Maryland schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAP year (2024-25). 1,288 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Allegany High Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | High | 60.9% | +9.0pp |
| 452 | Bayside Elementary School Stevensville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.0pp |
| 453 | Forest Knolls Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.0pp |
| 454 | Murray Hill Middle Laurel · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 60.9% | +9.0pp |
| 455 | Bakerfield Elementary Aberdeen · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.7% | +8.8pp |
| 456 | John T. Baker Middle School Damascus · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 60.7% | +8.8pp |
| 457 | Pasadena Elementary Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.7% | +8.8pp |
| 458 | Arbutus Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.6% | +8.7pp |
| 459 | East Silver Spring Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.6% | +8.7pp |
| 460 | Hancock Middle Senior High Hancock · Washington County Public Schools | High | 60.6% | +8.7pp |
| 461 | Clearspring Elementary Damascus · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.5% | +8.6pp |
| 462 | Calvert Elementary Rising Sun · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.4% | +8.5pp |
| 463 | Charles Herbert Flowers High Springdale · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 60.4% | +8.5pp |
| 464 | Mays Chapel Elementary Timonium · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.4% | +8.5pp |
| 465 | Meade High Ft Meade · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 60.4% | +8.5pp |
| 466 | Northern Middle School Accident · Garrett County Public Schools | Middle | 60.3% | +8.4pp |
| 467 | Smithsburg Elementary Smithsburg · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.3% | +8.4pp |
| 468 | Glade Elementary Walkersville · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.2% | +8.3pp |
| 469 | Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs · Wicomico County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.1% | +8.2pp |
| 470 | Seven Oaks Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.0% | +8.1pp |
| 471 | White Marsh Elementary Trappe · Talbot County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.0% | +8.1pp |
| 472 | William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.0% | +8.1pp |
| 473 | Braddock Middle Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | Middle | 59.9% | +8.0pp |
| 474 | Barstow Elementary Prince Frederick · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.8% | +7.9pp |
| 475 | Leeds Elementary Elkton · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.7% | +7.8pp |
| 476 | Maugansville Elementary Maugansville · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.7% | +7.8pp |
| 477 | Benjamin Tasker Middle Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 59.6% | +7.7pp |
| 478 | Berlin Intermediate Berlin · Worcester County Public Schools | Middle | 59.6% | +7.7pp |
| 479 | Elkridge Landing Middle Elkridge · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 59.6% | +7.7pp |
| 480 | Westowne Elementary Catonsville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.6% | +7.7pp |
| 481 | Cresaptown Elementary Cresaptown · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.3% | +7.4pp |
| 482 | Imagine Andrews Public Charter Andrews Afb · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.3% | +7.4pp |
| 483 | Joppa View Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.3% | +7.4pp |
| 484 | Seneca Valley High Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 59.3% | +7.4pp |
| 485 | Valley Elementary Jefferson · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.3% | +7.4pp |
| 486 | Carroll Manor Elementary Adamstown · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.2% | +7.3pp |
| 487 | Julius West Middle Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 59.2% | +7.3pp |
| 488 | Westminster Elementary Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.2% | +7.3pp |
| 489 | Hollifield Station Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.1% | +7.2pp |
| 490 | Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School Newburg · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 59.0% | +7.1pp |
| 491 | Edgemere Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.9% | +7.0pp |
| 492 | Pocomoke Middle Pocomoke City · Worcester County Public Schools | Middle | 58.9% | +7.0pp |
| 493 | Crellin Elementary Oakland · Garrett County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.8% | +6.9pp |
| 494 | Leonardtown Elementary Leonardtown · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.8% | +6.9pp |
| 495 | Franklin Elementary Reisterstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.7% | +6.8pp |
| 496 | Mechanicsville Elementary Mechanicsville · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.7% | +6.8pp |
| 497 | Pine Grove Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.7% | +6.8pp |
| 498 | Spring Garden Elementary Hampstead · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.7% | +6.8pp |
| 499 | Centreville Middle School Centreville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Middle | 58.6% | +6.7pp |
| 500 | Monocacy Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.6% | +6.7pp |
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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.