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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | John Poole Middle Poolesville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 67.1% | +15.2pp |
| 52 | Brunswick Middle Brunswick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 67.0% | +15.1pp |
| 53 | New Market Middle New Market · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 66.8% | +14.9pp |
| 54 | Takoma Park Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 55 | Tilden Middle Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 66.3% | +14.4pp |
| 56 | Walkersville Middle Walkersville · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 65.9% | +14.0pp |
| 57 | Calvert Middle Prince Frederick · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 65.2% | +13.3pp |
| 58 | Silver Creek Middle Kensington · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 64.9% | +13.0pp |
| 59 | Boonsboro Middle Boonsboro · Washington County Public Schools | Middle | 64.8% | +12.9pp |
| 60 | Chesapeake Bay Middle Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 64.7% | +12.8pp |
| 61 | North Carroll Middle Hampstead · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 63.9% | +12.0pp |
| 62 | Westminster East Middle Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 63.4% | +11.5pp |
| 63 | Clear Spring Middle Clear Spring · Washington County Public Schools | Middle | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 64 | Milton M. Somers Middle School La Plata · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 65 | Kingsview Middle Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 62.6% | +10.7pp |
| 66 | Bonnie Branch Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 62.1% | +10.2pp |
| 67 | North Dorchester Middle School Hurlock · Dorchester County Public Schools | Middle | 61.7% | +9.8pp |
| 68 | Snow Hill Middle Snow Hill · Worcester County Public Schools | Middle | 61.6% | +9.7pp |
| 69 | Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 61.4% | +9.5pp |
| 70 | Murray Hill Middle Laurel · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 60.9% | +9.0pp |
| 71 | John T. Baker Middle School Damascus · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 60.7% | +8.8pp |
| 72 | Northern Middle School Accident · Garrett County Public Schools | Middle | 60.3% | +8.4pp |
| 73 | Braddock Middle Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | Middle | 59.9% | +8.0pp |
| 74 | Benjamin Tasker Middle Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 59.6% | +7.7pp |
| 75 | Berlin Intermediate Berlin · Worcester County Public Schools | Middle | 59.6% | +7.7pp |
| 76 | Elkridge Landing Middle Elkridge · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 59.6% | +7.7pp |
| 77 | Julius West Middle Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 59.2% | +7.3pp |
| 78 | Pocomoke Middle Pocomoke City · Worcester County Public Schools | Middle | 58.9% | +7.0pp |
| 79 | Centreville Middle School Centreville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Middle | 58.6% | +6.7pp |
| 80 | Mount Savage Middle Mount Savage · Allegany County Public Schools | Middle | 58.6% | +6.7pp |
| 81 | Perry Hall Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 58.5% | +6.6pp |
| 82 | Ballenger Creek Middle Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 58.4% | +6.5pp |
| 83 | Ridgeview Middle Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 58.0% | +6.1pp |
| 84 | Catonsville Middle Catonsville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 57.4% | +5.5pp |
| 85 | Colonel Richardson Middle School Federalsburg · Caroline County Public Schools | Middle | 57.3% | +5.4pp |
| 86 | Margaret Brent Middle Mechanicsville · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Middle | 56.4% | +4.5pp |
| 87 | Bohemia Manor Middle Chesapeake City · Cecil County Public Schools | Middle | 56.2% | +4.3pp |
| 88 | Southern Middle Lothian · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 56.2% | +4.3pp |
| 89 | Redland Middle Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
| 90 | E. Russell Hicks Middle Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Middle | 55.5% | +3.6pp |
| 91 | Piccowaxen Middle School Newburg · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 55.5% | +3.6pp |
| 92 | Parkville Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 55.3% | +3.4pp |
| 93 | Samuel Ogle Middle Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 54.8% | +2.9pp |
| 94 | Stevensville Middle School Stevensville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Middle | 54.7% | +2.8pp |
| 95 | Oakland Mills Middle Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 53.9% | +2.0pp |
| 96 | Pittsville Elementary & Middle Pittsville · Wicomico County Public Schools | Middle | 53.5% | +1.6pp |
| 97 | Old Mill Middle North Millersville · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 53.3% | +1.4pp |
| 98 | Earle B. Wood Middle Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 53.1% | +1.2pp |
| 99 | Rocky Hill Middle Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 53.0% | +1.1pp |
| 100 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
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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.