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Schools in Calverton · Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George's County Public Schools

Calverton’s public schools score below 68% of Maryland districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Calverton, 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.

#149of 261 Maryland townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
46%
▲ 1 pts vs MD 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 1 pts vs MD 25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 4 pts vs MD 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 1% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024 · Montgomery County
Students per teacher
14.3
MD 14.5
Schools in town
2
160,944 students on the public path
In brief

Calverton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 210 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Calverton’s, its schools beat 38%, higher than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 24% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 25% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Montgomery County spends $20,107 per student and Prince George's County $21,592, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Calverton’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 32% of Maryland school districts, #149 of 261 Maryland towns. Graduation is above the Maryland average; test scores are below it.

Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (210)Better than 38%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 144,366 test results and a graduating class of 12,954 could put Calverton anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Calverton’s students in the tested grades sat them (144,778 in math, 143,953 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
6–879 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–1249 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

Calverton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Montgomery County Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Prince George's County Public Schools, shared with Berwyn Heights, Bladensburg, Bowie, Brentwood, Capitol Heights, Cheverly, College Park, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, District Heights, Eagle Harbor, Edmonston, Fairmount Heights, Forest Heights, Glenarden, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Landover Hills, Laurel, Morningside, Mount Rainier, New Carrollton, North Brentwood, Riverdale Park, Seat Pleasant, University Park and Upper Marlboro. Its middle school is in Fort Washington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Calverton

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Montgomery County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 208 schools · 159,181 students · 14.1 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$20,107MD $20,258 · FY2024
B+
Prince George's County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 197 schools · 132,123 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$21,592MD $20,258 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Montgomery County Public Schools54%
State average 45.1% · 80426 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montgomery County Public Schools34%
State average 24.6% · 80290 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Prince George's County Public Schools35%
State average 45.1% · 63527 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prince George's County Public Schools11%
State average 24.6% · 64488 students tested

Calverton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Calverton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CalvertonCMontgomery County PK–12 · Prince George's County PK–12

