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

Germantown MD

13 October, 2021

10:12 AM

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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 School50: Cedar Grove Elementary96: William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary 129: Fox Chapel Elementary142: Ronald McNair Elementary 166: Germantown Elementary245: Waters Landing Elementary306: Lake Seneca Elementary386: S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary 405: Great Seneca Creek Elementary427: Germantown Elementary504: Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary600: Clopper Mill Elementary632: 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 Middle124: Martin Luther King Jr. Middle207: 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 Elementary2. Cold Spring Elementary3. Wayside Elementary4. Travilah Elementary5. Potomac Elementary Here are the top five middle schools in Montgomery County: 1. Thomas W. Pyle Middle School2. Herbert Hoover Middle3. Robert Frost Middle School4. Cabin John Middle School5. 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.