Maryland

Middle schools

5 schools in Frederick, best first
1
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle 67.2
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 571 students
ELA 62%Math 33%Science 31%
#74 of 224 in Maryland
2
Ballenger Creek Middle 60.0
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 792 students
ELA 54%Math 24%Science 43%
#90 of 224 in Maryland
3
Monocacy Middle 46.7
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 932 students
ELA 49%Math 18%Science 31%
#120 of 224 in Maryland
4
West Frederick Middle 45.8
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 770 students
ELA 48%Math 22%Science 24%
#122 of 224 in Maryland
5
Crestwood Middle 37.7
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 747 students
ELA 48%Math 13%Science 22%
#140 of 224 in Maryland

High schools

6 schools in Frederick, best first
1
Linganore High 85.9
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,620 students
ELA 76%Math 25%Science 73%
#29 of 202 in Maryland
2
Tuscarora High 65.6
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,719 students
ELA 65%Math 14%Science 49%
#70 of 202 in Maryland
3
Frederick High 59.7
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,850 students
ELA 51%Math 25%Science 42%
#82 of 202 in Maryland
4
Gov. Thomas Johnson High 57.2
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,031 students
ELA 58%Math 11%Science 49%
#87 of 202 in Maryland
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Frederick County Career & Technology Center —
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 10-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Frederick County Virtual —
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Frederick, best first
1
Frederick Classical Charter 99.5
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades K-8 · Charter · 377 students
ELA 78%Math 53%Science 65%
#1 of 97 in Maryland
2
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter 91.2
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 315 students
ELA 63%Math 36%Science 43%
#9 of 97 in Maryland

Combined schools

2 schools in Frederick, best first
1
Monocacy Valley Montessori 94.4
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades PK-10 · Charter · 350 students
ELA 62%Math 28%Science 41%
#2 of 27 in Maryland
2
Heather Ridge 13.0
Frederick County Public Schools · Grades 6-12 · 57 students
ELA 12%Math 3%Science 6%
#24 of 27 in Maryland

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