Every school in Calverton

130 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Calvertonby address
Calverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
D
767 students13:1Rate it →
Galway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
B−
695 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Calvertonin other towns
Colin L Powell Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Washington
1,661 students16:1Rate it →
Beltsville Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beltsville
C
1,113 students14:1Rate it →
John Hanson Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Oxon Hill
C+
496 students14:1Rate it →
Samuel P. Massie Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Forestville
D
477 students14:1Rate it →
Robert Goddard Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Seabrook
B+
464 students14:1Rate it →
Andrew Jackson Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Forestville
D
458 students13:1Rate it →
William W. Hall Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Capitol Heights
C−
444 students11:1Rate it →
Robert R. Gray Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Capital Heights
D
375 students10:1Rate it →
Judith P. Hoyer Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Landover
B−
361 students15:1Rate it →
Accokeek Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Accokeek
B
1,445 students16:1Rate it →
Thomas G. Pullen
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Landover
B−
740 students14:1Rate it →
Dora Kennedy French Immersion
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Greenbelt
A−
684 students15:1Rate it →
Benjamin D. Foulois Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Morningside
B
540 students13:1Rate it →
Maya Angelou French Immersion
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Temple Hills
B−
363 students11:1Rate it →
Julius West Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockville
A−
1,365 students16:1Rate it →
Hyattsville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hyattsville
C
1,305 students17:1Rate it →
Greenbelt Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenbelt
B−
1,270 students15:1Rate it →
Thomas W. Pyle Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bethesda
A
1,259 students17:1Rate it →
North Bethesda Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bethesda
A
1,224 students17:1Rate it →
Buck Lodge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adelphi
D
1,200 students16:1Rate it →
Parkland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockville
B
1,185 students15:1Rate it →
Thomas Johnson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lanham
C+
1,180 students16:1Rate it →
Takoma Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
A
1,177 students17:1Rate it →
William Wirt Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverdale
C−
1,124 students16:1Rate it →
Tilden Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockville
A−
1,112 students16:1Rate it →
Ellen Ochoa Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hyattsville
1,086 students20:1Rate it →
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adelphi
1,077 students16:1Rate it →
Benjamin Tasker Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowie
B
1,058 students15:1Rate it →
Walker Mill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Capitol Heights
B−
1,054 students16:1Rate it →
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laurel
C
1,047 students14:1Rate it →
Drew-Freeman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · District Heights
D
1,022 students16:1Rate it →
Kenmoor Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Landover
B
1,021 students16:1Rate it →
Earle B. Wood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockville
B+
1,019 students14:1Rate it →
Silver Spring International Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
B+
1,015 students14:1Rate it →
Rocky Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clarksburg
B+
1,010 students16:1Rate it →
Nicholas Orem Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hyattsville
C
1,007 students16:1Rate it →
Lakelands Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gaithersburg
A−
993 students15:1Rate it →
Cabin John Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Potomac
A
983 students17:1Rate it →
A. Mario Loiederman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
B−
978 students13:1Rate it →
Eastern Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
B+
963 students14:1Rate it →
Francis Scott Key Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
C+
950 students14:1Rate it →
Hallie Wells Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clarksburg
A−
931 students15:1Rate it →
Herbert Hoover Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Potomac
A
930 students17:1Rate it →
Robert Frost Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockville
A
915 students16:1Rate it →
Kingsview Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Germantown
A−
908 students16:1Rate it →
Roberto W. Clemente Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Germantown
B+
888 students14:1Rate it →
Charles Carroll Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Carrollton
C−
884 students14:1Rate it →
Kettering Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Upper Marlboro
C+
874 students10:1Rate it →
Gaithersburg Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gaithersburg
B−
869 students12:1Rate it →
Argyle Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
B−
868 students13:1Rate it →
Rosa M. Parks Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Olney
A−
863 students16:1Rate it →
Briggs Chaney Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
B
858 students15:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Germantown
B+
841 students13:1Rate it →
John T. Baker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Damascus
B+
841 students15:1Rate it →
Westland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bethesda
A
839 students16:1Rate it →
Forest Oak Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gaithersburg
C+
828 students13:1Rate it →
White Oak Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
C+
808 students13:1Rate it →
Samuel Ogle Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowie
B
806 students16:1Rate it →
James Madison Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Upper Marlboro
C+
800 students16:1Rate it →
Odessa Shannon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
C+
784 students13:1Rate it →
Neelsville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Germantown
C+
781 students14:1Rate it →
Montgomery Village Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Montgomery Village
C
780 students12:1Rate it →
Oxon Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Washington
C
773 students13:1Rate it →
Ernest Everett Just Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mitchellville
C+
752 students14:1Rate it →
Silver Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kensington
A−
751 students14:1Rate it →
Stephen Decatur Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
C
751 students14:1Rate it →
Ridgeview Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gaithersburg
B+
722 students14:1Rate it →
Thurgood Marshall Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Temple Hills
C
707 students16:1Rate it →
Benjamin Banneker Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Burtonsville
B−
705 students12:1Rate it →
Gwynn Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brandywine
C
702 students18:1Rate it →
Sligo Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Silver Spring
B−
685 students13:1Rate it →
William H. Farquhar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Olney
B+
682 students16:1Rate it →
Newport Mill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kensington
B−
652 students13:1Rate it →
Benjamin Stoddert Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Temple Hills
C−
628 students14:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beltsville
C+
605 students14:1Rate it →
G. James Gholson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Landover
D
603 students12:1Rate it →
Redland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockville
B
562 students13:1Rate it →
Shady Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gaithersburg
B+
514 students13:1Rate it →
John Poole Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Poolesville
A−
467 students15:1Rate it →
Montgomery Blair High
High · Grades 9–12 · Silver Spring
A+
3,266 students16:1Rate it →
Walter Johnson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethesda
A+
3,016 students18:1Rate it →
High Point High
High · Grades 9–12 · Beltsville
A−
3,012 students18:1Rate it →
Wheaton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Silver Spring
A
2,794 students16:1Rate it →
Charles Herbert Flowers High
High · Grades 9–12 · Springdale
A
2,712 students20:1Rate it →
Parkdale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Riverdale
B+
2,588 students17:1Rate it →
Bowie High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowie
A
2,580 students19:1Rate it →
Eleanor Roosevelt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenbelt
A+
2,544 students19:1Rate it →
Duval High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lanham
A−
2,522 students18:1Rate it →
Gaithersburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gaithersburg
B+
2,441 students14:1Rate it →
Seneca Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Germantown
A
2,409 students15:1Rate it →
Northwestern High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hyattsville
B
2,396 students16:1Rate it →
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethesda
A+
2,377 students17:1Rate it →
Richard Montgomery High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockville
A+
2,366 students18:1Rate it →
Northwest High
High · Grades 9–12 · Germantown
A+
2,300 students17:1Rate it →
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Marlboro
B+
2,291 students19:1Rate it →
Clarksburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clarksburg
A+
2,241 students17:1Rate it →
Winston Churchill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Potomac
A+
2,185 students18:1Rate it →
Laurel High
High · Grades 9–12 · Laurel
B
2,129 students19:1Rate it →
Bladensburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bladensburg
B
2,114 students17:1Rate it →
Quince Orchard High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gaithersburg
A
2,100 students16:1Rate it →
Walt Whitman High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethesda
A+
2,056 students18:1Rate it →
Paint Branch High
High · Grades 9–12 · Burtonsville
A
2,038 students16:1Rate it →
Albert Einstein High
High · Grades 9–12 · Kensington
A
1,991 students15:1Rate it →
James Hubert Blake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Silver Spring
A
1,960 students17:1Rate it →
John F. Kennedy High
High · Grades 9–12 · Silver Spring
B+
1,880 students15:1Rate it →
Thomas S. Wootton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockville
A+
1,870 students19:1Rate it →
Suitland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Suitland
B−
1,847 students16:1Rate it →
Springbrook High
High · Grades 9–12 · Silver Spring
A
1,838 students15:1Rate it →
Sherwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sandy Spring
A+
1,675 students16:1Rate it →
Col. Zadok Magruder High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockville
A
1,671 students15:1Rate it →
Northwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockville
A−
1,654 students14:1Rate it →
Watkins Mill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gaithersburg
A−
1,577 students14:1Rate it →
Oxon Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxon Hill
A
1,562 students18:1Rate it →
Rockville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockville
A
1,550 students15:1Rate it →
Damascus High
High · Grades 9–12 · Damascus
A
1,390 students16:1Rate it →
Poolesville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Poolesville
A+
1,351 students20:1Rate it →
Potomac High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxon Hill
C+
1,347 students15:1Rate it →
Frederick Douglass High
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Marlboro
B+
1,183 students19:1Rate it →
Largo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Marlboro
B
1,159 students15:1Rate it →
Gwynn Park High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brandywine
B+
1,147 students17:1Rate it →
Crossland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Temple Hills
B−
1,094 students12:1Rate it →
Fairmont Heights High
High · Grades 9–12 · Landover
B+
1,090 students16:1Rate it →
Friendly High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Washington
B
894 students15:1Rate it →
Surrattsville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
C+
875 students17:1Rate it →
Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Capitol Heights
B
754 students14:1Rate it →
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC
High · Grades 9–12 · Largo
A+
462 students18:1Rate it →
International High School @ Langley Park
High · Grades 9–12 · Bladensburg
D
368 students12:1Rate it →
International High school @ Largo
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Marlboro
D−
354 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Calverton’s schools

