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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Delmar Elementary Delmar · Wicomico County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.8% | -3.1pp |
| 702 | Greenbelt Elementary Greenbelt · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.7% | -3.2pp |
| 703 | Piney Point Elementary Tall Timbers · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.7% | -3.2pp |
| 704 | Fort Hill High Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | High | 48.6% | -3.3pp |
| 705 | Galway Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.6% | -3.3pp |
| 706 | Silver Spring International Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 48.5% | -3.4pp |
| 707 | Vincent Farm Elementary White Marsh · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.5% | -3.4pp |
| 708 | Church Hill Elementary School Church Hill · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.4% | -3.5pp |
| 709 | Ernest Everett Just Middle Mitchellville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 48.4% | -3.5pp |
| 710 | Edgewood Elementary Edgewood · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.3% | -3.6pp |
| 711 | Chadwick Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.2% | -3.7pp |
| 712 | Patapsco High and Center for Arts Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 48.2% | -3.7pp |
| 713 | Clay Hill Public Charter School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 48.1% | -3.8pp |
| 714 | Sherwood Elementary Sandy Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.1% | -3.8pp |
| 715 | White Oak Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 48.1% | -3.8pp |
| 716 | Ducketts Lane Elementary Elkridge · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.0% | -3.9pp |
| 717 | Havre de Grace Elementary Havre De Grace · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 48.0% | -3.9pp |
| 718 | Perryville Middle Perryville · Cecil County Public Schools | Middle | 48.0% | -3.9pp |
| 719 | Sligo Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 48.0% | -3.9pp |
| 720 | Thurmont Middle Thurmont · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 48.0% | -3.9pp |
| 721 | Largo High Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 47.9% | -4.0pp |
| 722 | Shady Grove Middle Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 47.9% | -4.0pp |
| 723 | South Hagerstown High Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | High | 47.9% | -4.0pp |
| 724 | H. H. Garnett Elementary Chestertown · Kent County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.8% | -4.1pp |
| 725 | Taneytown Elementary Taneytown · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.8% | -4.1pp |
| 726 | Watershed Public Charter Woodlawn · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.8% | -4.1pp |
| 727 | Preston Elementary School Preston · Caroline County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.7% | -4.2pp |
| 728 | Roye-Williams Elementary Havre De Grace · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.6% | -4.3pp |
| 729 | Sandalwood Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.5% | -4.4pp |
| 730 | Grasonville Elementary School Grasonville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.4% | -4.5pp |
| 731 | Montpelier Elementary Laurel · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.4% | -4.5pp |
| 732 | Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.3% | -4.6pp |
| 733 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Beltsville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 47.3% | -4.6pp |
| 734 | Monocacy Middle Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 47.3% | -4.6pp |
| 735 | Strathmore Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.3% | -4.6pp |
| 736 | Windsor Mill Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 47.3% | -4.6pp |
| 737 | Church Creek Elementary Belcamp · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.2% | -4.7pp |
| 738 | Laurel High Laurel · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 47.1% | -4.8pp |
| 739 | Villa Cresta Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.1% | -4.8pp |
| 740 | Legends Public Charter School Lanham · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 47.0% | -4.9pp |
| 741 | Fairland Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 46.9% | -5.0pp |
| 742 | Washington Middle Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | Middle | 46.9% | -5.0pp |
| 743 | Southern Garrett High School Oakland · Garrett County Public Schools | High | 46.8% | -5.1pp |
| 744 | Harford Hills Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 46.7% | -5.2pp |
| 745 | Monocacy Elementary Dickerson · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 46.7% | -5.2pp |
| 746 | Sequoyah Elementary Derwood · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 46.7% | -5.2pp |
| 747 | Brandywine Elementary Brandywine · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 46.6% | -5.3pp |
| 748 | Dr. James Craik Elementary School Pomfret · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 46.6% | -5.3pp |
| 749 | Laurel Woods Elementary Laurel · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 46.6% | -5.3pp |
| 750 | Robert Moton Elementary Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 46.6% | -5.3pp |
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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.