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Best public schools in Silver Spring, MD

55 public schools in Silver Spring: 38 elementary · 10 middle · 7 high. 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

38 schools in Silver Spring, best first
1
Westover Elementary 83.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 299 students
ELA 71%Math 57%Science 50%
#127 of 765 in Maryland
2
Forest Knolls Elementary 77.3
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 492 students
ELA 59%Math 55%Science 58%
#174 of 765 in Maryland
3
Sligo Creek Elementary 76.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 667 students
ELA 62%Math 57%Science 44%
#179 of 765 in Maryland
4
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary 74.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 466 students
ELA 64%Math 49%Science 46%
#196 of 765 in Maryland
5
Woodlin Elementary 72.2
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 597 students
ELA 58%Math 50%Science 49%
#213 of 765 in Maryland
6
William Tyler Page Elementary 71.0
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 619 students
ELA 62%Math 47%Science 45%
#222 of 765 in Maryland
7
Oakland Terrace Elementary 70.3
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 501 students
ELA 61%Math 55%Science 32%
#228 of 765 in Maryland
8
Cloverly Elementary 69.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 464 students
ELA 57%Math 48%Science 45%
#237 of 765 in Maryland
9
Stonegate Elementary 67.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 549 students
ELA 54%Math 49%Science 40%
#252 of 765 in Maryland
10
Pine Crest Elementary 64.6
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 3-5 · 471 students
ELA 50%Math 47%Science 45%
#271 of 765 in Maryland
11
Oak View Elementary 63.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 3-5 · 409 students
ELA 48%Math 43%Science 48%
#280 of 765 in Maryland
12
Flora M. Singer Elementary 62.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 618 students
ELA 55%Math 40%Science 37%
#286 of 765 in Maryland
13
East Silver Spring Elementary 60.3
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 525 students
ELA 51%Math 45%Science 29%
#304 of 765 in Maryland
14
Highland View Elementary 59.8
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 380 students
ELA 51%Math 46%Science 28%
#308 of 765 in Maryland
15
Fairland Elementary 50.0
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 566 students
ELA 51%Math 40%Science 16%
#383 of 765 in Maryland
16
Highland Elementary 42.8
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 510 students
ELA 39%Math 32%Science 28%
#438 of 765 in Maryland
17
Glenallan Elementary 41.9
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 673 students
ELA 44%Math 29%Science 20%
#445 of 765 in Maryland
18
Glen Haven Elementary 40.8
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 564 students
ELA 37%Math 32%Science 24%
#453 of 765 in Maryland
19
Galway Elementary 40.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 701 students
ELA 44%Math 27%Science 19%
#459 of 765 in Maryland
20
Strathmore Elementary 38.2
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 3-5 · 469 students
ELA 39%Math 30%Science 18%
#473 of 765 in Maryland
21
Burnt Mills Elementary 37.8
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 684 students
ELA 36%Math 32%Science 19%
#476 of 765 in Maryland
22
Jackson Road Elementary 34.2
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 647 students
ELA 32%Math 28%Science 26%
#504 of 765 in Maryland
23
Weller Road Elementary 31.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 700 students
ELA 31%Math 28%Science 20%
#523 of 765 in Maryland
24
Cannon Road Elementary 30.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 405 students
ELA 38%Math 23%Science 14%
#533 of 765 in Maryland
25
Greencastle Elementary 29.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 753 students
ELA 35%Math 20%Science 23%
#538 of 765 in Maryland
26
Arcola Elementary 27.8
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 724 students
ELA 30%Math 25%Science 18%
#553 of 765 in Maryland
27
Cresthaven Elementary 24.9
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 3-5 · 454 students
ELA 27%Math 24%Science 18%
#575 of 765 in Maryland
28
Viers Mill Elementary 24.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 539 students
ELA 28%Math 23%Science 19%
#579 of 765 in Maryland
29
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary 20.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 755 students
ELA 29%Math 19%Science 13%
#609 of 765 in Maryland
30
Georgian Forest Elementary 19.9
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 552 students
ELA 29%Math 19%Science 15%
#613 of 765 in Maryland
31
Sargent Shriver Elementary 17.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 714 students
ELA 24%Math 20%Science 12%
#632 of 765 in Maryland
32
Harmony Hills Elementary 14.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 693 students
ELA 22%Math 19%Science 10%
#658 of 765 in Maryland
33
Kemp Mill Elementary 12.0
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 412 students
ELA 24%Math 19%Science 3%
#674 of 765 in Maryland
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Bel Pre Elementary —
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-2 · 527 students
No published test results
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Montgomery Knolls Elementary —
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-2 · 506 students
No published test results
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New Hampshire Estates Elem —
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-2 · 455 students
No published test results
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Roscoe R Nix Elementary —
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-2 · 480 students
No published test results
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Rosemary Hills Elementary —
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-2 · 533 students
No published test results

Middle schools

10 schools in Silver Spring, best first
1
Takoma Park Middle 89.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,124 students
ELA 71%Math 50%Science 57%
#25 of 224 in Maryland
2
Eastern Middle 68.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 910 students
ELA 59%Math 33%Science 41%
#72 of 224 in Maryland
3
Sligo Middle 58.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 702 students
ELA 51%Math 25%Science 42%
#93 of 224 in Maryland
4
Silver Spring International Middle 56.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,062 students
ELA 55%Math 20%Science 42%
#98 of 224 in Maryland
5
White Oak Middle 36.8
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 805 students
ELA 46%Math 13%Science 24%
#142 of 224 in Maryland
6
Briggs Chaney Middle 32.8
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 868 students
ELA 42%Math 14%Science 25%
#151 of 224 in Maryland
7
Argyle Middle 31.9
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 919 students
ELA 41%Math 14%Science 22%
#153 of 224 in Maryland
8
A. Mario Loiederman Middle 28.3
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 981 students
ELA 40%Math 11%Science 17%
#161 of 224 in Maryland
9
Francis Scott Key Middle 23.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 991 students
ELA 39%Math 10%Science 14%
#172 of 224 in Maryland
10
Odessa Shannon Middle 18.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 771 students
ELA 32%Math 10%Science 12%
#184 of 224 in Maryland

High schools

7 schools in Silver Spring, best first
1
Montgomery Blair High 61.6
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 3,261 students
ELA 73%Math 8%Science 58%
#78 of 202 in Maryland
2
Wheaton High 58.2
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,747 students
ELA 60%Math 13%Science 44%
#85 of 202 in Maryland
3
Springbrook High 53.2
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,874 students
ELA 55%Math 13%Science 38%
#95 of 202 in Maryland
4
John F. Kennedy High 35.9
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,854 students
ELA 42%Math 9%Science 33%
#130 of 202 in Maryland
5
James Hubert Blake High 22.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,809 students
ELA 48%Math 3%Science 41%
#157 of 202 in Maryland
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MCPS Transitions School —
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Thomas Edison High School of Technology —
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

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