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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Elkridge Elementary Elkridge · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.4% | +3.5pp |
| 352 | Sunset Elementary Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.4% | +3.5pp |
| 353 | Abingdon Elementary Abingdon · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.3% | +3.4pp |
| 354 | Gunpowder Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.0% | +3.1pp |
| 355 | Hampstead Elementary Hampstead · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.0% | +3.1pp |
| 356 | Park Hall Elementary Park Hall · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.0% | +3.1pp |
| 357 | Route 40 Elementary Frostburg · Garrett County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.0% | +3.1pp |
| 358 | Lincoln Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +2.9pp |
| 359 | Phelps Luck Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +2.9pp |
| 360 | William S. James Elementary Abingdon · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.7% | +2.8pp |
| 361 | Linthicum Elementary Linthicum · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +2.6pp |
| 362 | Odenton Elementary Odenton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.3% | +2.4pp |
| 363 | Traceys Elementary Traceys Landing · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.3% | +2.4pp |
| 364 | Butterfly Ridge Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.2% | +2.3pp |
| 365 | St Leonard Elementary St Leonard · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.2% | +2.3pp |
| 366 | Brookhaven Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.1% | +2.2pp |
| 367 | Northwood Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 53.9% | +2.0pp |
| 368 | The Mount Washington School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 53.7% | +1.8pp |
| 369 | City Neighbors Hamilton Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 53.6% | +1.7pp |
| 370 | Westernport Elementary Westernport · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.6% | +1.7pp |
| 371 | Meadowvale Elementary Havre De Grace · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.4% | +1.5pp |
| 372 | Mill Creek Towne Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.4% | +1.5pp |
| 373 | Valley View Elementary Oxon Hill · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.3% | +1.4pp |
| 374 | Ballenger Creek Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.2% | +1.3pp |
| 375 | Damascus Elementary Damascus · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.2% | +1.3pp |
| 376 | Freetown Elementary Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.1% | +1.2pp |
| 377 | Benjamin Banneker Elementary Loveville · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 378 | Chesapeake City Elementary Chesapeake City · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 379 | Manor View Elementary Ft Meade · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 380 | Runnymede Elementary Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 381 | South Dorchester School Church Creek · Dorchester County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 382 | Arthur Middleton Elementary School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 383 | Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 384 | Goshen Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 385 | Maya Angelou French Immersion Temple Hills · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 386 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 387 | Deal Island School Deal Island · Somerset County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.6% | +0.7pp |
| 388 | Quarterfield Elementary Severn · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.6% | +0.7pp |
| 389 | Vansville Elementary Beltsville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.6% | +0.7pp |
| 390 | Candlewood Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.4% | +0.5pp |
| 391 | Germantown Elementary Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.4% | +0.5pp |
| 392 | Warren Elementary Cockeysville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.3% | +0.4pp |
| 393 | Town Creek Elementary Lexington Park · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.2% | +0.3pp |
| 394 | Berry Elementary School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.0% | +0.1pp |
| 395 | Burtonsville Elementary Burtonsville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.0pp |
| 396 | Chase Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.7% | -0.2pp |
| 397 | Mt. Savage Elementary Mt Savage · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.7% | -0.2pp |
| 398 | Bryant Woods Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.6% | -0.3pp |
| 399 | Dynard Elementary Chaptico · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.6% | -0.3pp |
| 400 | Emma K. Doub Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.6% | -0.3pp |
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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.