Schools in Adamstown · Frederick County Public Schools
Adamstown’s public schools beat 80% of Maryland districts
The public schools Adamstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
74%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
43%
▲ 8 pts vs MD 36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 8 pts vs MD 19%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 5 pts vs MD 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.2K
▼ 15% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
MD 14.5
Schools
1
530 students
The School Grade
How Adamstown compares
A− Test scoresB− Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (82)Better than 74%
High confidence. Built on 22,235 tested students and a graduating class of 3,245; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maryland’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maryland only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Adamstown.
Pre-K in Adamstown
B+ Carroll Manor Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher
13 schools teach 6th grade in Adamstown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Urbana Middle, Oakdale Middle, Crestwood Middle and West Frederick Middle and more.
13 schools teach 7th grade in Adamstown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Urbana Middle, Oakdale Middle, Crestwood Middle and West Frederick Middle and more.
13 schools teach 8th grade in Adamstown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Urbana Middle, Oakdale Middle, Crestwood Middle and West Frederick Middle and more.
10 schools teach 9th grade in Adamstown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Gov. Thomas Johnson High, Urbana High, Frederick High and Tuscarora High and more.
10 schools teach 10th grade in Adamstown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Gov. Thomas Johnson High, Urbana High, Frederick High and Tuscarora High and more.
10 schools teach 11th grade in Adamstown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Gov. Thomas Johnson High, Urbana High, Frederick High and Tuscarora High and more.
10 schools teach 12th grade in Adamstown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Gov. Thomas Johnson High, Urbana High, Frederick High and Tuscarora High and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–5Carroll Manor ElementaryFrederick County Public Schools
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading43%
State average 35.5%
Math27%
State average 19.2%
Every school in Adamstown
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Also serving Adamstown · in other towns
Urbana Middle
A1,090 students18:1Rate it →
Oakdale Middle
A−1,085 students18:1Rate it →
Crestwood Middle
B−996 students15:1Rate it →
West Frederick Middle
B820 students15:1Rate it →
Windsor Knolls Middle
A−812 students17:1Rate it →
Middletown Middle
A−784 students18:1Rate it →
Walkersville Middle
B779 students16:1Rate it →
Ballenger Creek Middle
B+777 students16:1Rate it →
Monocacy Middle
C+710 students13:1Rate it →
New Market Middle
A−676 students17:1Rate it →
Brunswick Middle
B+638 students16:1Rate it →
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle
B573 students15:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Adamstown
There’s no college in Adamstown, but 14 are within 30 miles. The closest is Hood College in Frederick, 8.3 miles away.
Hood CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Frederick
8.3 mi1,718 students
Frederick Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Frederick
10.4 mi5,665 students
Patrick Henry CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Purcellville
16.6 mi371 students
Shepherd UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Shepherdstown
19.9 mi2,867 students
Montgomery CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rockville
22 mi15,953 students
Divine Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sterling
22.7 mi60 students
Hagerstown Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Robinwood
24.8 mi4,562 students
SANS Technology InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · North Bethesda
26.6 mi119 students
Mount St. Mary's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Emmitsburg
26.6 mi2,170 students
Columbia CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Tysons
28.7 mi231 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Adamstown. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 4 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.