Schools in Buckeystown · Frederick County Public Schools
Buckeystown’s public schools beat 80% of Maryland districts
The public schools Buckeystown’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.
83%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
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Buckeystown compares
A− Test scoresB− Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (178)Better than 83%
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 Buckeystown.
32 schools teach Pre-K in Buckeystown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Oakdale Elementary, Waverley Elementary, Brunswick Elementary and Tuscarora Elementary and more.
36 schools teach K in Buckeystown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Oakdale Elementary, Waverley Elementary, Green Valley Elementary and Sugarloaf Elementary and more.
36 schools teach 1st grade in Buckeystown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Oakdale Elementary, Waverley Elementary, Green Valley Elementary and Sugarloaf Elementary and more.
36 schools teach 2nd grade in Buckeystown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Oakdale Elementary, Waverley Elementary, Green Valley Elementary and Sugarloaf Elementary and more.
36 schools teach 3rd grade in Buckeystown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Oakdale Elementary, Waverley Elementary, Green Valley Elementary and Sugarloaf Elementary and more.
36 schools teach 4th grade in Buckeystown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Oakdale Elementary, Waverley Elementary, Green Valley Elementary and Sugarloaf Elementary and more.
36 schools teach 5th grade in Buckeystown’s district. Which one depends on your address: Oakdale Elementary, Waverley Elementary, Green Valley Elementary and Sugarloaf Elementary and more.
13 schools teach 6th grade in Buckeystown’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 Buckeystown’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 Buckeystown’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 Buckeystown’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 Buckeystown’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 Buckeystown’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 Buckeystown’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–536 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
536 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
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 Buckeystown
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Buckeystown · in other towns
Oakdale Elementary
A−1,167 students17:1Rate it →
Waverley Elementary
C−965 students12:1Rate it →
Green Valley Elementary
B+850 students17:1Rate it →
Sugarloaf Elementary
A845 students19:1Rate it →
Brunswick Elementary
B804 students17:1Rate it →
Tuscarora Elementary
B793 students15:1Rate it →
Whittier Elementary
B−779 students16:1Rate it →
Urbana Elementary
A736 students18:1Rate it →
Ballenger Creek Elementary
B715 students14:1Rate it →
Twin Ridge Elementary
B+703 students18:1Rate it →
Walkersville Elementary
B−692 students15:1Rate it →
Blue Heron Elementary
680 students16:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Buckeystown
There’s no college in Buckeystown, but 13 are within 30 miles. The closest is Hood College in Frederick, 6.7 miles away.
Hood CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Frederick
6.7 mi1,718 students
Frederick Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Frederick
8.9 mi5,665 students
Patrick Henry CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Purcellville
19 mi371 students
Montgomery CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rockville
21.2 mi15,953 students
Shepherd UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Shepherdstown
21.4 mi2,867 students
Divine Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sterling
23.8 mi60 students
Hagerstown Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Robinwood
24.7 mi4,562 students
Mount St. Mary's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Emmitsburg
25 mi2,170 students
SANS Technology InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · North Bethesda
25.9 mi119 students
Carroll Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Westminster
27.4 mi2,594 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Buckeystown. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 3 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.