Braddock Hotel, Braddock Heights, Maryland, Postcard, Circa 1915 (52458525270)

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Schools in Braddock Heights · Frederick County Public Schools

Braddock Heights’s public schools outscore 76% of Maryland districts

In Braddock Heights, 34% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Braddock Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maryland, not nationally.

#32of 261 Maryland townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

54%

▲ 9 pts vs MD 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

34%

▲ 9 pts vs MD 25%

2021–22

Graduate on time

93%

▲ 7 pts vs MD 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.2K

▼ 15% vs MD $20.3K

FY2024

Students per teacher

16.2

MD 14.5 · larger classes

Schools in town

45,913 students on the public path

In brief

Braddock Heights’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 45% and 25% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,172 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

36 elementary schools, then 13 middle and ten high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Frederick Christian Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Braddock Heights’s grade

A⁻ Test scoresB⁺ Graduation

A−: better than 76% of Maryland school districts, #32 of 261 Maryland towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maryland average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 76%

Lower resultsHigher results

Maryland towns with similar household incomes (194)Better than 77%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 23,294 test results and a graduating class of 3,424 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Braddock Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (23,288 in math, 23,301 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Braddock Heights, with each school’s own grade.

36 schools teach K in Braddock Heights’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.

Oakdale Elementary

Braddock Heights’s public schools outscore 76% of Maryland districts

Braddock Heights’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

36 elementary schools, then 13 middle and ten high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Braddock Heights’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Braddock Heights vs. its neighbors

Every school in Braddock Heights

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