Cold Spring Elementary, Bannockburn Elementary and Travilah Elementary ranked highest in Montgomery County for reading and writing aptitude, according to the Maryland State Department of Education.
As part of the annual Partnership For Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (“PARCC”) examination, Maryland public school students in grades three through eight and high school are tested based on Common Core English language arts standards.
The students pass if their scores either meet or exceed expectations, indicating they’re “ready for the next level” of education.
Montgomery County reading and writing scores
Rank
School
City
District
Passing rate
1
Cold Spring Elementary
Potomac
Montgomery
94.12
2
Bannockburn Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
90.34
3
Travilah Elementary
North Potomac
Montgomery
84.29
4
Thomas S. Wootton High
Rockville
Montgomery
84.14
5
Carderock Springs Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
83.26
6
Wayside Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
83.17
7
Herbert Hoover Middle
Potomac
Montgomery
82.67
8
Walt Whitman High
Bethesda
Montgomery
82.09
9
Winston Churchill High
Potomac
Montgomery
81.88
10
Seven Locks Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
81.86
11
Poolesville High
Poolesville
Montgomery
81.85
12
Wyngate Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
80.11
13
Diamond Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
79.38
14
Potomac Elementary
Potomac
Montgomery
79.03
15
Stone Mill Elementary
North Potomac
Montgomery
78.91
16
Farmland Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
77.45
17
Burning Tree Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
76.65
18
Bells Mill Elementary
Potomac
Montgomery
76.45
19
Walter Johnson High
Bethesda
Montgomery
76.41
20
Beverly Farms Elementary
Potomac
Montgomery
75.47
21
Chevy Chase Elementary
Chevy Chase
Montgomery
75.18
22
Bradley Hills Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
74.70
23
Somerset Elementary
Chevy Chase
Montgomery
74.14
24
North Bethesda Middle
Bethesda
Montgomery
74.01
25
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
Bethesda
Montgomery
73.91
26
Lakewood Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
72.22
27
North Chevy Chase Elementary
Chevy Chase
Montgomery
71.94
28
Westbrook Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
71.28
29
Fallsmead Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
70.23
30
Clearspring Elementary
Damascus
Montgomery
70.18
31
Kensington Parkwood Elementary
Kensington
Montgomery
69.72
32
Westland Middle
Bethesda
Montgomery
69.62
33
Cedar Grove Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
68.81
34
Richard Montgomery High
Rockville
Montgomery
68.68
35
Woodfield Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
68.25
36
Damascus High
Damascus
Montgomery
68.06
37
Westover Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
67.96
38
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary
Damascus
Montgomery
67.91
39
Wood Acres Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
67.42
40
Hallie Wells Middle School
Clarksburg
Montgomery
67.25
41
Candlewood Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
66.67
42
Rosa M. Parks Middle
Olney
Montgomery
66.31
43
Ronald A. McNair Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
65.18
44
Darnestown Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
64.14
45
Quince Orchard High
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
64.04
46
William H. Farquhar Middle
Olney
Montgomery
64.02
47
Little Bennett Elementary
Clarksburg
Montgomery
63.75
48
Greenwood Elementary
Brookeville
Montgomery
63.64
49
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
63.57
50
Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
63.22
51
Garrett Park Elementary
Kensington
Montgomery
63.09
52
Bethesda Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
62.98
53
Northwest High
Germantown
Montgomery
62.14
54
Clarksburg Elementary
Clarksburg
Montgomery
62.07
55
Lakelands Park Middle
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
62.01
56
John H. Poole Middle
Poolesville
Montgomery
61.93
57
Stonegate Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
61.85
58
Luxmanor Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
61.70
59
Rachel Carson Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
61.61
60
DuFief Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
61.49
61
Forest Knolls Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
61.08
62
Oakland Terrace Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
59.41
63
Rocky Hill Middle
Clarksburg
Montgomery
59.36
64
Ritchie Park Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
58.97
65
William B. Gibbs, Jr.
