43 Silver Spring Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

SILVER SPRING, MD — Several elementary and middle schools in Silver Spring have been ranked among the best in Maryland, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Takoma Park Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Silver Spring, according to the new list. Takoma Park Middle School was ranked 17th in middle schools in Maryland.

Here’s a look at how elementary schools in Silver Spring ranked compared with others in the state:

84: Woodlin Elementary
88: Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary
98: Stonegate Elementary
115: Oakland Terrace Elementary
124: Forest Knolls Elementary
181: William Tyler Page Elementary
195: Westover Elementary
199: Pine Crest Elementary
207: Highland Elementary
212: East Silver Spring Elementary
218: Galway Elementary
227: Burnt Mills Elementary
231: Greencastle Elementary
243: Joann Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary
266: Oak View Elementary
267: Sligo Creek Elementary
281: Highland View Elementary
284: Sargent Shriver Elementary
288: Flora M. Singer Elementary School
292: Viers Mill Elementary
298: Glen Haven Elementary
323: Jackson Road Elementary
324: Kemp Mill Elementary
328: Weller Road Elementary
338: Fairland Elementary
384: Glenallen Elementary
415: Arcola Elementary
423: Strathmore Elementary
443: Cannon Road Elementary
448: Cresthaven Elementary
515: Cloverly Elementary
540: Georgian Forest Elementary
633: Harmony Hills Elementary School

Here’s a look at how middle schools in Silver Spring ranked compared with others in the state:

17: Takoma Park Middle School
63: Sligo Middle
64: Eastern Middle School
126: Silver Spring International Middle
144: Argyle Middle
155: Briggs Chaney Middle
157: Francis Scott Key Middle
159: Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle
163: White Oak Middle
184: A. Mario Loiderman Middle

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Schools were also ranked within their district. Here’s how elementary schools in Montgomery County Public Schools measured up:

1. Bannockburn Elementary
2. Cold Spring Elementary
3. Wayside Elementary
4. Travilah Elementary
5. Potomac Elementary

Here are the top five middle schools in Montgomery County:

1. Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
2. Herbert Hoover Middle
3. Robert Frost Middle School
4. Cabin John Middle School
5. North Bethesda Middle

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.