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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
| 552 | Redland Middle Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
| 553 | Thunder Hill Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
| 554 | Tuscarora High Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
| 555 | University Park Elementary Hyattsville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
| 556 | Walkersville Elementary Walkersville · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.7% | +3.8pp |
| 557 | North County High Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 55.6% | +3.7pp |
| 558 | Wheaton High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 55.6% | +3.7pp |
| 559 | E. Russell Hicks Middle Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Middle | 55.5% | +3.6pp |
| 560 | Oxon Hill High Oxon Hill · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 55.5% | +3.6pp |
| 561 | Piccowaxen Middle School Newburg · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 55.5% | +3.6pp |
| 562 | Bowie High Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 55.4% | +3.5pp |
| 563 | Elkridge Elementary Elkridge · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.4% | +3.5pp |
| 564 | Sunset Elementary Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.4% | +3.5pp |
| 565 | Abingdon Elementary Abingdon · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.3% | +3.4pp |
| 566 | Parkville Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 55.3% | +3.4pp |
| 567 | Wilde Lake High Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | High | 55.3% | +3.4pp |
| 568 | James Hubert Blake High Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 55.1% | +3.2pp |
| 569 | Gunpowder Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.0% | +3.1pp |
| 570 | Hampstead Elementary Hampstead · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.0% | +3.1pp |
| 571 | Park Hall Elementary Park Hall · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.0% | +3.1pp |
| 572 | Route 40 Elementary Frostburg · Garrett County Public Schools | Elementary | 55.0% | +3.1pp |
| 573 | Lincoln Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +2.9pp |
| 574 | Phelps Luck Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +2.9pp |
| 575 | Samuel Ogle Middle Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 54.8% | +2.9pp |
| 576 | Aberdeen High Aberdeen · Harford County Public Schools | High | 54.7% | +2.8pp |
| 577 | Stevensville Middle School Stevensville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Middle | 54.7% | +2.8pp |
| 578 | William S. James Elementary Abingdon · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.7% | +2.8pp |
| 579 | Linthicum Elementary Linthicum · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +2.6pp |
| 580 | Paint Branch High Burtonsville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 54.5% | +2.6pp |
| 581 | Odenton Elementary Odenton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.3% | +2.4pp |
| 582 | Traceys Elementary Traceys Landing · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.3% | +2.4pp |
| 583 | Butterfly Ridge Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.2% | +2.3pp |
| 584 | Glen Burnie High Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 54.2% | +2.3pp |
| 585 | St Leonard Elementary St Leonard · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.2% | +2.3pp |
| 586 | St. Michaels Middle/High School St Michaels · Talbot County Public Schools | High | 54.2% | +2.3pp |
| 587 | Brookhaven Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 54.1% | +2.2pp |
| 588 | Franklin High Reisterstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 54.1% | +2.2pp |
| 589 | Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 53.9% | +2.0pp |
| 590 | Northwood Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 53.9% | +2.0pp |
| 591 | Oakland Mills Middle Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 53.9% | +2.0pp |
| 592 | The Mount Washington School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 53.7% | +1.8pp |
| 593 | City Neighbors Hamilton Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 53.6% | +1.7pp |
| 594 | Kent County High Worton · Kent County Public Schools | High | 53.6% | +1.7pp |
| 595 | Westernport Elementary Westernport · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.6% | +1.7pp |
| 596 | Pittsville Elementary & Middle Pittsville · Wicomico County Public Schools | Middle | 53.5% | +1.6pp |
| 597 | Meadowvale Elementary Havre De Grace · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.4% | +1.5pp |
| 598 | Mill Creek Towne Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.4% | +1.5pp |
| 599 | Old Mill Middle North Millersville · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 53.3% | +1.4pp |
| 600 | Valley View Elementary Oxon Hill · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.3% | +1.4pp |
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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.