Maryland schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAP year (2024-25). 223 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbert Hoover Middle Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 88.3% | +36.4pp |
| 2 | Severna Park Middle Severna Park · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 87.6% | +35.7pp |
| 3 | Thomas W. Pyle Middle Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 86.6% | +34.7pp |
| 4 | Folly Quarter Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 84.8% | +32.9pp |
| 5 | Fallston Middle School Fallston · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 83.6% | +31.7pp |
| 6 | Cabin John Middle Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 83.3% | +31.4pp |
| 7 | Lime Kiln Middle Fulton · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 82.8% | +30.9pp |
| 8 | Northern Middle Owings · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 81.7% | +29.8pp |
| 9 | Clarksville Middle Clarksville · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 81.3% | +29.4pp |
| 10 | Matapeake Middle School Stevensville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Middle | 81.1% | +29.2pp |
| 11 | Urbana Middle Ijamsville · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 81.1% | +29.2pp |
| 12 | Stephen Decatur Middle Berlin · Worcester County Public Schools | Middle | 80.7% | +28.8pp |
| 13 | Mount View Middle Marriottsville · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 80.0% | +28.1pp |
| 14 | Rosa M. Parks Middle Olney · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 79.9% | +28.0pp |
| 15 | North Bethesda Middle Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 79.5% | +27.6pp |
| 16 | Ellicott Mills Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 79.1% | +27.2pp |
| 17 | Robert Frost Middle School Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 79.1% | +27.2pp |
| 18 | Ridgely Middle Lutherville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 78.4% | +26.5pp |
| 19 | Severn River Middle Arnold · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 78.4% | +26.5pp |
| 20 | Burleigh Manor Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 78.3% | +26.4pp |
| 21 | Sykesville Middle Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 78.2% | +26.3pp |
| 22 | Southampton Middle Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 77.9% | +26.0pp |
| 23 | Middletown Middle Middletown · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 77.3% | +25.4pp |
| 24 | North Harford Middle Pylesville · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 77.3% | +25.4pp |
| 25 | Patterson Mill Middle School Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 76.4% | +24.5pp |
| 26 | Westland Middle Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 76.4% | +24.5pp |
| 27 | Magothy River Middle Arnold · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 76.0% | +24.1pp |
| 28 | Crofton Middle Gambrills · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 75.8% | +23.9pp |
| 29 | Hallie Wells Middle Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 75.6% | +23.7pp |
| 30 | Hammond Middle Laurel · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 74.9% | +23.0pp |
| 31 | Hereford Middle Monkton · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 74.5% | +22.6pp |
| 32 | Leonardtown Middle Leonardtown · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Middle | 74.4% | +22.5pp |
| 33 | Mount Airy Middle Mount Airy · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 74.4% | +22.5pp |
| 34 | Central Middle Edgewater · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 74.2% | +22.3pp |
| 35 | Plum Point Middle Huntingtown · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 74.0% | +22.1pp |
| 36 | William H. Farquhar Middle Olney · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 73.5% | +21.6pp |
| 37 | Bel Air Middle Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 72.9% | +21.0pp |
| 38 | Dumbarton Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 72.9% | +21.0pp |
| 39 | Westminster West Middle Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 72.7% | +20.8pp |
| 40 | Windsor Knolls Middle Ijamsville · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 72.5% | +20.6pp |
| 41 | Oklahoma Road Middle Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 71.9% | +20.0pp |
| 42 | Dunloggin Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 71.8% | +19.9pp |
| 43 | Smithsburg Middle Smithsburg · Washington County Public Schools | Middle | 71.7% | +19.8pp |
| 44 | Windy Hill Middle Owings · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 71.1% | +19.2pp |
| 45 | Oakdale Middle Ijamsville · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 70.7% | +18.8pp |
| 46 | Patapsco Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 69.9% | +18.0pp |
| 47 | Lakelands Park Middle Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 69.4% | +17.5pp |
| 48 | Shiloh Middle Hampstead · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 68.4% | +16.5pp |
| 49 | Arundel Middle Odenton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 68.2% | +16.3pp |
| 50 | Glenwood Middle Glenwood · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 68.2% | +16.3pp |
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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.