Maryland schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter Laurel · Prince George's County Public Schools | Combined | 69.4% | +17.5pp |
| 2 | Chesapeake Science Point Hanover · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Combined | 69.4% | +17.5pp |
| 3 | Monocacy Valley Montessori Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Combined | 62.1% | +10.2pp |
| 4 | Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | Combined | 61.4% | +9.5pp |
| 5 | Swan Creek School Aberdeen · Harford County Public Schools | Combined | 46.2% | -5.7pp |
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.