Baltimore city schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAP year (2024-25). 28 schools in Baltimore city, Maryland with reported English Language Arts scores. Maryland state average: 51.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore School for the Arts Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 93.1% | +41.2pp |
| 2 | Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 92.3% | +40.4pp |
| 3 | Baltimore City College Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 75.6% | +23.7pp |
| 4 | Bard High School Early College Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 68.1% | +16.2pp |
| 5 | Paul Laurence Dunbar High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 6 | Western High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 66.5% | +14.6pp |
| 7 | City Neighbors High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 52.4% | +0.5pp |
| 8 | Coppin Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 46.2% | -5.7pp |
| 9 | Reginald F. Lewis High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 44.0% | -7.9pp |
| 10 | Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 35.9% | -16.0pp |
| 11 | Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 34.1% | -17.8pp |
| 12 | Digital Harbor High School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 30.3% | -21.6pp |
| 13 | Edmondson-Westside High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 29.2% | -22.7pp |
| 14 | Frederick Douglass High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 28.5% | -23.4pp |
| 15 | Forest Park High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 28.4% | -23.5pp |
| 16 | Carver Vocational-Technical High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 27.9% | -24.0pp |
| 17 | Baltimore Design School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 27.2% | -24.7pp |
| 18 | Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 27.2% | -24.7pp |
| 19 | Patterson High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 26.8% | -25.1pp |
| 20 | Renaissance Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 26.5% | -25.4pp |
| 21 | Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 24.7% | -27.2pp |
| 22 | The Reach! Partnership School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 23.6% | -28.3pp |
| 23 | ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 20.8% | -31.1pp |
| 24 | Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 20.5% | -31.4pp |
| 25 | The Seed School of Maryland Baltimore · SEED School of Maryland | High | 20.2% | -31.7pp |
| 26 | Green Street Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 19.8% | -32.1pp |
| 27 | Academy for College and Career Exploration Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 18.2% | -33.7pp |
| 28 | National Academy Foundation Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 10.6% | -41.3pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MCAP % Proficient (Levels 3-4) threshold on the latest available MCAP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Baltimore city, Maryland with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Maryland statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Maryland ranking.