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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Mount Savage Middle Mount Savage · Allegany County Public Schools | Middle | 58.6% | +6.7pp |
| 502 | Old Mill High Millersville · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 58.6% | +6.7pp |
| 503 | Westchester Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.6% | +6.7pp |
| 504 | Green Holly Elementary School Lexington Park · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.5% | +6.6pp |
| 505 | Perry Hall Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 58.5% | +6.6pp |
| 506 | Ballenger Creek Middle Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 58.4% | +6.5pp |
| 507 | Grantsville Elementary Grantsville · Garrett County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.3% | +6.4pp |
| 508 | Liberty Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.3% | +6.4pp |
| 509 | Mary H. Matula Elementary School La Plata · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.3% | +6.4pp |
| 510 | Rossville Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.2% | +6.3pp |
| 511 | Middleborough Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 58.1% | +6.2pp |
| 512 | North East High North East · Cecil County Public Schools | High | 58.0% | +6.1pp |
| 513 | Ridgeview Middle Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 58.0% | +6.1pp |
| 514 | Fullerton Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.9% | +6.0pp |
| 515 | Mattaponi Elementary Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.9% | +6.0pp |
| 516 | Strawberry Knoll Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.9% | +6.0pp |
| 517 | Guilford Park High Jessup · Howard County Public Schools | High | 57.7% | +5.8pp |
| 518 | College Park Academy Riverdale · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 57.6% | +5.7pp |
| 519 | Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel Campus Laurel · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.6% | +5.7pp |
| 520 | Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS Morningside · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.5% | +5.6pp |
| 521 | Catonsville Middle Catonsville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 57.4% | +5.5pp |
| 522 | Whittier Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.4% | +5.5pp |
| 523 | Colonel Richardson Middle School Federalsburg · Caroline County Public Schools | Middle | 57.3% | +5.4pp |
| 524 | Talbott Springs Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.3% | +5.4pp |
| 525 | Rockland Woods Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.2% | +5.3pp |
| 526 | Elkton High Elkton · Cecil County Public Schools | High | 57.0% | +5.1pp |
| 527 | Fountaindale Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.0% | +5.1pp |
| 528 | Old Forge Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 57.0% | +5.1pp |
| 529 | Mardela Middle & High Mardela Springs · Wicomico County Public Schools | High | 56.9% | +5.0pp |
| 530 | Catonsville Elementary Catonsville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.8% | +4.9pp |
| 531 | Easton High Easton · Talbot County Public Schools | High | 56.6% | +4.7pp |
| 532 | Mountain Ridge High School Frostburg · Allegany County Public Schools | High | 56.6% | +4.7pp |
| 533 | Thomas G. Pullen Landover · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.6% | +4.7pp |
| 534 | Dowell Elementary Lusby · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.5% | +4.6pp |
| 535 | Flora M. Singer Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.5% | +4.6pp |
| 536 | Fort Smallwood Elementary Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.5% | +4.6pp |
| 537 | Margaret Brent Middle Mechanicsville · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Middle | 56.4% | +4.5pp |
| 538 | Perrywood Elementary Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.3% | +4.4pp |
| 539 | Stonegate Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.3% | +4.4pp |
| 540 | Wellwood International School Pikesville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.3% | +4.4pp |
| 541 | Barack Obama Elementary Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.2% | +4.3pp |
| 542 | Bohemia Manor Middle Chesapeake City · Cecil County Public Schools | Middle | 56.2% | +4.3pp |
| 543 | Cranberry Station Elementary Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.2% | +4.3pp |
| 544 | Deer Park Elementary Owings Mills · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.2% | +4.3pp |
| 545 | Southern Middle Lothian · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 56.2% | +4.3pp |
| 546 | West Side Elementary Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 56.1% | +4.2pp |
| 547 | Springbrook High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 56.0% | +4.1pp |
| 548 | Great Mills High Great Mills · St. Mary's County Public Schools | High | 55.9% | +4.0pp |
| 549 | G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale Aberdeen · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
| 550 | Lois P. Rockwell Elementary Damascus · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
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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.