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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Ballenger Creek Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.2% | +1.3pp |
| 602 | Damascus Elementary Damascus · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.2% | +1.3pp |
| 603 | Earle B. Wood Middle Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 53.1% | +1.2pp |
| 604 | Freetown Elementary Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 53.1% | +1.2pp |
| 605 | Rocky Hill Middle Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 53.0% | +1.1pp |
| 606 | Northwood High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 52.9% | +1.0pp |
| 607 | Benjamin Banneker Elementary Loveville · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 608 | Chesapeake City Elementary Chesapeake City · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 609 | Manor View Elementary Ft Meade · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 610 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 611 | Runnymede Elementary Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 612 | South Dorchester School Church Creek · Dorchester County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +0.9pp |
| 613 | Arthur Middleton Elementary School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 614 | Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 615 | Goshen Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 616 | Maya Angelou French Immersion Temple Hills · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 617 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.7% | +0.8pp |
| 618 | Deal Island School Deal Island · Somerset County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.6% | +0.7pp |
| 619 | Quarterfield Elementary Severn · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.6% | +0.7pp |
| 620 | Vansville Elementary Beltsville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.6% | +0.7pp |
| 621 | Eastern Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 52.5% | +0.6pp |
| 622 | Wilde Lake Middle Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 52.5% | +0.6pp |
| 623 | Candlewood Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.4% | +0.5pp |
| 624 | City Neighbors High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 52.4% | +0.5pp |
| 625 | Germantown Elementary Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.4% | +0.5pp |
| 626 | Warren Elementary Cockeysville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.3% | +0.4pp |
| 627 | Edgewood High Edgewood · Harford County Public Schools | High | 52.2% | +0.3pp |
| 628 | Town Creek Elementary Lexington Park · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.2% | +0.3pp |
| 629 | Berry Elementary School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 52.0% | +0.1pp |
| 630 | Burtonsville Elementary Burtonsville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.9% | +0.0pp |
| 631 | Chase Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.7% | -0.2pp |
| 632 | Mt. Savage Elementary Mt Savage · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.7% | -0.2pp |
| 633 | Pikesville High Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 51.7% | -0.2pp |
| 634 | Bryant Woods Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.6% | -0.3pp |
| 635 | Dynard Elementary Chaptico · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.6% | -0.3pp |
| 636 | Emma K. Doub Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.6% | -0.3pp |
| 637 | New Town Elementary Owings Mills · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.5% | -0.4pp |
| 638 | Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 51.4% | -0.5pp |
| 639 | Gov. Thomas Johnson High Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 51.4% | -0.5pp |
| 640 | John Humbird Elementary Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.4% | -0.5pp |
| 641 | Cash Valley Elementary Lavale · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.3% | -0.6pp |
| 642 | Martin Boulevard Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.2% | -0.7pp |
| 643 | Pocomoke High Pocomoke City · Worcester County Public Schools | High | 51.2% | -0.7pp |
| 644 | The Green School of Baltimore Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 51.2% | -0.7pp |
| 645 | Theodore G. Davis Middle School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 51.2% | -0.7pp |
| 646 | Duval High Lanham · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 51.1% | -0.8pp |
| 647 | Esperanza Middle Lexington Park · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Middle | 51.1% | -0.8pp |
| 648 | Cockeysville Middle Cockeysville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 51.0% | -0.9pp |
| 649 | Stevens Forest Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 51.0% | -0.9pp |
| 650 | Bainbridge Elementary Port Deposit · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 50.9% | -1.0pp |
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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.