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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology Towson · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 84.8% | +32.9pp |
| 52 | Bells Mill Elementary Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 84.6% | +32.7pp |
| 53 | Winston Churchill High Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 84.6% | +32.7pp |
| 54 | Wyngate Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 84.6% | +32.7pp |
| 55 | Blue Heron Elementary New Market · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 84.5% | +32.6pp |
| 56 | Sparks Elementary Sparks · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 84.5% | +32.6pp |
| 57 | Walter Johnson High Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 84.3% | +32.4pp |
| 58 | Riviera Beach Elementary Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 84.2% | +32.3pp |
| 59 | Century High Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | High | 83.7% | +31.8pp |
| 60 | South River High Edgewater · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 83.7% | +31.8pp |
| 61 | Centennial High Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | High | 83.6% | +31.7pp |
| 62 | Fallston Middle School Fallston · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 83.6% | +31.7pp |
| 63 | Cold Spring Elementary Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 83.4% | +31.5pp |
| 64 | Cabin John Middle Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 83.3% | +31.4pp |
| 65 | Frost Elementary Frostburg · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 83.3% | +31.4pp |
| 66 | Seven Locks Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 83.3% | +31.4pp |
| 67 | Potomac Elementary Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 83.1% | +31.2pp |
| 68 | Lime Kiln Middle Fulton · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 82.8% | +30.9pp |
| 69 | Rockburn Elementary Elkridge · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 82.7% | +30.8pp |
| 70 | Somerset Elementary Chevy Chase · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 82.7% | +30.8pp |
| 71 | Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 82.7% | +30.8pp |
| 72 | Timonium Elementary Timonium · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 82.3% | +30.4pp |
| 73 | Fountain Green Elementary Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 82.2% | +30.3pp |
| 74 | Oakdale High Ijamsville · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 82.2% | +30.3pp |
| 75 | Centennial Lane Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 82.1% | +30.2pp |
| 76 | Davidsonville Elementary Davidsonville · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 82.1% | +30.2pp |
| 77 | Boonsboro High Boonsboro · Washington County Public Schools | High | 81.7% | +29.8pp |
| 78 | Northern Middle Owings · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 81.7% | +29.8pp |
| 79 | Leonardtown High Leonardtown · St. Mary's County Public Schools | High | 81.6% | +29.7pp |
| 80 | Ocean City Elementary Ocean City · Worcester County Public Schools | Elementary | 81.6% | +29.7pp |
| 81 | Parkside Elementary Lavale · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 81.5% | +29.6pp |
| 82 | Sunderland Elementary Sunderland · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 81.5% | +29.6pp |
| 83 | New Midway/Woodsboro Elementary Keymar · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 81.4% | +29.5pp |
| 84 | West Towson Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 81.4% | +29.5pp |
| 85 | Clarksville Middle Clarksville · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 81.3% | +29.4pp |
| 86 | Dayton Oaks Elementary Dayton · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 81.3% | +29.4pp |
| 87 | Central Elementary Edgewater · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 81.2% | +29.3pp |
| 88 | Kensington Parkwood Elementary Kensington · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 81.2% | +29.3pp |
| 89 | Matapeake Middle School Stevensville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Middle | 81.1% | +29.2pp |
| 90 | Urbana Middle Ijamsville · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 81.1% | +29.2pp |
| 91 | Jones Elementary Severna Park · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 80.9% | +29.0pp |
| 92 | Shipley's Choice Elementary Millersville · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 80.9% | +29.0pp |
| 93 | Smithsburg High Smithsburg · Washington County Public Schools | High | 80.9% | +29.0pp |
| 94 | Stephen Decatur Middle Berlin · Worcester County Public Schools | Middle | 80.7% | +28.8pp |
| 95 | Four Seasons Elementary Gambrills · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 80.6% | +28.7pp |
| 96 | New Market Elementary New Market · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 80.4% | +28.5pp |
| 97 | Centerville Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 80.2% | +28.3pp |
| 98 | Green Valley Elementary Monrovia · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 80.1% | +28.2pp |
| 99 | Darlington Elementary Darlington · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 80.0% | +28.1pp |
| 100 | Fulton Elementary Fulton · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 80.0% | +28.1pp |
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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.