Maryland schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAP year (2024-25). 1,288 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Technical High School Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 99.7% | +47.8pp |
| 2 | Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC Largo · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 96.9% | +45.0pp |
| 3 | Western School of Technology Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 96.6% | +44.7pp |
| 4 | Travilah Elementary North Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 93.6% | +41.7pp |
| 5 | Bannockburn Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 93.5% | +41.6pp |
| 6 | Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | High | 93.4% | +41.5pp |
| 7 | Baltimore School for the Arts Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 93.1% | +41.2pp |
| 8 | Poolesville High Poolesville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 92.5% | +40.6pp |
| 9 | Riderwood Elementary Towson · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 92.5% | +40.6pp |
| 10 | Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 92.3% | +40.4pp |
| 11 | Glenelg High Glenelg · Howard County Public Schools | High | 92.1% | +40.2pp |
| 12 | Severna Park High Severna Park · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 92.0% | +40.1pp |
| 13 | West Annapolis Elementary Annapolis · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 91.7% | +39.8pp |
| 14 | Heather Hills Elementary Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 90.8% | +38.9pp |
| 15 | Wilson Wims Elementary School Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 90.7% | +38.8pp |
| 16 | Carderock Springs Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 90.4% | +38.5pp |
| 17 | West Friendship Elementary West Friendship · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 89.7% | +37.8pp |
| 18 | Urbana High Ijamsville · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 89.1% | +37.2pp |
| 19 | Crofton High School Gambrills · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 88.9% | +37.0pp |
| 20 | Severna Park Elementary Severna Park · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 88.9% | +37.0pp |
| 21 | Beverly Farms Elementary Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 88.8% | +36.9pp |
| 22 | Wayside Elementary Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 88.8% | +36.9pp |
| 23 | Benfield Elementary Severna Park · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 88.7% | +36.8pp |
| 24 | Walt Whitman High Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 88.7% | +36.8pp |
| 25 | Herbert Hoover Middle Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 88.3% | +36.4pp |
| 26 | River Hill High Clarksville · Howard County Public Schools | High | 88.2% | +36.3pp |
| 27 | Pinewood Elementary Timonium · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 88.0% | +36.1pp |
| 28 | Youths Benefit Elementary Fallston · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 88.0% | +36.1pp |
| 29 | Folger Mckinsey Elementary Severna Park · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 87.8% | +35.9pp |
| 30 | Fort Garrison Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 87.8% | +35.9pp |
| 31 | Severna Park Middle Severna Park · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 87.6% | +35.7pp |
| 32 | Wood Acres Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 87.6% | +35.7pp |
| 33 | Marriotts Ridge High Marriottsville · Howard County Public Schools | High | 87.4% | +35.5pp |
| 34 | Broadneck High Annapolis · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 87.1% | +35.2pp |
| 35 | Glenarden Woods Elementary Lanham · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 86.9% | +35.0pp |
| 36 | Hereford High Parkton · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 86.8% | +34.9pp |
| 37 | Fifth District Elementary Upperco · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 86.7% | +34.8pp |
| 38 | Northern High Owings · Calvert County Public Schools | High | 86.7% | +34.8pp |
| 39 | Oak Hill Elementary Severna Park · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 86.7% | +34.8pp |
| 40 | Rodgers Forge Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 86.7% | +34.8pp |
| 41 | Thomas W. Pyle Middle Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 86.6% | +34.7pp |
| 42 | Lakewood Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 86.4% | +34.5pp |
| 43 | Pointers Run Elementary Clarksville · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 86.3% | +34.4pp |
| 44 | Worthington Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 85.8% | +33.9pp |
| 45 | Thomas S. Wootton High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 85.7% | +33.8pp |
| 46 | Wolfsville Elementary Myersville · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 85.7% | +33.8pp |
| 47 | Liberty High Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | High | 85.6% | +33.7pp |
| 48 | Bradley Hills Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 85.0% | +33.1pp |
| 49 | Huntingtown High School Huntingtown · Calvert County Public Schools | High | 85.0% | +33.1pp |
| 50 | Folly Quarter Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 84.8% | +32.9pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Maryland, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.