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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Darnestown Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.0% | +14.1pp |
| 202 | Sligo Creek Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.0% | +14.1pp |
| 203 | Thurmont Elementary Thurmont · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.0pp |
| 204 | Woodlin Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.0pp |
| 205 | Accident Elementary Accident · Garrett County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.7% | +13.8pp |
| 206 | Olney Elementary Olney · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.7% | +13.8pp |
| 207 | Piney Branch Elementary Takoma Park · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.6% | +13.7pp |
| 208 | Buckingham Elementary Berlin · Worcester County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.4% | +13.5pp |
| 209 | Garrett Park Elementary Kensington · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.3% | +13.4pp |
| 210 | Denton Elementary School Denton · Caroline County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.2% | +13.3pp |
| 211 | Benjamin D. Foulois Academy Morningside · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.0% | +13.1pp |
| 212 | George's Creek Elementary Lonaconing · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.0% | +13.1pp |
| 213 | Oakville Elementary Mechanicsville · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.0% | +13.1pp |
| 214 | Pot Spring Elementary Timonium · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.0% | +13.1pp |
| 215 | Bellows Spring Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.9% | +13.0pp |
| 216 | Hampton Elementary Lutherville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.7% | +12.8pp |
| 217 | Millersville Elementary Millersville · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.7% | +12.8pp |
| 218 | Tulip Grove Elementary Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.7% | +12.8pp |
| 219 | Crofton Meadows Elementary Crofton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.6% | +12.7pp |
| 220 | Luxmanor Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.6% | +12.7pp |
| 221 | St. Johns Lane Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.6% | +12.7pp |
| 222 | Williamsport Elementary Williamsport · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.6% | +12.7pp |
| 223 | Hancock Elementary Hancock · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.4% | +12.5pp |
| 224 | Edgewater Elementary Edgewater · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.2% | +12.3pp |
| 225 | Ridgeway Elementary Severn · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.2% | +12.3pp |
| 226 | Rock Creek Valley Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.2% | +12.3pp |
| 227 | Woodbridge Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.2% | +12.3pp |
| 228 | Greenview Knolls Elementary Great Mills · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 64.1% | +12.2pp |
| 229 | Greenbrier Elementary Boonsboro · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.9% | +12.0pp |
| 230 | T. C. Martin Elementary School Bryantown · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.7% | +11.8pp |
| 231 | Monarch Academy Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.6% | +11.7pp |
| 232 | Cape St. Claire Elementary Annapolis · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.5% | +11.6pp |
| 233 | Chesapeake Charter School Lexington Park · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.5% | +11.6pp |
| 234 | Accokeek Academy Accokeek · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.4% | +11.5pp |
| 235 | Norrisville Elementary White Hall · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.4% | +11.5pp |
| 236 | Brunswick Elementary Brunswick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.3% | +11.4pp |
| 237 | Fountain Rock Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.2% | +11.3pp |
| 238 | Tuscarora Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.2% | +11.3pp |
| 239 | Jones Lane Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.1% | +11.2pp |
| 240 | Veterans Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.1% | +11.2pp |
| 241 | Jacobsville Elementary Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.0% | +11.1pp |
| 242 | Winand Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 63.0% | +11.1pp |
| 243 | Flower Valley Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 244 | Gale-Bailey Elementary School Marbury · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 245 | North Frederick Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 246 | Robert Goddard Montessori Seabrook · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 247 | Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School La Plata · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 248 | Pocomoke Elementary Pocomoke City · Worcester County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.5% | +10.6pp |
| 249 | Bethesda Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.4% | +10.5pp |
| 250 | Bodkin Elementary Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.4% | +10.5pp |
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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.