18 Germantown Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

GERMANTOWN, MD — Several elementary and middle schools in Germantown 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 Kingsview Middle as the highest in the state among schools in Germantown, according to the new list. Kingsview Middle was ranked 36th among middle schools in the state.

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

45: Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School
50: Cedar Grove Elementary
96: William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary
129: Fox Chapel Elementary
142: Ronald McNair Elementary
166: Germantown Elementary
245: Waters Landing Elementary
306: Lake Seneca Elementary
386: S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary
405: Great Seneca Creek Elementary
427: Germantown Elementary
504: Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary
600: Clopper Mill Elementary
632: Captain James E. Daly Elementary School

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

36: Kinsgview Middle
61: Roberto W. Clemente Middle
124: Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
207: Neelsville 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.