Photo: USDAgov · Public domainChevy Chase’s public schools outscore 72% of Maryland districts
In Chevy Chase, 34% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Chevy Chase, 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.
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.
Chevy Chase’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 39 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chevy Chase’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 34% 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
The district spends $20,107 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
130 elementary schools, then 40 middle and 25 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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.
What’s behind Chevy Chase’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Maryland school districts, #47 of 261 Maryland towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maryland average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chevy Chase, with each school’s own grade.
3rd grade in Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 434 students · 18:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 434 students · 18:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 434 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Chevy Chase’s public schools are run by Montgomery County Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Chevy Chase vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Chevy Chase’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | B+ | Montgomery County |
Every school in Chevy Chase
196 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).
Questions about Chevy Chase’s schools
Are Chevy Chase’s schools good?
By Maryland’s own tests, yes: the public schools Chevy Chase children attend outscore 72% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #47 of 261 Maryland towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chevy Chase in?
Montgomery County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 159,181 students in 208 schools (2024–25).
Where do Chevy Chase kids go to high school?
One of 25 high schools, depending on your address: Montgomery Blair High, Walter Johnson High, Wheaton High, Gaithersburg High, Seneca Valley High, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High, Richard Montgomery High, Northwest High, Clarksburg High, Winston Churchill 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, Springbrook High, Sherwood High, Col. Zadok Magruder High, Northwood High, Watkins Mill High, Rockville High, Damascus High and Poolesville High.
What is Chevy Chase’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 Chevy Chase spend per student?
$20,107 in Montgomery County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Chevy Chase families are saying about school.
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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.