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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Viers Mill Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 30.4% | -21.5pp |
| 1102 | Digital Harbor High School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 30.3% | -21.6pp |
| 1103 | Jackson Road Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 30.3% | -21.6pp |
| 1104 | Franklin Middle Reisterstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 30.2% | -21.7pp |
| 1105 | Cascade Elementary Cascade · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.9pp |
| 1106 | Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.9pp |
| 1107 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle Laurel · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 30.0% | -21.9pp |
| 1108 | Hawthorne Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.9pp |
| 1109 | Pikesville Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 30.0% | -21.9pp |
| 1110 | Tilghman Elementary Tilghman · Talbot County Public Schools | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.9pp |
| 1111 | Barnaby Manor Elementary Oxon Hill · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 29.7% | -22.2pp |
| 1112 | Magnolia Elementary Joppa · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 29.7% | -22.2pp |
| 1113 | Wicomico Middle Salisbury · Wicomico County Public Schools | Middle | 29.7% | -22.2pp |
| 1114 | East Salisbury Elementary Salisbury · Wicomico County Public Schools | Elementary | 29.5% | -22.4pp |
| 1115 | Harriet R. Tubman Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 29.5% | -22.4pp |
| 1116 | James Ryder Randall Elementary Clinton · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 29.5% | -22.4pp |
| 1117 | Arlington Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 29.3% | -22.6pp |
| 1118 | Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 29.3% | -22.6pp |
| 1119 | Georgian Forest Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 29.3% | -22.6pp |
| 1120 | Edmondson-Westside High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 29.2% | -22.7pp |
| 1121 | Prince Street School Salisbury · Wicomico County Public Schools | Elementary | 29.2% | -22.7pp |
| 1122 | Shady Spring Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 29.2% | -22.7pp |
| 1123 | International High school @ Largo Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 29.1% | -22.8pp |
| 1124 | Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.9pp |
| 1125 | Rosemont Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.9pp |
| 1126 | Adelphi Elementary Adelphi · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 28.9% | -23.0pp |
| 1127 | Andrew Jackson Academy Forestville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 28.8% | -23.1pp |
| 1128 | Clinton Grove Elementary Clinton · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 28.8% | -23.1pp |
| 1129 | Dodge Park Elementary Landover · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 28.8% | -23.1pp |
| 1130 | Hickory Elementary Williamsport · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 28.8% | -23.1pp |
| 1131 | Owings Mills High Owings Mills · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 28.7% | -23.2pp |
| 1132 | Frederick Douglass High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 28.5% | -23.4pp |
| 1133 | Pleasant Plains Elementary Towson · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 28.5% | -23.4pp |
| 1134 | Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 28.4% | -23.5pp |
| 1135 | Forest Park High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 28.4% | -23.5pp |
| 1136 | Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 28.3% | -23.6pp |
| 1137 | Mary E. Rodman Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 28.3% | -23.6pp |
| 1138 | Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem Adelphi · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 28.2% | -23.7pp |
| 1139 | Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.8pp |
| 1140 | Harlem Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 28.1% | -23.8pp |
| 1141 | Carver Vocational-Technical High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 27.9% | -24.0pp |
| 1142 | Hollywood Elementary College Park · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 27.9% | -24.0pp |
| 1143 | Reisterstown Elementary Reisterstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 27.9% | -24.0pp |
| 1144 | Washington Academy and High School Princess Anne · Somerset County Public Schools | High | 27.8% | -24.1pp |
| 1145 | Elkton Middle Elkton · Cecil County Public Schools | Middle | 27.7% | -24.2pp |
| 1146 | Oakleigh Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 27.7% | -24.2pp |
| 1147 | The Belair-Edison School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 27.7% | -24.2pp |
| 1148 | Overlook Elementary Temple Hills · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 27.5% | -24.4pp |
| 1149 | Baltimore Design School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 27.2% | -24.7pp |
| 1150 | Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 27.2% | -24.7pp |
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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.