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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Eastern Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 52.5% | +0.6pp |
| 102 | Wilde Lake Middle Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 52.5% | +0.6pp |
| 103 | Theodore G. Davis Middle School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 51.2% | -0.7pp |
| 104 | Esperanza Middle Lexington Park · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Middle | 51.1% | -0.8pp |
| 105 | Cockeysville Middle Cockeysville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 51.0% | -0.9pp |
| 106 | Lockerman Middle School Denton · Caroline County Public Schools | Middle | 50.8% | -1.1pp |
| 107 | Northwest Middle Taneytown · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 50.7% | -1.2pp |
| 108 | Arbutus Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 50.4% | -1.5pp |
| 109 | Sudbrook Magnet Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 50.4% | -1.5pp |
| 110 | Parkland Middle Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 50.3% | -1.6pp |
| 111 | Havre de Grace Middle Havre de Grace · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 50.1% | -1.8pp |
| 112 | Mayfield Woods Middle Elkridge · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 49.4% | -2.5pp |
| 113 | Northern Middle Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Middle | 49.2% | -2.7pp |
| 114 | Mill Creek Middle Lusby · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 49.1% | -2.8pp |
| 115 | Silver Spring International Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 48.5% | -3.4pp |
| 116 | Ernest Everett Just Middle Mitchellville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 48.4% | -3.5pp |
| 117 | White Oak Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 48.1% | -3.8pp |
| 118 | Perryville Middle Perryville · Cecil County Public Schools | Middle | 48.0% | -3.9pp |
| 119 | Sligo Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 48.0% | -3.9pp |
| 120 | Thurmont Middle Thurmont · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 48.0% | -3.9pp |
| 121 | Shady Grove Middle Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 47.9% | -4.0pp |
| 122 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Beltsville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 47.3% | -4.6pp |
| 123 | Monocacy Middle Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 47.3% | -4.6pp |
| 124 | Windsor Mill Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 47.3% | -4.6pp |
| 125 | Washington Middle Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | Middle | 46.9% | -5.0pp |
| 126 | Greenbelt Middle Greenbelt · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 46.4% | -5.5pp |
| 127 | West Frederick Middle Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 46.4% | -5.5pp |
| 128 | Newport Mill Middle Kensington · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 45.9% | -6.0pp |
| 129 | The Crossroads School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Middle | 45.8% | -6.1pp |
| 130 | Oxon Hill Middle Fort Washington · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 45.7% | -6.2pp |
| 131 | Aberdeen Middle Aberdeen · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 45.5% | -6.4pp |
| 132 | James Madison Middle UPPER MARLBORO · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 45.5% | -6.4pp |
| 133 | Old Mill Middle South Millersville · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 45.5% | -6.4pp |
| 134 | Springfield Middle Williamsport · Washington County Public Schools | Middle | 45.5% | -6.4pp |
| 135 | Wiley H. Bates Middle Annapolis · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 45.3% | -6.6pp |
| 136 | Rising Sun Middle School Rising Sun · Cecil County Public Schools | Middle | 45.2% | -6.7pp |
| 137 | Roberto W. Clemente Middle Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 45.1% | -6.8pp |
| 138 | Crestwood Middle Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 44.9% | -7.0pp |
| 139 | Kenmoor Middle Landover · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 44.9% | -7.0pp |
| 140 | Nicholas Orem Middle Hyattsville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 44.9% | -7.0pp |
| 141 | Southern Middle Lusby · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 44.8% | -7.1pp |
| 142 | Stephen Decatur Middle Clinton · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 44.8% | -7.1pp |
| 143 | Matthew Henson Middle School Indian Head · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 43.9% | -8.0pp |
| 144 | Easton Middle Easton · Talbot County Public Schools | Middle | 43.8% | -8.1pp |
| 145 | Argyle Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 43.7% | -8.2pp |
| 146 | Western Heights Middle Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Middle | 43.5% | -8.4pp |
| 147 | Brooklyn Park Middle Baltimore · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 43.2% | -8.7pp |
| 148 | Francis Scott Key Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 43.2% | -8.7pp |
| 149 | Cherry Hill Middle Elkton · Cecil County Public Schools | Middle | 42.9% | -9.0pp |
| 150 | North East Middle North East · Cecil County Public Schools | Middle | 42.8% | -9.1pp |
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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.