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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | North Point High School Waldorf · Charles County Public Schools | High | 67.6% | +15.7pp |
| 302 | Walkersville High Walkersville · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 67.5% | +15.6pp |
| 303 | Forest Hill Elementary Forest Hill · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.4% | +15.5pp |
| 304 | Kenmore Elementary Elkton · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.4% | +15.5pp |
| 305 | Chapel District Elementary Cordova · Talbot County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 306 | DuFief Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 307 | Mayo Elementary Edgewater · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 308 | Northeast Elementary Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 309 | Piney Orchard Elementary Odenton · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 310 | Randallstown Elementary Randallstown · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.3% | +15.4pp |
| 311 | Hammond Elementary Laurel · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.2% | +15.3pp |
| 312 | Seventh District Elementary Parkton · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.2% | +15.3pp |
| 313 | Ebb Valley Elementary Manchester · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.1% | +15.2pp |
| 314 | John Poole Middle Poolesville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 67.1% | +15.2pp |
| 315 | Matapeake Elementary School Stevensville · Queen Anne's County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.1% | +15.2pp |
| 316 | North Hagerstown High Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | High | 67.1% | +15.2pp |
| 317 | Brunswick Middle Brunswick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 67.0% | +15.1pp |
| 318 | Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus Lusby · Calvert County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.0% | +15.1pp |
| 319 | Rock Creek Forest Elementary Chevy Chase · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 67.0% | +15.1pp |
| 320 | New Market Middle New Market · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 66.8% | +14.9pp |
| 321 | Clarksburg Elementary Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 322 | Dublin Elementary Street · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 323 | Friendship Valley Elementary Westminster · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 324 | Hampstead Hill Academy Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 325 | Jarrettsville Elementary Jarrettsville · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.7% | +14.8pp |
| 326 | Capitol Heights Elementary Capitol Heights · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 327 | Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary Union Bridge · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 328 | Gorman Crossing Elementary Laurel · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 329 | Paul Laurence Dunbar High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 330 | Takoma Park Middle Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 66.6% | +14.7pp |
| 331 | Friendsville Elementary Friendsville · Garrett County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.5% | +14.6pp |
| 332 | Western High Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | High | 66.5% | +14.6pp |
| 333 | Roland Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Baltimore City Public Schools | Elementary | 66.4% | +14.5pp |
| 334 | Frederick Douglass High Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | High | 66.3% | +14.4pp |
| 335 | Orchard Grove Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.3% | +14.4pp |
| 336 | Tilden Middle Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 66.3% | +14.4pp |
| 337 | Darnestown Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.0% | +14.1pp |
| 338 | Sligo Creek Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 66.0% | +14.1pp |
| 339 | Thurmont Elementary Thurmont · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.0pp |
| 340 | Walkersville Middle Walkersville · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 65.9% | +14.0pp |
| 341 | Woodlin Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.0pp |
| 342 | Accident Elementary Accident · Garrett County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.7% | +13.8pp |
| 343 | Olney Elementary Olney · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.7% | +13.8pp |
| 344 | Piney Branch Elementary Takoma Park · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.6% | +13.7pp |
| 345 | Buckingham Elementary Berlin · Worcester County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.4% | +13.5pp |
| 346 | Garrett Park Elementary Kensington · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.3% | +13.4pp |
| 347 | Calvert Middle Prince Frederick · Calvert County Public Schools | Middle | 65.2% | +13.3pp |
| 348 | Denton Elementary School Denton · Caroline County Public Schools | Elementary | 65.2% | +13.3pp |
| 349 | Northeast High Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | High | 65.2% | +13.3pp |
| 350 | Bohemia Manor High Chesapeake City · Cecil County Public Schools | High | 65.1% | +13.2pp |
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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.