Maryland · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Maryland

The 50 public schools in Maryland with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Cedar Lane Special Center runs Maryland's smallest classes at 4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 14.5:1.

4:1
smallest classes (Cedar Lane Special Center): 50
listed schools below the state average: 14.5:1
Maryland average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Cedar Lane Special CenterFulton	133	Other	Howard County Public Schools	-72%	4:1
2	Ruth Parker Eason SchoolMillersville	128	Other	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	-68%	4.7:1
3	Central Special SchoolEdgewater	109	Other	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	-66%	5:1
4	Maiden Choice SchoolBaltimore	118	Other	Baltimore County Public Schools	-65%	5.1:1
5	Woodside ElementaryGlen Burnie	330	Other	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	-58%	6.1:1
6	William S. Baer SchoolBaltimore	167	Other	Baltimore City Public Schools	-56%	6.4:1
7	Center for Educational OpportunityAberdeen	122	Other	Harford County Public Schools	-56%	6.4:1
8	Cool Spring ElementaryAdelphi	458	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-54%	6.7:1
9	C. Elizabeth Rieg Regional CenterMitchellville	148	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-54%	6.7:1
10	Chapel Forge Early Childhood CenterBowie	230	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-52%	7:1
11	Clarksburg ElementaryClarksburg	365	Other	Montgomery County Public Schools	-49%	7.4:1
12	Swan Creek SchoolAberdeen	368	Other	Harford County Public Schools	-47%	7.7:1
13	Hollywood ElementaryCollege Park	284	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-46%	7.9:1
14	Campfield Early Childhood CenterBaltimore	165	Other	Baltimore County Public Schools	-46%	7.9:1
15	Kenmoor Early Childhood CenterLandover	240	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-45%	8:1
16	H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood CenterCapitol Heights	345	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-43%	8.2:1
17	Annapolis ElementaryAnnapolis	190	Other	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	-43%	8.3:1
18	Robert Moton ElementaryWestminster	440	Other	Carroll County Public Schools	-41%	8.5:1
19	Frances Fuchs Early Childhood CenterBeltsville	364	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-41%	8.5:1
20	Gov. Thomas Johnson MiddleFrederick	573	Middle	Frederick County Public Schools	-39%	8.8:1
21	Piney Orchard ElementaryOdenton	538	Elementary	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	-39%	8.8:1
22	Running Brook ElementaryColumbia	407	Other	Howard County Public Schools	-39%	8.8:1
23	James Ryder Randall Early Childhood CenterClinton	193	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-39%	8.8:1
24	Gaithersburg ElementaryGaithersburg	603	Other	Montgomery County Public Schools	-39%	8.9:1
25	Seat Pleasant ElementaryCapital Heights	284	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-39%	8.9:1
26	Apple Grove ElementaryFort Washington	277	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-39%	8.9:1
27	Summit Hall ElementaryGaithersburg	413	Other	Montgomery County Public Schools	-38%	9:1
28	Snow Hill MiddleSnow Hill	404	Elementary	Worcester County Public Schools	-37%	9.2:1
29	Stevens Forest ElementaryColumbia	314	Other	Howard County Public Schools	-37%	9.2:1
30	Hillcrest ElementaryFrederick	581	Other	Frederick County Public Schools	-35%	9.4:1
31	Roscoe R Nix ElementarySilver Spring	437	Other	Montgomery County Public Schools	-34%	9.5:1
32	Creative City Public Charter SchoolBaltimore	210	Elementary	Baltimore City Public Schools	-34%	9.5:1
33	Bluford Drew Jemison Stem Academy WestBaltimore	180	Other	Baltimore City Public Schools	-34%	9.5:1
34	Salisbury MiddleSalisbury	847	Middle	Wicomico County Public Schools	-34%	9.6:1
35	Dundalk MiddleBaltimore	598	Middle	Baltimore County Public Schools	-34%	9.6:1
36	Centerville ElementaryFrederick	471	Elementary	Frederick County Public Schools	-34%	9.6:1
37	Kemp Mill ElementarySilver Spring	412	Other	Montgomery County Public Schools	-34%	9.6:1
38	Pittsville Elementary & MiddlePittsville	325	Elementary	Wicomico County Public Schools	-34%	9.6:1
39	Overlook ElementaryLinthicum	249	Other	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	-34%	9.6:1
40	Edgewood ElementaryBaltimore	134	Other	Baltimore City Public Schools	-34%	9.6:1
41	Kent County Middle SchoolChestertown	354	Middle	Kent County Public Schools	-32%	9.8:1
42	Rock Creek Valley ElementaryRockville	332	Other	Montgomery County Public Schools	-32%	9.8:1
43	Longfields ElementaryForestville	256	Other	Prince George's County Public Schools	-32%	9.8:1
44	Wolfe Street AcademyBaltimore	244	Other	Baltimore City Public Schools	-32%	9.8:1
45	Brown Station ElementaryGaithersburg	572	Other	Montgomery County Public Schools	-32%	9.9:1
46	The Seed School of MarylandBaltimore	395	Other	Seed School of Maryland	-32%	9.9:1
47	Bryant Woods ElementaryColumbia	366	Other	Howard County Public Schools	-32%	9.9:1
48	Dufief ElementaryGaithersburg	276	Elementary	Montgomery County Public Schools	-32%	9.9:1
49	Charles Carroll Barrister ElementaryBaltimore	266	Other	Baltimore City Public Schools	-32%	9.9:1
50	Talbott Springs ElementaryColumbia	461	Other	Howard County Public Schools	-31%	10:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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