Montgomery County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAP year (2024-25). 25 schools in Montgomery County, Maryland with reported English Language Arts scores. Maryland state average: 51.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poolesville High Poolesville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 92.5% | +40.6pp |
| 2 | Walt Whitman High Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 88.7% | +36.8pp |
| 3 | Thomas S. Wootton High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 85.7% | +33.8pp |
| 4 | Winston Churchill High Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 84.6% | +32.7pp |
| 5 | Walter Johnson High Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 84.3% | +32.4pp |
| 6 | Sherwood High Sandy Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 78.7% | +26.8pp |
| 7 | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 78.4% | +26.5pp |
| 8 | Richard Montgomery High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 73.9% | +22.0pp |
| 9 | Northwest High Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 71.7% | +19.8pp |
| 10 | Albert Einstein High Kensington · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 68.4% | +16.5pp |
| 11 | Damascus High Damascus · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 68.1% | +16.2pp |
| 12 | Montgomery Blair High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 65.0% | +13.1pp |
| 13 | Rockville High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 63.8% | +11.9pp |
| 14 | Clarksburg High Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 63.6% | +11.7pp |
| 15 | Quince Orchard High Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 63.2% | +11.3pp |
| 16 | Col. Zadok Magruder High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 61.6% | +9.7pp |
| 17 | Seneca Valley High Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 59.3% | +7.4pp |
| 18 | Springbrook High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 56.0% | +4.1pp |
| 19 | Wheaton High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 55.6% | +3.7pp |
| 20 | James Hubert Blake High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 55.1% | +3.2pp |
| 21 | Paint Branch High Burtonsville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 54.5% | +2.6pp |
| 22 | Northwood High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 52.9% | +1.0pp |
| 23 | Gaithersburg High Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 44.2% | -7.7pp |
| 24 | Watkins Mill High Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 43.6% | -8.3pp |
| 25 | John F. Kennedy High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 37.6% | -14.3pp |
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 Montgomery County, 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.