page_title: Urbana, Maryland
section_title: Schools
hierarchical_section_title: Urbana, Maryland / Schools
caption_attribution_description: English: Top view of school.
context_page_description: Urbana is a suburban census-designated place located in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It lies at the I-270/MD 80 interchange, approximately 7.5 miles southeast of Frederick and about 37 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Urbana started to develop circa 1999 and as of the 2010 census, had a population of 9,175. It is part of the Washington metropolitan area.
  In August 2015, Urbana was ranked #35 in the country for Time magazine's "Best Places to Live 2015", and in 2018, Urbana was ranked #9 in Maryland for Niche's Best places to live 2018
context_section_description: Public schools in Urbana are part of the Frederick County Public Schools (Maryland) system.
  Urbana High School   has been recognized as one of Maryland's top 25 engineering schools by the A. James Clark School of Engineering of The University of Maryland. In addition, UHS has been named one of America's Top High Schools in Newsweek's 2015 High School Rankings. Urbana also ranks #1 in students taking AP exams (509), number of AP exams taken (979), percent of Total AP Students Scoring 3+ (77% - 392), and AP Mean Score 3.37.
  Urbana Middle School
  Urbana Elementary School
  Centerville Elementary School
  Sugarloaf Elementary school
caption: An aerial view of Urbana High School
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