Are Calverton’s schools good?

On Maryland’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Calverton children attend score below 68% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #149 of 261 Maryland towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Calverton in?

Two districts: Montgomery County Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Prince George's County Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Berwyn Heights, Bladensburg, Bowie, Brentwood, Capitol Heights, Cheverly, College Park, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, District Heights, Eagle Harbor, Edmonston, Fairmount Heights, Forest Heights, Glenarden, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Landover Hills, Laurel, Morningside, Mount Rainier, New Carrollton, North Brentwood, Riverdale Park, Seat Pleasant, University Park and Upper Marlboro.

Where do Calverton kids go to high school?

One of 49 high schools, depending on your address: Montgomery Blair High, Walter Johnson High, High Point High, Wheaton High, Charles Herbert Flowers High, Parkdale High, Bowie High, Eleanor Roosevelt High, Duval High, Gaithersburg High, Seneca Valley High, Northwestern High, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High, Richard Montgomery High, Northwest High, Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High, Clarksburg High, Winston Churchill High, Laurel High, Bladensburg High, Quince Orchard High, Walt Whitman High, Paint Branch High, Albert Einstein High, James Hubert Blake High, John F. Kennedy High, Thomas S. Wootton High, Suitland High, Springbrook High, Sherwood High, Col. Zadok Magruder High, Northwood High, Watkins Mill High, Oxon Hill High, Rockville High, Damascus High, Poolesville High, Potomac High, Frederick Douglass High, Largo High, Gwynn Park High, Crossland High, Fairmont Heights High, Friendly High, Surrattsville High, Central High, Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC, International High School @ Langley Park and International High school @ Largo.

What is Calverton’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Montgomery County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.

How much does Calverton spend per student?

$20,107 in Montgomery County Public Schools and $21,592 in Prince George's County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.