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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Greensboro Elementary School Greensboro · Caroline County Public Schools | Elementary | 42.3% | -9.6pp |
| 852 | Laurel Elementary Laurel · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 42.3% | -9.6pp |
| 853 | New Town High Owings Mills · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 42.3% | -9.6pp |
| 854 | North Dorchester High School Hurlock · Dorchester County Public Schools | High | 42.3% | -9.6pp |
| 855 | North East Elementary North East · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 42.3% | -9.6pp |
| 856 | Patuxent Valley Middle Jessup · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 42.2% | -9.7pp |
| 857 | Harpers Choice Middle Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 42.1% | -9.8pp |
| 858 | Magnolia Middle Joppa · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 42.1% | -9.8pp |
| 859 | Woodside Elementary Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 42.1% | -9.8pp |
| 860 | High Bridge Elementary Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 42.0% | -9.9pp |
| 861 | Stedwick Elementary Montgomery Village · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.9% | -10.0pp |
| 862 | Carney Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.8% | -10.1pp |
| 863 | Neelsville Middle Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 41.8% | -10.1pp |
| 864 | Guilford Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.7% | -10.2pp |
| 865 | Joppatowne High Joppa · Harford County Public Schools | High | 41.7% | -10.2pp |
| 866 | Marley Middle Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 41.7% | -10.2pp |
| 867 | Avalon Elementary Fort Washington · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.6% | -10.3pp |
| 868 | Meadow Hall Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.6% | -10.3pp |
| 869 | Pangborn Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.6% | -10.3pp |
| 870 | Randallstown High Randallstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 41.5% | -10.4pp |
| 871 | Federalsburg Elementary School Federalsburg · Caroline County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.4% | -10.5pp |
| 872 | Fairmont Heights High Landover · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 41.3% | -10.6pp |
| 873 | George Washington Carver Elementary Great Mills · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.3% | -10.6pp |
| 874 | Gwynn Park High Brandywine · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 41.3% | -10.6pp |
| 875 | Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School Nanjemoy · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.3% | -10.6pp |
| 876 | Woodlawn Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 41.2% | -10.7pp |
| 877 | Cradlerock Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.1% | -10.8pp |
| 878 | Waldon Woods Elementary Clinton · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 41.0% | -10.9pp |
| 879 | Deerfield Elementary Edgewood · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.9% | -11.0pp |
| 880 | Wolfe Street Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 40.9% | -11.0pp |
| 881 | Colin L Powell Academy Fort Washington · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.8% | -11.1pp |
| 882 | Lincolnshire Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.8% | -11.1pp |
| 883 | Mattawoman Middle School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 40.7% | -11.2pp |
| 884 | Oak View Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.7% | -11.2pp |
| 885 | Victory Villa Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.7% | -11.2pp |
| 886 | Fort Washington Forest Elem Fort Washington · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.5% | -11.4pp |
| 887 | MacArthur Middle Fort Meade · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 40.5% | -11.4pp |
| 888 | Moravia Park Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 40.5% | -11.4pp |
| 889 | Ardmore Elementary Springdale · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.4% | -11.5pp |
| 890 | Catherine T. Reed Elementary Lanham · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.4% | -11.5pp |
| 891 | Edgewood Middle Edgewood · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 40.4% | -11.5pp |
| 892 | Northview Elementary Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.4% | -11.5pp |
| 893 | Seneca Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.4% | -11.5pp |
| 894 | Glyndon Elementary Reisterstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.3% | -11.6pp |
| 895 | Gwynn Park Middle Brandywine · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 40.3% | -11.6pp |
| 896 | A. Mario Loiederman Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 40.2% | -11.7pp |
| 897 | George T. Cromwell Elementary Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.2% | -11.7pp |
| 898 | Lake Arbor Elementary Mitchellville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.2% | -11.7pp |
| 899 | Waverley Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.8pp |
| 900 | Yorkwood Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 40.1% | -11.8pp |
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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.