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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Sparrows Point Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 42.6% | -9.3pp |
| 152 | Briggs Chaney Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 42.5% | -9.4pp |
| 153 | Northeast Middle Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 42.5% | -9.4pp |
| 154 | Thomas Viaduct Middle Hanover · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 42.4% | -9.5pp |
| 155 | Patuxent Valley Middle Jessup · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 42.2% | -9.7pp |
| 156 | Harpers Choice Middle Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 42.1% | -9.8pp |
| 157 | Magnolia Middle Joppa · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 42.1% | -9.8pp |
| 158 | Neelsville Middle Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 41.8% | -10.1pp |
| 159 | Marley Middle Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 41.7% | -10.2pp |
| 160 | Woodlawn Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 41.2% | -10.7pp |
| 161 | Mattawoman Middle School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 40.7% | -11.2pp |
| 162 | MacArthur Middle Fort Meade · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 40.5% | -11.4pp |
| 163 | Edgewood Middle Edgewood · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 40.4% | -11.5pp |
| 164 | Gwynn Park Middle Brandywine · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 40.3% | -11.6pp |
| 165 | A. Mario Loiederman Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 40.2% | -11.7pp |
| 166 | Benjamin Banneker Middle Burtonsville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 40.0% | -11.9pp |
| 167 | Kettering Middle Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 40.0% | -11.9pp |
| 168 | Lindale Middle Linthicum · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 39.9% | -12.0pp |
| 169 | Northwest Academy of Health Sciences Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 39.7% | -12.2pp |
| 170 | Salisbury Middle Salisbury · Wicomico County Public Schools | Middle | 39.7% | -12.2pp |
| 171 | Pine Grove Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 39.6% | -12.3pp |
| 172 | Meade Middle Fort Meade · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 39.3% | -12.6pp |
| 173 | Deer Park Middle Magnet School Randallstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 38.9% | -13.0pp |
| 174 | Forest Oak Middle Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 38.5% | -13.4pp |
| 175 | Walker Mill Middle Capitol Heights · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 38.5% | -13.4pp |
| 176 | General Smallwood Middle School Indian Head · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 38.1% | -13.8pp |
| 177 | Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School Westover · Somerset County Public Schools | Middle | 37.2% | -14.7pp |
| 178 | Lake Elkhorn Middle Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 36.8% | -15.1pp |
| 179 | Spring Ridge Middle Lexington Park · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Middle | 36.7% | -15.2pp |
| 180 | William Wirt Middle Riverdale · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 36.6% | -15.3pp |
| 181 | Corkran Middle School Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 35.8% | -16.1pp |
| 182 | Deep Creek Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 35.7% | -16.2pp |
| 183 | Thomas Johnson Middle Lanham · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 35.1% | -16.8pp |
| 184 | Thurgood Marshall Middle Temple Hills · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 35.0% | -16.9pp |
| 185 | Charles Carroll Middle New Carrollton · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 34.8% | -17.1pp |
| 186 | Kent County Middle School Chestertown · Kent County Public Schools | Middle | 34.8% | -17.1pp |
| 187 | Odessa Shannon Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 34.7% | -17.2pp |
| 188 | Sudlersville Middle School Sudlersville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Middle | 34.6% | -17.3pp |
| 189 | Southwest Academy Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 34.5% | -17.4pp |
| 190 | Gaithersburg Middle Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 34.1% | -17.8pp |
| 191 | Bennett Middle Fruitland · Wicomico County Public Schools | Middle | 33.8% | -18.1pp |
| 192 | John Hanson Middle School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 33.6% | -18.3pp |
| 193 | Westmar Middle Lonaconing · Allegany County Public Schools | Middle | 33.6% | -18.3pp |
| 194 | Loch Raven Technical Academy Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 32.1% | -19.8pp |
| 195 | Benjamin Stoddert Middle Temple Hills · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 30.4% | -21.5pp |
| 196 | Franklin Middle Reisterstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 30.2% | -21.7pp |
| 197 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle Laurel · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 30.0% | -21.9pp |
| 198 | Pikesville Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 30.0% | -21.9pp |
| 199 | Wicomico Middle Salisbury · Wicomico County Public Schools | Middle | 29.7% | -22.2pp |
| 200 | Elkton Middle Elkton · Cecil County Public Schools | Middle | 27.7% | -24.2pp |
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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.