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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Linton Springs Elementary Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 80.0% | +28.1pp |
| 102 | Mount View Middle Marriottsville · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 80.0% | +28.1pp |
| 103 | Rosa M. Parks Middle Olney · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 79.9% | +28.0pp |
| 104 | Carroll Manor Elementary Baldwin · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 79.8% | +27.9pp |
| 105 | Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 79.7% | +27.8pp |
| 106 | North Bethesda Middle Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 79.5% | +27.6pp |
| 107 | Hillsmere Elementary Annapolis · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 79.3% | +27.4pp |
| 108 | Stone Mill Elementary North Potomac · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 79.3% | +27.4pp |
| 109 | Ellicott Mills Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 79.1% | +27.2pp |
| 110 | Robert Frost Middle School Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 79.1% | +27.2pp |
| 111 | Burning Tree Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.8% | +26.9pp |
| 112 | Crofton Woods Elementary Crofton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.8% | +26.9pp |
| 113 | Honeygo Elementary Perry Hall · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.8% | +26.9pp |
| 114 | Sherwood High Sandy Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 78.7% | +26.8pp |
| 115 | Stoneleigh Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.7% | +26.8pp |
| 116 | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 78.4% | +26.5pp |
| 117 | Hammond High Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | High | 78.4% | +26.5pp |
| 118 | Ridgely Middle Lutherville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 78.4% | +26.5pp |
| 119 | Severn River Middle Arnold · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 78.4% | +26.5pp |
| 120 | Westminster High Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | High | 78.4% | +26.5pp |
| 121 | Burleigh Manor Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 78.3% | +26.4pp |
| 122 | Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.3% | +26.4pp |
| 123 | Prospect Mill Elementary Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.3% | +26.4pp |
| 124 | Howard High Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | High | 78.2% | +26.3pp |
| 125 | Piney Ridge Elementary Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.2% | +26.3pp |
| 126 | Sykesville Middle Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 78.2% | +26.3pp |
| 127 | Rachel Carson Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.1% | +26.2pp |
| 128 | Jacksonville Elementary Phoenix · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.0% | +26.1pp |
| 129 | Kingsville Elementary Kingsville · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.0% | +26.1pp |
| 130 | Snow Hill Elementary Snow Hill · Worcester County Public Schools | Elementary | 78.0% | +26.1pp |
| 131 | Calvert High Prince Frederick · Calvert County Public Schools | High | 77.9% | +26.0pp |
| 132 | Southampton Middle Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 77.9% | +26.0pp |
| 133 | Urbana Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.9% | +26.0pp |
| 134 | Cedar Grove Elementary Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.8% | +25.9pp |
| 135 | Greenwood Elementary Brookeville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.8% | +25.9pp |
| 136 | Pleasant Valley Elementary Knoxville · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.8% | +25.9pp |
| 137 | Ritchie Park Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.8% | +25.9pp |
| 138 | Homestead/Wakefield Elementary Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.7% | +25.8pp |
| 139 | Westbrook Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.7% | +25.8pp |
| 140 | Deale Elementary Deale · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.5% | +25.6pp |
| 141 | Triadelphia Ridge Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.5% | +25.6pp |
| 142 | Linganore High Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 77.4% | +25.5pp |
| 143 | Middletown Middle Middletown · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 77.3% | +25.4pp |
| 144 | North Harford Middle Pylesville · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 77.3% | +25.4pp |
| 145 | Northern Garrett High School Accident · Garrett County Public Schools | High | 77.3% | +25.4pp |
| 146 | Emmorton Elementary Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.2% | +25.3pp |
| 147 | Fallston High Fallston · Harford County Public Schools | High | 77.2% | +25.3pp |
| 148 | Mount Hebron High Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | High | 77.2% | +25.3pp |
| 149 | Ring Factory Elementary Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.2% | +25.3pp |
| 150 | Manor Woods Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 77.1% | +25.2pp |
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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.