Best Elementary Schools in Maryland for Low Socio Economic Status Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Maryland!

Every year, the Maryland State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP (shortened) test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2021)
ID	Rank (of 546)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
240051001043	1	Glenarden Woods Elementary	Public, Magnet	2-5	7801 Glenarden Pkwy	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 925-1300	455	27	17.1	46.6%	47 (10.3%)	285 (62.6%)	70 (15.4%)	43 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$16,351			$1,187			$15,164	99.8%	96.3%	3.56%
240033000652	2	Urbana Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3554 Urbana Pike	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 236-2200	651	42	15.6	11.4%	322 (49.5%)	52 (8.0%)	78 (12.0%)	144 (22.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.8%)	$13,348			$979			$12,369	99.6%	95.3%	4.37%
240021001652	3	Ebb Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Swiper Road	Manchester	21102	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-1550	527	35	14.9	21.4%	474 (89.9%)	11 (2.1%)	14 (2.7%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.5%)	$15,766			$716			$15,049	99.5%	61.6%	37.85%
240006000085	4	Lake Shore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4531 Mountain Rd	Pasadena	21122	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6465	317	25	12.8	23.0%	275 (86.8%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$17,007			$1,503			$15,503	99.3%	67.0%	32.31%
240048000868	5	Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	14516 Nadine Dr	Rockville	20853	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-3260	701	54	13	32.1%	214 (30.5%)	89 (12.7%)	246 (35.1%)	88 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	57 (8.1%)	$18,875			$987			$17,888	99.1%	93.5%	5.57%
240051001251	6	Robert Goddard Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9850 Good Luck Rd	Seabrook	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 918-3515	504	32	15.7	35.9%	111 (22.0%)	324 (64.3%)	32 (6.3%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	$18,826			$1,414			$17,412	98.9%	74.6%	24.34%
240072001327	7	Ocean City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12828 Center Dr	Ocean City	21842	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5370	529	47	11.3	36.1%	400 (75.6%)	17 (3.2%)	72 (13.6%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$21,464			$1,843			$19,621	98.7%	90.9%	7.82%
240039000698	8	Hickory Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Conowingo Rd	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4170	643	43	14.8	16.0%	507 (78.8%)	36 (5.6%)	32 (5.0%)	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.9%)	$17,380			$1,689			$15,692	98.5%	74.2%	24.35%
240051001708	9	Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14800 Sweitzer Ln	Laurel	20707	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 350-6051	1,683	91	18.4	37.2%	56 (3.3%)	1,363 (81.0%)	165 (9.8%)	69 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	23 (1.4%)	$21,078			$1,912			$19,167	98.4%	68.8%	29.52%
240054001193	10	Grasonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5435 Main St	Grasonville	21638	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 827-8070	426	30	14.2	36.4%	295 (69.2%)	41 (9.6%)	55 (12.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	$17,059			$2,225			$14,834	98.2%	69.7%	28.47%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts, MCAP (shortened) Mathematics, MCAP (shortened) Science test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.