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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | J. P. Ryon Elementary School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 23.8% | -28.1pp |
| 1202 | Middle River Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 23.7% | -28.2pp |
| 1203 | The Reach! Partnership School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 23.6% | -28.3pp |
| 1204 | Mt Rainier Elementary Mt Rainier · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 23.4% | -28.5pp |
| 1205 | Dundalk Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 23.3% | -28.6pp |
| 1206 | Fallstaff Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 23.3% | -28.6pp |
| 1207 | Elmwood Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 23.2% | -28.7pp |
| 1208 | Mace's Lane Middle School Cambridge · Dorchester County Public Schools | Middle | 23.2% | -28.7pp |
| 1209 | Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary Glenarden · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 23.1% | -28.8pp |
| 1210 | Baltimore Highlands Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 22.9% | -29.0pp |
| 1211 | Woodhome Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 22.9% | -29.0pp |
| 1212 | Francis Scott Key Elementary District Heights · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 22.8% | -29.1pp |
| 1213 | Tayac Elementary Fort Washington · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 22.8% | -29.1pp |
| 1214 | McCormick Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 22.7% | -29.2pp |
| 1215 | Booker T. Washington Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Middle | 22.6% | -29.3pp |
| 1216 | Seat Pleasant Elementary Capital Heights · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 22.6% | -29.3pp |
| 1217 | Barclay Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 22.5% | -29.4pp |
| 1218 | Lexington Park Elementary Lexington Park · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 22.5% | -29.4pp |
| 1219 | Chillum Elementary Hyattsville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 22.4% | -29.5pp |
| 1220 | Morrell Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 22.4% | -29.5pp |
| 1221 | Lansdowne Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 22.3% | -29.6pp |
| 1222 | The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 22.2% | -29.7pp |
| 1223 | Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 22.1% | -29.8pp |
| 1224 | Drew-Freeman Middle District Heights · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 21.9% | -30.0pp |
| 1225 | Carole Highlands Elementary Takoma Park · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 21.8% | -30.1pp |
| 1226 | Riverview Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 21.7% | -30.2pp |
| 1227 | Sudlersville Elementary School Sudlersville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Elementary | 21.7% | -30.2pp |
| 1228 | Dundalk Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 21.5% | -30.4pp |
| 1229 | Springhill Lake Elementary Greenbelt · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 21.5% | -30.4pp |
| 1230 | General John Stricker Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 21.3% | -30.6pp |
| 1231 | Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi Adelphi · Prince George's County Public Schools | Middle | 21.3% | -30.6pp |
| 1232 | Matthew A. Henson Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.9pp |
| 1233 | Stemmers Run Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 20.9% | -31.0pp |
| 1234 | ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 20.8% | -31.1pp |
| 1235 | Franklin Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 20.8% | -31.1pp |
| 1236 | Colgate Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 20.6% | -31.3pp |
| 1237 | Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 20.5% | -31.4pp |
| 1238 | Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 20.4% | -31.5pp |
| 1239 | The Seed School of Maryland Baltimore · SEED School of Maryland | High | 20.2% | -31.7pp |
| 1240 | Abbottston Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.9pp |
| 1241 | Green Street Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 19.8% | -32.1pp |
| 1242 | Lansdowne Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 19.7% | -32.2pp |
| 1243 | Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 19.7% | -32.2pp |
| 1244 | Gilpin Manor Elementary Elkton · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 19.5% | -32.4pp |
| 1245 | Baltimore International Academy West Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 19.3% | -32.6pp |
| 1246 | Cecil Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 19.3% | -32.6pp |
| 1247 | Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 19.3% | -32.6pp |
| 1248 | Halstead Academy Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 19.3% | -32.6pp |
| 1249 | Suitland Elementary Suitland · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 19.3% | -32.6pp |
| 1250 | Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 18.8% | -33.1pp |
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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.