Maryland schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAP year (2024-25). 205 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Meade High Ft Meade · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 60.4% | +8.5pp |
| 102 | Seneca Valley High Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 59.3% | +7.4pp |
| 103 | Old Mill High Millersville · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 58.6% | +6.7pp |
| 104 | North East High North East · Cecil County Public Schools | High | 58.0% | +6.1pp |
| 105 | Guilford Park High Jessup · Howard County Public Schools | High | 57.7% | +5.8pp |
| 106 | College Park Academy Riverdale · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 57.6% | +5.7pp |
| 107 | Elkton High Elkton · Cecil County Public Schools | High | 57.0% | +5.1pp |
| 108 | Mardela Middle & High Mardela Springs · Wicomico County Public Schools | High | 56.9% | +5.0pp |
| 109 | Easton High Easton · Talbot County Public Schools | High | 56.6% | +4.7pp |
| 110 | Mountain Ridge High School Frostburg · Allegany County Public Schools | High | 56.6% | +4.7pp |
| 111 | Springbrook High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 56.0% | +4.1pp |
| 112 | Great Mills High Great Mills · St. Mary's County Public Schools | High | 55.9% | +4.0pp |
| 113 | Tuscarora High Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
| 114 | North County High Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 55.6% | +3.7pp |
| 115 | Wheaton High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 55.6% | +3.7pp |
| 116 | Oxon Hill High Oxon Hill · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 55.5% | +3.6pp |
| 117 | Bowie High Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 55.4% | +3.5pp |
| 118 | Wilde Lake High Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | High | 55.3% | +3.4pp |
| 119 | James Hubert Blake High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 55.1% | +3.2pp |
| 120 | Aberdeen High Aberdeen · Harford County Public Schools | High | 54.7% | +2.8pp |
| 121 | Paint Branch High Burtonsville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 54.5% | +2.6pp |
| 122 | Glen Burnie High Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 54.2% | +2.3pp |
| 123 | St. Michaels Middle/High School St Michaels · Talbot County Public Schools | High | 54.2% | +2.3pp |
| 124 | Franklin High Reisterstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 54.1% | +2.2pp |
| 125 | Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 53.9% | +2.0pp |
| 126 | Kent County High Worton · Kent County Public Schools | High | 53.6% | +1.7pp |
| 127 | Northwood High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 52.9% | +1.0pp |
| 128 | City Neighbors High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 52.4% | +0.5pp |
| 129 | Edgewood High Edgewood · Harford County Public Schools | High | 52.2% | +0.3pp |
| 130 | Pikesville High Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 51.7% | -0.2pp |
| 131 | Gov. Thomas Johnson High Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 51.4% | -0.5pp |
| 132 | Pocomoke High Pocomoke City · Worcester County Public Schools | High | 51.2% | -0.7pp |
| 133 | Duval High Lanham · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 51.1% | -0.8pp |
| 134 | Annapolis High Annapolis · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 50.0% | -1.9pp |
| 135 | Williamsport High Williamsport · Washington County Public Schools | High | 50.0% | -1.9pp |
| 136 | Perry Hall High Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 49.9% | -2.0pp |
| 137 | St. Charles High School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | High | 49.1% | -2.8pp |
| 138 | Fort Hill High Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | High | 48.6% | -3.3pp |
| 139 | Patapsco High and Center for Arts Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 48.2% | -3.7pp |
| 140 | Largo High Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 47.9% | -4.0pp |
| 141 | South Hagerstown High Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | High | 47.9% | -4.0pp |
| 142 | Laurel High Laurel · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 47.1% | -4.8pp |
| 143 | Southern Garrett High School Oakland · Garrett County Public Schools | High | 46.8% | -5.1pp |
| 144 | Frederick High Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 46.4% | -5.5pp |
| 145 | Westlake High School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | High | 46.4% | -5.5pp |
| 146 | Coppin Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 46.2% | -5.7pp |
| 147 | James M. Bennett High Salisbury · Wicomico County Public Schools | High | 46.2% | -5.7pp |
| 148 | Gaithersburg High Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 44.2% | -7.7pp |
| 149 | Loch Raven High Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 44.2% | -7.7pp |
| 150 | Kenwood High Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 44.0% | -7.9pp |
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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.