Best Special Education Schools in Maryland 2023: Rating, Grades & More

Last Updated on August 5, 2023 by Sidharth PS

Hi readers! In this post, I’ve compiled a list of best special education schools in Maryland. The list consists of both public and private schools. Here, readers will find the following details – top special education schools, their address, grades, student teacher ratio and more.

Best Public Special Education Schools in Maryland for 2022

Rank

School

Low Grade

High Grade

Address

City

Student Teacher Ratio

1 John Archer School PK 12 100 Thomas Run Rd Bel Air 2.2000000
2 Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary 01 05 150 W West Street Baltimore 2.4000000
3 Battle Monument School PK 12 7801 E Collingham Dr Baltimore 2.5000000
4 Carroll Springs School PK 12 495 South Center Street Westminster 2.9000000
5 George W. F. McMechen High 09 12 4411 Garrison Boulevard Baltimore 3.1000000
6 White Oak School PK 05 8401 Leefield Rd Parkville 3.1000000
7 Calvert Country School 03 12 1350 Dares Beach Rd Prince Frederick 3.3000000
8 Marshall Street School KG 12 1350 Marshall St Hagerstown 3.4000000
9 Cedar Lane Special Center PK 12 11630 Scaggsville Rd Fulton 3.6000000
10 Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle PK 08 1600 Arlington Avenue Baltimore 3.7000000
11 Joseph C. Briscoe Academy 06 12 900 Druid Hill Avenue Baltimore 3.8000000
12 Claremont School 08 12 5301 Erdman Avenue Baltimore 4.1000000
13 John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol 04 12 15000 Broschart Rd Rockville 4.2000000
14 Rock Creek PK 12 191 Waverley Dr Frederick 4.3000000
15 Rock Terrace School 06 12 390 Martins Ln Rockville 4.3000000
16 James E. Duckworth Regional Center KG 12 11201 Evans Trl Beltsville 4.4000000
17 Margaret Brent Regional Center KG 08 5816 Lamont Ter New Carrollton 4.6000000
18 Cedar Chapel Special School PK 12 510 Coulbourne Ln Snow Hill 4.8000000
19 Ridge Ruxton PK 12 6916 Charles St Baltimore 4.8000000
20 Carl Sandburg Center KG 05 451 Meadow Hall Dr Rockville 4.9000000
21 Stephen Knolls School PK 12 10731 St. Margaret’s Way Kensington 4.9000000
22 C. Elizabeth Rieg Regional Center KG 12 15542 Peach Walker Dr Mitchellville 5.0000000
23 Washington County Job Development Center 12 12 1350 Marshall St Hagerstown 5.3000000
24 Longview School KG 12 13900 Bromfield Rd Germantown 5.5000000
25 William S. Baer School PK 12 2001 N Warwick Avenue Baltimore 5.5000000
26 Frances Fuchs Early Childhood Center PK PK 11011 Cherry Hill Rd Beltsville 5.6000000
27 Ruth Parker Eason School PK 12 648 Old Mill Rd Millersville 5.8000000
28 H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center PK PK 8801 Ritchie Dr Capitol Heights 6.6000000
29 Maiden Choice School PK 12 4901 Shelbourne Rd Baltimore 6.6000000
30 Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center PK PK 12711 Milan Way Bowie 6.8000000
31 Kenmoor Early Childhood Center PK PK 3211 82nd Ave Landover 6.9000000
32 Central Special School PK 12 140 Stepney Ln Edgewater 7.2000000
33 Marley Glen School PK 11 200 Scott Ave Glen Burnie 7.2000000
34 Phoenix Academy KG 12 1411 Cedar Park Road Annapolis 11.0000000
35 MCPS Transitions School 12 12 11721 Kemp Mill Rd Silver Spring
36 PEP – Itinerant PK PK 850 Hungerford Dr Room 204 Rockville

