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Baltimore city schools ranked by test score

Latest MCAP year (2024-25). 140 schools in Baltimore city, Maryland with reported English Language Arts scores. Maryland state average: 51.9%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
51Waverly Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary33.9%-18.0pp
52Hamilton Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary33.8%-18.1pp
53Violetville Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary33.4%-18.5pp
54Baltimore International Academy
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary33.3%-18.6pp
55Furley Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary33.3%-18.6pp
56Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary33.1%-18.8pp
57Belmont Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary33.0%-18.9pp
58Gwynns Falls Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary32.8%-19.1pp
59Creative City Public Charter School
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary32.5%-19.4pp
60Midtown Academy
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary32.3%-19.6pp
61Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary32.3%-19.6pp
62William Paca Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary32.1%-19.8pp
63Curtis Bay Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary31.2%-20.7pp
64Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary30.8%-21.1pp
65Digital Harbor High School
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High30.3%-21.6pp
66Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary30.0%-21.9pp
67Arlington Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary29.3%-22.6pp
68Edmondson-Westside High
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High29.2%-22.7pp
69Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary29.0%-22.9pp
70Rosemont Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary29.0%-22.9pp
71Frederick Douglass High
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High28.5%-23.4pp
72Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary28.4%-23.5pp
73Forest Park High
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High28.4%-23.5pp
74Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary28.3%-23.6pp
75Mary E. Rodman Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary28.3%-23.6pp
76Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary28.1%-23.8pp
77Harlem Park Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary28.1%-23.8pp
78Carver Vocational-Technical High
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High27.9%-24.0pp
79The Belair-Edison School
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary27.7%-24.2pp
80Baltimore Design School
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High27.2%-24.7pp
81Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High27.2%-24.7pp
82Patterson High
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High26.8%-25.1pp
83Gardenville Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary26.7%-25.2pp
84Renaissance Academy
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High26.5%-25.4pp
85Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary26.4%-25.5pp
86Park Heights Academy
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary26.4%-25.5pp
87City Springs Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary25.5%-26.4pp
88Southwest Baltimore Charter School
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary25.5%-26.4pp
89Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High24.7%-27.2pp
90Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary24.2%-27.7pp
91Montebello Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary24.1%-27.8pp
92Pimlico Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary23.9%-28.0pp
93The Reach! Partnership School
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High23.6%-28.3pp
94Fallstaff Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary23.3%-28.6pp
95Woodhome Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary22.9%-29.0pp
96Booker T. Washington Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Middle22.6%-29.3pp
97Barclay Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary22.5%-29.4pp
98Morrell Park Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary22.4%-29.5pp
99The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary22.2%-29.7pp
100Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary22.1%-29.8pp

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.