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Maryland schools ranked by test score

Latest MCAP year (2024-25). 1,288 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.9%.
Subject:English Language ArtsMathematics
Order:Highest firstLowest first
Level:AllElementaryMiddleHighCombined
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
251Twin Ridge Elementary
Mt Airy · Frederick County Public Schools
Elementary70.0%+18.1pp
252Winfield Elementary
Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools
Elementary70.0%+18.1pp
253Northfield Elementary
Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools
Elementary69.9%+18.0pp
254Patapsco Middle
Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools
Middle69.9%+18.0pp
255Poolesville Elementary
Poolesville · Montgomery County Public Schools
Elementary69.8%+17.9pp
256Rising Sun High
North East · Cecil County Public Schools
High69.8%+17.9pp
257North Bend Elementary
Jarrettsville · Harford County Public Schools
Elementary69.7%+17.8pp
258Mutual Elementary
Port Republic · Calvert County Public Schools
Elementary69.6%+17.7pp
259Waterloo Elementary
Columbia · Howard County Public Schools
Elementary69.6%+17.7pp
260Waverly Elementary
Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools
Elementary69.6%+17.7pp
261Clemens Crossing Elementary
Columbia · Howard County Public Schools
Elementary69.5%+17.6pp
262Lisbon Elementary
Woodbine · Howard County Public Schools
Elementary69.5%+17.6pp
263Nantucket Elementary
Crofton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Elementary69.5%+17.6pp
264Queen Anne's County High School
Centreville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools
High69.5%+17.6pp
265Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter
Laurel · Prince George's County Public Schools
Combined69.4%+17.5pp
266Chesapeake Science Point
Hanover · Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Combined69.4%+17.5pp
267John Hanson Montessori
Oxon Hill · Prince George's County Public Schools
Elementary69.4%+17.5pp
268Kemptown Elementary
Monrovia · Frederick County Public Schools
Elementary69.4%+17.5pp
269Lake Shore Elementary
Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Elementary69.4%+17.5pp
270Lakelands Park Middle
Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools
Middle69.4%+17.5pp
271Snow Hill High
Snow Hill · Worcester County Public Schools
High69.4%+17.5pp
272Atholton Elementary
Columbia · Howard County Public Schools
Elementary69.3%+17.4pp
273Lutherville Laboratory
Lutherville · Baltimore County Public Schools
Elementary69.3%+17.4pp
274Belvedere Elementary
Arnold · Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Elementary69.2%+17.3pp
275Pershing Hill Elementary
Ft Meade · Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Elementary69.1%+17.2pp
276Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
Elementary68.9%+17.0pp
277Hickory Elementary
Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools
Elementary68.8%+16.9pp
278Ashburton Elementary
Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools
Elementary68.7%+16.8pp
279Waugh Chapel Elementary
Odenton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Elementary68.6%+16.7pp
280North Harford High
Pylesville · Harford County Public Schools
High68.5%+16.6pp
281Albert Einstein High
Kensington · Montgomery County Public Schools
High68.4%+16.5pp
282Clear Spring Elementary
Clear Spring · Washington County Public Schools
Elementary68.4%+16.5pp
283Shiloh Middle
Hampstead · Carroll County Public Schools
Middle68.4%+16.5pp
284Arundel Middle
Odenton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Middle68.2%+16.3pp
285Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary
Leonardtown · St. Mary's County Public Schools
Elementary68.2%+16.3pp
286Glenwood Middle
Glenwood · Howard County Public Schools
Middle68.2%+16.3pp
287Manchester Elementary
Manchester · Carroll County Public Schools
Elementary68.2%+16.3pp
288Plum Point Elementary
Huntingtown · Calvert County Public Schools
Elementary68.2%+16.3pp
289Bard High School Early College
Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools
High68.1%+16.2pp
290Damascus High
Damascus · Montgomery County Public Schools
High68.1%+16.2pp
291Perry Hall Elementary
Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools
Elementary68.1%+16.2pp
292Clear Spring High
Clear Spring · Washington County Public Schools
High68.0%+16.1pp
293Huntingtown Elementary
Huntingtown · Calvert County Public Schools
Elementary68.0%+16.1pp
294Westover Elementary
Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools
Elementary68.0%+16.1pp
295William Winchester Elementary
Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools
Elementary68.0%+16.1pp
296Farmland Elementary
Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools
Elementary67.8%+15.9pp
297Havre de Grace High
Havre de Grace · Harford County Public Schools
High67.8%+15.9pp
298La Plata High School
La Plata · Charles County Public Schools
High67.8%+15.9pp
299Hollywood Elementary
Hollywood · St. Mary's County Public Schools
Elementary67.7%+15.8pp
300C. Milton Wright High
Bel Air · Harford County Public Schools
High67.6%+15.7pp
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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.