Best Private Special Education Schools in Maryland for 2022

Rank

School

Low Grade

High Grade

ADDRESS

CITY

Student Teacher Ratio

1 THE DIENER SCHOOL 1 1 11701 DANVILLE DRIVE NORTH BETHESDA 2.33
2 THE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL 7 17 2409 CRESWELL RD BEL AIR 2.6
3 CHELSEA SCHOOL 10 17 2970 BELCREST CENTER DR HYATTSVILLE 2.68
4 THE FORBUSH SCHOOL AT GLYNDON 3 17 407 CENTRAL AVE REISTERSTOWN 2.69
5 SALEM SCHOOL 12 17 605 SALEM DR FROSTBURG 3
6 RADCLIFFE CREEK SCHOOL 2 13 201 TALBOT BLVD STE A CHESTERTOWN 3.15
7 LEGACY SCHOOL 7 13 115 TERRAPIN RD ELDERSBURG 3.23
8 THE KATHERINE THOMAS SCHOOL 2 17 9975 MEDICAL CENTER DR ROCKVILLE 3.36
9 PATHWAYS SCHOOL — CROSSLAND RE-ENTRY 14 17 1106 UNIVERSITY BLVD W SILVER SPRING 3.5
10 VILLAGE ACADEMY OF MARYLAND 14 17 8601 ASHWOOD DR CAPITOL HEIGHTS 3.67
11 BALTIMORE LAB SCHOOL 6 17 2220 SAINT PAUL ST BALTIMORE 3.8
12 PATHWAYS SCHOOL–DUVAL RE-ENTRY 14 17 1106 UNIVERSITY BLVD W SILVER SPRING 4
13 THE SUMMIT SCHOOL 6 13 664 CENTRAL AVE E EDGEWATER 4.06
14 CORNERSTONE ACADEMY 11 17 17455 OLD FREDERICK RD MOUNT AIRY 4.22
15 KENNEDY KRIEGER AT SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL 14 17 4400 SOLOMONS ISLAND RD HARWOOD 4.25
16 GATEWAY SCHOOL 2 11 5900 METRO DR BALTIMORE 4.48
17 FORBUSH SCHOOL AT ANNE ARUNDEL THE 10 16 648 OLD MILL RD MILLERSVILLE 4.5
18 THE NORA SCHOOL 14 17 955 SLIGO AVE SILVER SPRING 4.5
19 THE SIENA SCHOOL 9 17 1300 FOREST GLEN RD SILVER SPRING 4.58
20 KENNEDY KRIEGER SCHOOL 8 17 13313 OLD COLUMBIA PIKE SILVER SPRING 4.64
21 LINWOOD SCHOOL 7 11 3421 MARTHA BUSH DR ELLICOTT CITY 4.65
22 THE JEFFERSON SCHOOL AT FINAN CENTER 11 17 10100 COUNTRY CLUB RD SE CUMBERLAND 4.66
23 THE AUBURN SCHOOL SILVER SPRING CAMPUS 3 13 9545 GEORGIA AVE SILVER SPRING 4.83
24 ST ELIZABETH SCHOOL 7 17 801 ARGONNE DR BALTIMORE 4.84
25 THE CHILDRENS GUILD 8 17 410 E JEFFREY ST BALTIMORE 4.85
26 VILLA MARIA SCHOOL 3 13 2300 DULANEY VALLEY RD TIMONIUM 4.9
27 THE BALTIMORE ACADEMY 13 17 3800 FREDERICK AVE BALTIMORE 5
28 LAUREL HALL SCHOOL – FREDERICK 7 17 4540 MACK AVE B FREDERICK 5.11
29 THE BENEDICTINE SCHOOL 1 1 14299 BENEDICTINE LN RIDGELY 5.15
30 CEDAR RIDGE SCHOOL 7 17 12146 CEDAR RIDGE RD WILLIAMSPORT 5.16
31 IVYMOUNT SCHOOL 6 17 11614 SEVEN LOCKS RD ROCKVILLE 5.2
32 THE AUBURN SCHOOL BALTIMORE 3 13 7401 PARK HEIGHTS AVE PIKESVILLE 5.2
33 THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND 2 17 3501 TAYLOR AVE BALTIMORE 5.25
34 VILLA MARIA SCHOOL 6 13 2300 DULANEY VALLEY RD STE 1 LUTHVLE TIMON 5.35
35 THE FROST SCHOOL 7 17 4915 ASPEN HILL RD ROCKVILLE 5.36
36 ARROW CENTER FOR EDUCATION TANGRAM 1 1 8830 ORCHARD TREE LN BALTIMORE 5.4
37 COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MARYLAND 1 1 21515 ZION RD BROOKEVILLE 5.4
38 THE TRELLIS SCHOOL 2 13 14550 YORK RD COCKEYSVILLE 5.57
39 KENNEDY KRIEGER SCHOOL GREENSPRING CAMPUS 13 17 3825 GREENSPRING AVE BALTIMORE 5.65
40 YOUTH IN TRANSITION SCHOOL 11 17 7205 RUTHERFORD RD WINDSOR MILL 5.71
