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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Eldersburg Elementary Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 73.2% | +21.3pp |
| 202 | Prettyboy Elementary Freeland · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 73.2% | +21.3pp |
| 203 | Ilchester Elementary Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 73.1% | +21.2pp |
| 204 | Freedom District Elementary Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 73.0% | +21.1pp |
| 205 | Hampden Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 73.0% | +21.1pp |
| 206 | Perryville High Perryville · Cecil County Public Schools | High | 73.0% | +21.1pp |
| 207 | Bel Air Middle Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Middle | 72.9% | +21.0pp |
| 208 | Chapel Hill Elementary Perry Hall · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.9% | +21.0pp |
| 209 | Dumbarton Middle Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Middle | 72.9% | +21.0pp |
| 210 | Sandymount Elementary Finksburg · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.9% | +21.0pp |
| 211 | Windsor Farm Elementary Annapolis · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.9% | +21.0pp |
| 212 | Cabin Branch Elementary Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.8% | +20.9pp |
| 213 | Chopticon High Morganza · St. Mary's County Public Schools | High | 72.8% | +20.9pp |
| 214 | Westminster West Middle Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 72.7% | +20.8pp |
| 215 | Belmont Elementary Olney · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.6% | +20.7pp |
| 216 | Windsor Knolls Middle Ijamsville · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 72.5% | +20.6pp |
| 217 | Dora Kennedy French Immersion Greenbelt · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.4% | +20.5pp |
| 218 | Phyllis E. Williams Elementary Seabrook · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.4% | +20.5pp |
| 219 | Bushy Park Elementary Glenwood · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.3% | +20.4pp |
| 220 | Windy Hill Elementary Owings · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.3% | +20.4pp |
| 221 | Red Pump Elementary School Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.2% | +20.3pp |
| 222 | Boonsboro Elementary Boonsboro · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.1% | +20.2pp |
| 223 | Carrolltowne Elementary Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.0% | +20.1pp |
| 224 | Forest Lakes Elementary Forest Hill · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.0% | +20.1pp |
| 225 | Sugarloaf Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 72.0% | +20.1pp |
| 226 | Oklahoma Road Middle Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Middle | 71.9% | +20.0pp |
| 227 | Patterson Mill High School Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools | High | 71.9% | +20.0pp |
| 228 | Dunloggin Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 71.8% | +19.9pp |
| 229 | Northwest High Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 71.7% | +19.8pp |
| 230 | Oliver Beach Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 71.7% | +19.8pp |
| 231 | Reservoir High Fulton · Howard County Public Schools | High | 71.7% | +19.8pp |
| 232 | Smithsburg Middle Smithsburg · Washington County Public Schools | Middle | 71.7% | +19.8pp |
| 233 | Oakdale Elementary Ijamsville · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 71.6% | +19.7pp |
| 234 | Southern High Harwood · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 71.5% | +19.6pp |
| 235 | Mount Harmony Elementary Owings · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 71.2% | +19.3pp |
| 236 | Diamond Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 71.1% | +19.2pp |
| 237 | Windy Hill Middle Owings · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 71.1% | +19.2pp |
| 238 | Highland View Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 71.0% | +19.1pp |
| 239 | Middletown Elementary Middletown · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 71.0% | +19.1pp |
| 240 | Beall Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 70.7% | +18.8pp |
| 241 | Clarksville Elementary Clarksville · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 70.7% | +18.8pp |
| 242 | Medfield Heights Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 70.7% | +18.8pp |
| 243 | Oakdale Middle Ijamsville · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 70.7% | +18.8pp |
| 244 | Whitehall Elementary Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 70.7% | +18.8pp |
| 245 | Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 70.6% | +18.7pp |
| 246 | College Gardens Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 70.5% | +18.6pp |
| 247 | Chatsworth School Reisterstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 70.4% | +18.5pp |
| 248 | Chesapeake High Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 70.4% | +18.5pp |
| 249 | Sharpsburg Elementary Sharpsburg · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 70.2% | +18.3pp |
| 250 | Eleanor Roosevelt High Greenbelt · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 70.1% | +18.2pp |
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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.