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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Baltimore city, Maryland

Across Baltimore city, Maryland, 140 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Baltimore School for the Arts leads the list at 93.1%, against a median of 28.8% 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 (Reading)

93.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

28.8%

BEST IN READING · BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Baltimore School for the Arts	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	443	93.1%
2	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	1,632	92.3%
3	Baltimore City College	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	1,470	75.6%
4	Hampden Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	508	73.0%
5	Medfield Heights Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	485	70.7%
6	Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	722	70.6%
7	Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	532	68.9%
8	Bard High School Early College	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	459	68.1%
9	Hampstead Hill Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	933	66.7%
10	Paul Laurence Dunbar High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	1,087	66.6%
11	Western High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	1,290	66.5%
12	Roland Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	1,371	66.4%
13	Northwood Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	641	53.9%
14	The Mount Washington School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	516	53.7%
15	City Neighbors Hamilton	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	250	53.6%
16	City Neighbors High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	416	52.4%
17	Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	773	51.4%
18	The Green School of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	162	51.2%
19	Liberty Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	335	50.3%
20	Lakeland Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	1,070	50.1%
21	Tunbridge Public Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	493	50.0%
22	Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	604	49.8%
23	Federal Hill Preparatory Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	285	49.1%
24	Clay Hill Public Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	335	48.1%
25	Coppin Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	450	46.2%
26	George Washington Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	137	45.9%
27	The Crossroads School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	162	45.8%
28	Cross Country Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	740	44.8%
29	Glenmount Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	628	44.7%
30	Callaway Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	231	44.3%
31	Reginald F. Lewis High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	481	44.0%
32	City Neighbors Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	231	43.1%
33	Wolfe Street Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	244	40.9%
34	Moravia Park Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	655	40.5%
35	Yorkwood Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	294	40.1%
36	Mount Royal Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	786	38.3%
37	Govans Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	410	37.7%
38	Hazelwood Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	524	37.7%
39	North Bend Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	482	37.5%
40	Leith Walk Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	910	37.0%
41	Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	386	35.9%
42	Patterson Park Public Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	730	35.1%
43	Harford Heights Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	435	34.9%
44	KIPP Harmony Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	1,399	34.7%
45	Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	774	34.6%
46	Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	834	34.5%
47	Empowerment Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	344	34.4%
48	Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	433	34.1%
49	Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	1,714	34.1%
50	Hilton Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	258	34.0%

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