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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Bear Creek Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 35.0% | -16.9pp |
| 1002 | Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 35.0% | -16.9pp |
| 1003 | Samuel P. Massie Academy Forestville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 35.0% | -16.9pp |
| 1004 | Thurgood Marshall Middle Temple Hills · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 35.0% | -16.9pp |
| 1005 | Doswell E. Brooks Elementary Capital Heights · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.9% | -17.0pp |
| 1006 | Harford Heights Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 34.9% | -17.0pp |
| 1007 | Charles Carroll Middle New Carrollton · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 34.8% | -17.1pp |
| 1008 | Choptank Elementary School Cambridge · Dorchester County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.8% | -17.1pp |
| 1009 | Kent County Middle School Chestertown · Kent County Public Schools | Middle | 34.8% | -17.1pp |
| 1010 | Cresthaven Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.7% | -17.2pp |
| 1011 | KIPP Harmony Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 34.7% | -17.2pp |
| 1012 | Odessa Shannon Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 34.7% | -17.2pp |
| 1013 | Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 34.6% | -17.3pp |
| 1014 | Eastern Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.6% | -17.3pp |
| 1015 | Halethorpe Elementary Halethorpe · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.6% | -17.3pp |
| 1016 | Sudlersville Middle School Sudlersville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Middle | 34.6% | -17.3pp |
| 1017 | Cambridge-South Dorchester High School Cambridge · Dorchester County Public Schools | High | 34.5% | -17.4pp |
| 1018 | Longfellow Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.5% | -17.4pp |
| 1019 | Southwest Academy Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 34.5% | -17.4pp |
| 1020 | Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 34.5% | -17.4pp |
| 1021 | Woodlawn High Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 34.5% | -17.4pp |
| 1022 | Arcola Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.4% | -17.5pp |
| 1023 | Clopper Mill Elementary Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.4% | -17.5pp |
| 1024 | Empowerment Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 34.4% | -17.5pp |
| 1025 | Pinehurst Elementary Salisbury · Wicomico County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.3% | -17.6pp |
| 1026 | Oakwood Elementary Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.2% | -17.7pp |
| 1027 | Sussex Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.2% | -17.7pp |
| 1028 | Twinbrook Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.2% | -17.7pp |
| 1029 | Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.1% | -17.8pp |
| 1030 | Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 34.1% | -17.8pp |
| 1031 | Gaithersburg Middle Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 34.1% | -17.8pp |
| 1032 | James H. Harrison Elementary Laurel · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 34.1% | -17.8pp |
| 1033 | Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 34.1% | -17.8pp |
| 1034 | Hilton Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 34.0% | -17.9pp |
| 1035 | Waverly Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 33.9% | -18.0pp |
| 1036 | Bennett Middle Fruitland · Wicomico County Public Schools | Middle | 33.8% | -18.1pp |
| 1037 | Brooklyn Park Elementary Baltimore · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 33.8% | -18.1pp |
| 1038 | Edward M. Felegy ES Hyattsville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 33.8% | -18.1pp |
| 1039 | Hamilton Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 33.8% | -18.1pp |
| 1040 | Sandy Hill Elementary Cambridge · Dorchester County Public Schools | Elementary | 33.8% | -18.1pp |
| 1041 | Deep Creek Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 33.6% | -18.3pp |
| 1042 | John Hanson Middle School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 33.6% | -18.3pp |
| 1043 | Point Pleasant Elementary Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 33.6% | -18.3pp |
| 1044 | Scotts Branch Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 33.6% | -18.3pp |
| 1045 | Westmar Middle Lonaconing · Allegany County Public Schools | Middle | 33.6% | -18.3pp |
| 1046 | Easton Elementary Easton · Talbot County Public Schools | Elementary | 33.5% | -18.4pp |
| 1047 | Logan Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 33.4% | -18.5pp |
| 1048 | Violetville Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 33.4% | -18.5pp |
| 1049 | Baltimore International Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 33.3% | -18.6pp |
| 1050 | Furley Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 33.3% | -18.6pp |
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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.