Maryland schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAP year (2024-25). 855 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Waverly Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.6% | +17.7pp |
| 152 | Clemens Crossing Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.5% | +17.6pp |
| 153 | Lisbon Elementary Woodbine · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.5% | +17.6pp |
| 154 | Nantucket Elementary Crofton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.5% | +17.6pp |
| 155 | John Hanson Montessori Oxon Hill · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.4% | +17.5pp |
| 156 | Kemptown Elementary Monrovia · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.4% | +17.5pp |
| 157 | Lake Shore Elementary Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.4% | +17.5pp |
| 158 | Atholton Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.3% | +17.4pp |
| 159 | Lutherville Laboratory Lutherville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.3% | +17.4pp |
| 160 | Belvedere Elementary Arnold · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.2% | +17.3pp |
| 161 | Pershing Hill Elementary Ft Meade · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 69.1% | +17.2pp |
| 162 | Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 68.9% | +17.0pp |
| 163 | Hickory Elementary Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.8% | +16.9pp |
| 164 | Ashburton Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.7% | +16.8pp |
| 165 | Waugh Chapel Elementary Odenton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.6% | +16.7pp |
| 166 | Clear Spring Elementary Clear Spring · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.4% | +16.5pp |
| 167 | Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary Leonardtown · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.2% | +16.3pp |
| 168 | Manchester Elementary Manchester · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.2% | +16.3pp |
| 169 | Plum Point Elementary Huntingtown · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.2% | +16.3pp |
| 170 | Perry Hall Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.1% | +16.2pp |
| 171 | Huntingtown Elementary Huntingtown · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.0% | +16.1pp |
| 172 | Westover Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.0% | +16.1pp |
| 173 | William Winchester Elementary Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 68.0% | +16.1pp |
| 174 | Farmland Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.8% | +15.9pp |
| 175 | Hollywood Elementary Hollywood · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.7% | +15.8pp |
| 176 | Forest Hill Elementary Forest Hill · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.4% | +15.5pp |
| 177 | Kenmore Elementary Elkton · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.4% | +15.5pp |
| 178 | Chapel District Elementary Cordova · Talbot County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 179 | DuFief Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 180 | Mayo Elementary Edgewater · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 181 | Northeast Elementary Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 182 | Piney Orchard Elementary Odenton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 183 | Randallstown Elementary Randallstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 184 | Hammond Elementary Laurel · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.2% | +15.3pp |
| 185 | Seventh District Elementary Parkton · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.2% | +15.3pp |
| 186 | Ebb Valley Elementary Manchester · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.1% | +15.2pp |
| 187 | Matapeake Elementary School Stevensville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.1% | +15.2pp |
| 188 | Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus Lusby · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.0% | +15.1pp |
| 189 | Rock Creek Forest Elementary Chevy Chase · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.0% | +15.1pp |
| 190 | Clarksburg Elementary Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 191 | Dublin Elementary Street · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 192 | Friendship Valley Elementary Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 193 | Hampstead Hill Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 194 | Jarrettsville Elementary Jarrettsville · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 195 | Capitol Heights Elementary Capitol Heights · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 196 | Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary Union Bridge · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 197 | Gorman Crossing Elementary Laurel · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 198 | Friendsville Elementary Friendsville · Garrett County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.5% | +14.6pp |
| 199 | Roland Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 66.4% | +14.5pp |
| 200 | Orchard Grove Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.3% | +14.4pp |
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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.