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Schools in Bethesda

EDFacts · NCES CCD · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
B−
71/100
27th of 60
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The four inputs
Within-state proficiency percentile78th pct
Washington median 78th pct50% · scores 78
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Washington median 14.120% · scores 61
Graduation rate89%
Washington median 86%20% · scores 56
Schools within 3 miles20
Washington median 1710% · scores 89
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Public schools near Bethesda

Within 3 miles of the town centre, with the district named. Attendance zones change — check the district's own lookup before you buy.
Walt Whitman HighMontgomery County Public SchoolsHigh0.6 mi
Thomas W. Pyle MiddleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle0.7 mi
Bradley Hills ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary0.9 mi
Bethesda ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.0 mi
North Bethesda MiddleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle1.2 mi
Burning Tree ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.3 mi
Bannockburn ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.4 mi
Wood Acres ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.4 mi
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighMontgomery County Public SchoolsHigh1.6 mi
Wyngate ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.6 mi
Somerset ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.9 mi
Westland MiddleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle1.9 mi
Chevy Chase ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary2.1 mi
Westbrook ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary2.2 mi
Ashburton ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary2.3 mi
North Chevy Chase ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary2.6 mi
Kensington Parkwood ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary2.7 mi
Walter Johnson HighMontgomery County Public SchoolsHigh2.7 mi
NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency is a within-state percentile of the districts serving Bethesda, weighted by the share of the town each covers.

Best Washington suburbs for schools

All 60 ranked, Bethesda highlighted
1SterlingA−—2LeesburgA−—3AshburnB+—4GaithersburgB+78th pct5WheatonB+78th pct6Silver SpringB+78th pct7FairlandB+78th pct8Montgomery VillageB+78th pct9Aspen HillB78th pct10BrambletonB—11GermantownB78th pct12South RidingB—13FrederickB78th pct14North PotomacB78th pct15Ballenger CreekB78th pct16ClarksburgB78th pct17North BethesdaB78th pct18RockvilleB78th pct19OlneyB78th pct20West Falls ChurchB—21HerndonB—22RestonB—23AnnandaleB−—24SpringfieldB−—25TysonsB−—26ArlingtonB−—27BethesdaB−78th pct28Bailey's CrossroadsB−—29ChantillyB−—30McNairB−—31PotomacB−78th pct32CentrevilleB−—33WashingtonB−77th pct34Dale CityB−—35McLeanC+—36WoodbridgeC+—37Fair OaksC+—38West SpringfieldC+—39OaktonC+—40MontclairC+—41Cherry HillC+—42Lake RidgeC+—43BurkeC+—44Linton HallC—45WaldorfC−30th pct46AlexandriaD+—47FredericksburgD—48ManassasD—49SuitlandD−18th pct50Camp SpringsD−18th pct51ChillumD−18th pct52LandoverD−18th pct53College ParkD−18th pct54GreenbeltF18th pct55LaurelF18th pct56South LaurelF18th pct57Fort WashingtonF18th pct58ClintonF18th pct59BowieF18th pct—Fairfax——
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Better than Bethesda on schools

Bethesda grades B− on schools. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbSchoolsWithin-state proficiencyGraduation rateOverall
Sterling15 mi from BethesdaA−—92% 69 B− Ashburn19 mi from BethesdaB+—92% 71 B− Gaithersburg12 mi from BethesdaB+78th pct89% 64 C+ Wheaton5 mi from BethesdaB+78th pct89% 62 C Silver Spring5 mi from BethesdaB+78th pct89% 65 C+ Fairland11 mi from BethesdaB+78th pct89% 55 C−
Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19