Germantown
Montgomery
58.70
66
Wilson Wims Elementary School
Clarksburg
Montgomery
57.84
67
College Gardens Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
56.69
68
Paint Branch High
Burtonsville
Montgomery
56.37
69
Rock Creek Forest Elementary
Chevy Chase
Montgomery
55.98
70
Kingsview Middle
Germantown
Montgomery
55.83
71
Clarksburg High
Clarksburg
Montgomery
55.81
72
Rock Creek Valley Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
55.56
73
Julius West Middle
Rockville
Montgomery
55.08
74
Sherwood High
Sandy Spring
Montgomery
54.60
75
Montgomery Blair High
Silver Spring
Montgomery
54.02
76
Ashburton Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
53.51
77
Ridgeview Middle
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
53.38
78
Fox Chapel Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
53.01
79
Sherwood Elementary
Sandy Spring
Montgomery
52.53
80
Jones Lane Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
52.32
81
Poolesville Elementary
Poolesville
Montgomery
52.23
82
Fields Road Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
51.91
83
James Hubert Blake High
Silver Spring
Montgomery
51.91
84
Roberto W. Clemente Middle
Germantown
Montgomery
51.82
85
Rockville High
Rockville
Montgomery
51.56
86
Flower Valley Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
51.43
87
Brooke Grove Elementary
Olney
Montgomery
51.31
88
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
50.96
89
Cashell Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
50.60
90
Laytonsville Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
50.54
91
Woodlin Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
49.81
92
East Silver Spring Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
49.77
93
Sligo Creek Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
49.20
94
Sequoyah Elementary
Derwood
Montgomery
48.40
95
Highland Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
47.93
96
Olney Elementary
Olney
Montgomery
47.56
97
Sligo Middle
Silver Spring
Montgomery
47.25
98
Earle B. Wood Middle
Rockville
Montgomery
45.55
99
Piney Branch Elementary
Takoma Park
Montgomery
45.48
100
Pine Crest Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
45.43
101
Burtonsville Elementary
Burtonsville
Montgomery
44.88
102
Col. Zadok Magruder High
Rockville
Montgomery
44.21
103
Maryvale Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
43.93
104
Strawberry Knoll Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
43.56
105
Gaithersburg High
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
43.45
106
Wheaton High
Silver Spring
Montgomery
43.34
107
Flora M. Singer Elementary School
Silver Spring
Montgomery
43.11
108
Shady Grove Middle
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
42.79
109
Galway Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
42.66
110
Burnt Mills Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
41.92
111
Highland View Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
41.85
112
Redland Middle
Rockville
Montgomery
41.11
113
Parkland Middle
Rockville
Montgomery
41.02
114
White Oak Middle
Silver Spring
Montgomery
40.94
115
Wheaton Woods Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
40.86
116
Belmont Elementary
Olney
Montgomery
40.46
117
Albert Einstein High
Kensington
Montgomery
40.36
118
Springbrook High
Silver Spring
Montgomery
39.49
119
Silver Spring International Middle
Silver Spring
Montgomery
39.46
120
Lake Seneca Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
39.13
121
Cloverly Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
39.06
122
Glen Haven Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
39.02
123
Damascus Elementary
Damascus
Montgomery
38.78
124
Seneca Valley High
Germantown
Montgomery
38.46
125
Oak View Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
38.44
126
Goshen Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
37.87
127
Judith A. Resnik Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
37.80
128
William Tyler Page Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
37.70
129
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Germantown
Montgomery
37.26
130
Waters Landing Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
36.58
131
Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle
Silver Spring
Montgomery
36.33
132
Briggs Chaney Middle
Silver Spring
Montgomery
36.06
133
Viers Mill Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
35.27
134
Greencastle Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
34.87
135
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
34.80
136
Jackson Road Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
34.19
137
Weller Road Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
34.17
138
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
33.64
139
Glenallan Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
33.44
140
Benjamin Banneker Middle
Burtonsville
Montgomery
33.13
141
Gaithersburg Middle
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
33.08
142
Mill Creek Towne Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
32.82
143
Meadow Hall Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
32.80
144
Great Seneca Creek Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
32.76
145
A. Mario Loiederman Middle
Silver Spring
Montgomery
32.72
146
Washington Grove Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
32.26
147
Francis Scott Key Middle
Silver Spring
Montgomery
32.19
148
Cannon Road Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
31.98
149
Strathmore Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
31.16
150
Fairland Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
30.77
151
Sargent Shriver Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
30.62
152
Kemp Mill Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
30
153
Captain James E. Daly Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
29.58
154
Rosemont Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
29.21
155
Flower Hill Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
29.09
156
Clopper Mill Elementary
Germantown
Montgomery
28.89
157
Brookhaven Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
28.57
158
Brown Station Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
28.44
159
Newport Mill Middle
Kensington
Montgomery
28.42
160
Summit Hall Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
26.26
161
Forest Oak Middle
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
24.73
162
Cresthaven Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
24.49
163
Rock View Elementary
Kensington
Montgomery
24.46
164
John F. Kennedy High
Silver Spring
Montgomery
24.43
165
Arcola Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
23.88
166
South Lake Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
23.32
167
Watkins Mill Elementary
Montgomery Village
Montgomery
22.15
168
Rolling Terrace Elementary
Takoma Park
Montgomery
21.34
169
Neelsville Middle
Germantown
Montgomery
20.85
170
Whetstone Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
20.66
171
Watkins Mill High
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
20.48
172
Georgian Forest Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
20.16
173
Harmony Hills Elementary
Silver Spring
Montgomery
19.01
174
Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents
Rockville
Montgomery
18.52
175
Twinbrook Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
18.35
176
Stedwick Elementary
Montgomery Village
Montgomery
18.35
177
Gaithersburg Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
15.69
