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Best public schools in Towson, MD

12 public schools in Towson: 3 elementary · 8 high · 1 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

3 schools in Towson, best first
1
Riderwood Elementary 99.3
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 392 students
ELA 94%Math 78%Science 77%
#6 of 765 in Maryland
2
Pleasant Plains Elementary 21.0
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 521 students
ELA 28%Math 19%Science 17%
#605 of 765 in Maryland
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Home Assignments-Elementary —
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 1 students
No published test results

High schools

8 schools in Towson, best first
1
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology 90.8
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,015 students
ELA 87%Math 20%Science 85%
#19 of 202 in Maryland
2
Towson High 83.9
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,650 students
ELA 73%Math 21%Science 76%
#33 of 202 in Maryland
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BCDC Educational Center —
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades 8-12 · 52 students
No published test results
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Central EDLP at Loch Raven High School —
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Northeast EDLP at Parkville High School —
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 7 students
No published test results
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Northwest EDLP at Milford Mill Academy —
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1 students
No published test results
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Southeast EDLP at Dundalk High School —
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 10 students
No published test results
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Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High School —
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1 students
No published test results

Combined schools

1 school in Towson
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Baltimore County Home & Hospital —
Baltimore County Public Schools · Grades PK-12 · 0 students
No published test results

School districts serving Towson

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