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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Baltimore city, Maryland

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Baltimore city, Maryland, drawn from 140 qualifying public schools. Medfield Heights Elementary leads the list at 66.3%, against a median of 21.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

140

Baltimore city, Maryland

Top % Proficient

66.3%

Median % Proficient

21.8%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Medfield Heights Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	37.9%	485	66.3%
2	Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	40.0%	722	64.5%
3	Hampden Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	44.1%	508	63.3%
4	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	47.8%	1,632	62.5%
5	City Neighbors Hamilton	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	38.4%	250	61.4%
6	Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	40.4%	532	61.2%
7	Roland Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	33.0%	1,371	59.5%
8	Hampstead Hill Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	40.1%	933	52.7%
9	Baltimore School for the Arts	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	24.2%	443	51.6%
10	Baltimore City College	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	52.1%	1,470	51.3%
11	Tunbridge Public Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	42.8%	493	50.9%
12	Federal Hill Preparatory Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	56.1%	285	46.5%
13	The Green School of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	32.7%	162	46.4%
14	Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	74.0%	773	46.2%
15	North Bend Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	77.2%	482	45.5%
16	The Mount Washington School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	41.5%	516	45.1%
17	Northwood Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	76.4%	641	42.7%
18	Western High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	72.8%	1,290	42.1%
19	City Neighbors Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	54.1%	231	39.4%
20	Lakeland Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	62.6%	1,070	39.0%
21	Cross Country Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	75.5%	740	38.6%
22	Bard High School Early College	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	65.4%	459	37.0%
23	Glenmount Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	75.2%	628	35.8%
24	Empowerment Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	79.7%	344	35.6%
25	Moravia Park Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.9%	655	35.6%
26	Mount Royal Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	63.5%	786	35.5%
27	Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	53.6%	604	35.0%
28	Paul Laurence Dunbar High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	77.7%	1,087	34.6%
29	Patterson Park Public Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	62.2%	730	34.3%
30	Harford Heights Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	87.4%	435	33.4%
31	Midtown Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	70.1%	184	33.3%
32	Clay Hill Public Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	60.3%	335	32.7%
33	Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	73.5%	774	32.6%
34	Wolfe Street Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	76.2%	244	32.2%
35	Callaway Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	85.3%	231	31.9%
36	Liberty Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.3%	335	31.4%
37	Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.5%	252	31.4%
38	George Washington Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.5%	137	30.6%
39	Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	60.0%	235	30.5%
40	Edgewood Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	88.8%	134	30.5%
41	Hamilton Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	61.4%	801	30.5%
42	Matthew A. Henson Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	85.9%	199	30.4%
43	KIPP Harmony Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	81.4%	1,399	30.1%
44	Hazelwood Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.4%	524	29.0%
45	The Crossroads School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	74.7%	162	28.8%
46	Govans Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	69.3%	410	28.1%
47	City Neighbors High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	70.7%	416	27.7%
48	Furley Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	85.1%	410	27.3%
49	Yorkwood Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.0%	294	26.8%
50	Curtis Bay Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	71.3%	470	26.1%

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