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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Churchville Elementary Churchville · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 76.9% | +25.0pp |
| 152 | Calvert Elementary Prince Frederick · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 76.8% | +24.9pp |
| 153 | Snowden Farm Elementary Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 76.8% | +24.9pp |
| 154 | Bel Air Elementary Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 76.7% | +24.8pp |
| 155 | Manchester Valley High Manchester · Carroll County Public Schools | High | 76.7% | +24.8pp |
| 156 | Arundel High Gambrills · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 76.6% | +24.7pp |
| 157 | Broadneck Elementary Arnold · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 76.6% | +24.7pp |
| 158 | Patterson Mill Middle School Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 76.4% | +24.5pp |
| 159 | South Shore Elementary Crownsville · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 76.4% | +24.5pp |
| 160 | Westland Middle Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 76.4% | +24.5pp |
| 161 | Atholton High Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | High | 76.3% | +24.4pp |
| 162 | Beach Elementary Chesapeake Beach · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 76.2% | +24.3pp |
| 163 | Frederick Classical Charter Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 76.1% | +24.2pp |
| 164 | Magothy River Middle Arnold · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 76.0% | +24.1pp |
| 165 | Middletown High Middletown · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 76.0% | +24.1pp |
| 166 | Yorktown Elementary Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 76.0% | +24.1pp |
| 167 | Crofton Middle Gambrills · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 75.8% | +23.9pp |
| 168 | Kent Island High School Stevensville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | High | 75.8% | +23.9pp |
| 169 | Fallsmead Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 75.7% | +23.8pp |
| 170 | Baltimore City College Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 75.6% | +23.7pp |
| 171 | Hallie Wells Middle Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 75.6% | +23.7pp |
| 172 | North Chevy Chase Elementary Chevy Chase · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 75.6% | +23.7pp |
| 173 | White Marsh Elementary Mechanicsville · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 75.6% | +23.7pp |
| 174 | Woodfield Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 75.5% | +23.6pp |
| 175 | Cashell Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 75.4% | +23.5pp |
| 176 | Warwick Elementary School Secretary · Dorchester County Public Schools | Elementary | 75.4% | +23.5pp |
| 177 | South Carroll High Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | High | 75.3% | +23.4pp |
| 178 | Deer Crossing Elementary New Market · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 75.0% | +23.1pp |
| 179 | Harford Technical High Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | High | 75.0% | +23.1pp |
| 180 | Myersville Elementary Myersville · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 75.0% | +23.1pp |
| 181 | Vienna Elementary School Vienna · Dorchester County Public Schools | Elementary | 75.0% | +23.1pp |
| 182 | Hammond Middle Laurel · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 74.9% | +23.0pp |
| 183 | Arnold Elementary Arnold · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 74.5% | +22.6pp |
| 184 | Hereford Middle Monkton · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 74.5% | +22.6pp |
| 185 | Bel Air High Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | High | 74.4% | +22.5pp |
| 186 | Leonardtown Middle Leonardtown · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Middle | 74.4% | +22.5pp |
| 187 | Mount Airy Middle Mount Airy · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 74.4% | +22.5pp |
| 188 | Crofton Elementary Crofton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 74.3% | +22.4pp |
| 189 | Towson High Towson · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 74.3% | +22.4pp |
| 190 | Central Middle Edgewater · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Middle | 74.2% | +22.3pp |
| 191 | Patuxent High Lusby · Calvert County Public Schools | High | 74.2% | +22.3pp |
| 192 | Plum Point Middle Huntingtown · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 74.0% | +22.1pp |
| 193 | Hillcrest Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 73.9% | +22.0pp |
| 194 | Richard Montgomery High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 73.9% | +22.0pp |
| 195 | Maryvale Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 73.8% | +21.9pp |
| 196 | Showell Elementary Berlin · Worcester County Public Schools | Elementary | 73.8% | +21.9pp |
| 197 | Spring Ridge Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 73.5% | +21.6pp |
| 198 | Stephen Decatur High Berlin · Worcester County Public Schools | High | 73.5% | +21.6pp |
| 199 | William H. Farquhar Middle Olney · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 73.5% | +21.6pp |
| 200 | Brunswick High Brunswick · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 73.4% | +21.5pp |
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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.