Maryland Elementary School vs Montrose Elementary School

Maryland Elementary School and Montrose Elementary School sit 1.4 miles apart in Columbus, Ohio, and are separated by just 0.2 rating points overall — Maryland at 9.3/10 (ranked #16 of 3,440 Ohio schools) and Montrose at 9.1/10 (ranked #39 of 3,440). Both rank in the top 1.5% of all elementary schools statewide, meaning families choosing between them are comparing two genuinely exceptional schools rather than weighing a strong option against a weaker one.

On academics, Montrose Elementary School edges ahead with a 9.6/10 academic score versus Maryland Elementary School's 9.4/10 — a 0.2-point gap favoring Montrose on current proficiency. Growth tells a different story: Maryland Elementary School scores 9.5/10 on growth versus Montrose Elementary School's 9.0/10, a half-point difference suggesting Maryland's students are advancing at a faster year-over-year pace relative to their peers. Families weighing where kids start versus how quickly they progress will find these two numbers pulling in opposite directions.

Both schools serve grades PK–05 with nearly identical enrollment — Maryland at 334 students and Montrose at 330 — and almost identical student-teacher ratios of 15.2:1 and 15.0:1 respectively. The clearest demographic difference is in free and reduced-price lunch eligibility: Maryland Elementary School's rate is 16%, four percentage points higher than Montrose Elementary School's 12%. That gap is modest in absolute terms but reflects a slightly broader socioeconomic mix at Maryland.

No program, magnet, or specialty-track distinctions are present in the available data — both schools operate as standard PK–05 neighborhood elementaries within the same Columbus district. The practical decision comes down to which performance dimension matters more to a given family: Montrose's marginal edge in current academic proficiency, or Maryland's stronger growth trajectory.