41 SHOREHAVEN SCHOOL 1 1 1040 SINGERLY RD ELKTON 5.74
42 CORNERSTONE ACADEMY 11 17 17455 OLD FREDERICK RD MOUNT AIRY 5.75
43 PATHWAYS SCHOOL–EDGEWOOD 14 17 1106 UNIVERSITY BLVD W SILVER SPRING 5.75
44 LAUREL HALL SCHOOL 7 17 4540 MACK AVE FREDERICK 5.84
45 SHAFER CENTER FOR EARLY INTERVENTION- THE 7 10 11500 CRONRIDGE DR STE 130 OWINGS MILLS 6.12
46 KENNEDY KRIEGER SCHOOL: FAIRMOUNT CAMPUS 6 13 1750 E FAIRMOUNT AVE BALTIMORE 6.14
47 FORBUSH SCHOOL AT HUNT VALLEY 1 1 11201 PEPPER RD HUNT VALLEY 6.18
48 MARCIA D SMITH SCHOOL 10 17 9075 COMPRINT CT GAITHERSBURG 6.33
49 FORBUSH SCHOOL AT PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY 1 1 4819 WALDEN LN STE 4880 LANHAM 6.44
50 ECHELON ACADEMY 6 17 900 OLNEY SANDY SPRING RD SANDY SPRING 6.87
51 HARBOUR SCHOOL AT BALTIMORE 8 17 11251 DOLFIELD BLVD OWINGS MILLS 6.91
52 DELREY SCHOOL 7 17 3610 COMMERCE DR STE 804 HALETHORPE 7
53 HIGH ROAD SCHOOL OF HARFORD COUNTY 9 17 1250 BRASS MILL RD STE C BELCAMP 7
54 HIGH ROAD ACADEMY 6 17 9741 PHILADELPHIA CT #P LANHAM 7.12
55 LAUREL HALL SCHOOL – HAGERSTOWN 6 17 PO BOX 1945 HAGERSTOWN 7.27
56 THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL 3 17 1330 MCCORMICK DR LARGO 7.36
57 THE HARBOUR SCHOOL AT ANNAPOLIS 8 17 1277 GREEN HOLLY DR ANNAPOLIS 7.5
58 THE LOURIE CTR SCHOOL OF THE REGINALD S LOURIE 3 10 12301 ACADEMY WAY STE A ROCKVILLE 7.83
59 HIGH ROAD SCHOOL OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND 11 17 95 CATALPA DR STE 100 LA PLATA 9
60 PATHWAYS SCHOOL–ANNE ARUNDEL 14 17 1106 UNIVERSITY BLVD W SILVER SPRING 9
61 HIGH ROAD SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE COUNTY 11 17 11685 CROSSROADS CIR SUITES S-U WHITE MARSH 9.16
62 HIGH ROAD SCHOOL OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY 6 17 1131 BENFIELD BLVD MILLERSVILLE 67
63 LEARNING COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL THE 1 1 9085 FLAMEPOOL WAY COLUMBIA

For ranking the schools, I’ve relied upon the ‘Student Teacher Ratio’ factor. What is student teacher ratio, some of you may ask. It is the number used to indicate the number of students for every teacher in a school.   For example, a student teacher ratio of 16 indicates that a teacher is available for 16 students in that school. When it comes to quality of education, student teacher ratio plays an important role. If the student teacher ratio is 100, it means that few teachers are available to attend to the needs of students in a school. This may lead to inadequate attention, inadequate engagement, and may even have a negative impact on student success!   Student teacher ratio is like a two way street. Fewer students per teacher setup is an ideal classroom where students may enjoy adequate individual-attention from teachers. Under this setup, a teacher may take care of individuals’ needs and weaknesses. Similarly, under this setup, teachers may modify/adapt their teaching techniques according to learning styles/needs of the students.

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