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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Gale-Bailey Elementary School Marbury · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 402 | Milton M. Somers Middle School La Plata · Charles County Public Schools | Middle | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 403 | North Frederick Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 404 | Robert Goddard Montessori Seabrook · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 405 | Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School La Plata · Charles County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.8% | +10.9pp |
| 406 | Kingsview Middle Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Middle | 62.6% | +10.7pp |
| 407 | Catonsville High Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 62.5% | +10.6pp |
| 408 | Pocomoke Elementary Pocomoke City · Worcester County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.5% | +10.6pp |
| 409 | Bethesda Elementary Bethesda · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.4% | +10.5pp |
| 410 | Bodkin Elementary Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.4% | +10.5pp |
| 411 | Little Bennett Elementary Clarksburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.4% | +10.5pp |
| 412 | Evergreen Elementary School California · St. Mary's County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.2% | +10.3pp |
| 413 | Parkway Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.2% | +10.3pp |
| 414 | Severn Elementary Severn · Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.2% | +10.3pp |
| 415 | Bonnie Branch Middle Ellicott City · Howard County Public Schools | Middle | 62.1% | +10.2pp |
| 416 | Fields Road Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.1% | +10.2pp |
| 417 | Monocacy Valley Montessori Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Combined | 62.1% | +10.2pp |
| 418 | North Harford Elementary Pylesville · Harford County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.1% | +10.2pp |
| 419 | Oakland Terrace Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.1% | +10.2pp |
| 420 | Westside Intermediate Hebron · Wicomico County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.1% | +10.2pp |
| 421 | Mechanicsville Elementary Sykesville · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.0% | +10.1pp |
| 422 | Summit Park Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.0% | +10.1pp |
| 423 | Charlesmont Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.0pp |
| 424 | Chevy Chase Elementary Chevy Chase · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.0pp |
| 425 | Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary Germantown · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.0pp |
| 426 | North Salisbury Elementary Salisbury · Wicomico County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.0pp |
| 427 | Bel Air Elementary Cumberland · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.8% | +9.9pp |
| 428 | Catoctin High Thurmont · Frederick County Public Schools | High | 61.7% | +9.8pp |
| 429 | Flintstone Elementary Flintstone · Allegany County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.7% | +9.8pp |
| 430 | Longfields Elementary Forestville · Prince George's County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.7% | +9.8pp |
| 431 | North Dorchester Middle School Hurlock · Dorchester County Public Schools | Middle | 61.7% | +9.8pp |
| 432 | Potomac Heights Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.7% | +9.8pp |
| 433 | Col. Zadok Magruder High Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | High | 61.6% | +9.7pp |
| 434 | Snow Hill Middle Snow Hill · Worcester County Public Schools | Middle | 61.6% | +9.7pp |
| 435 | Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter Upper Marlboro · Prince George's County Public Schools | Combined | 61.4% | +9.5pp |
| 436 | Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Middle | 61.4% | +9.5pp |
| 437 | Sparrows Point High Sparrows Point · Baltimore County Public Schools | High | 61.4% | +9.5pp |
| 438 | Yellow Springs Elementary Frederick · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.4% | +9.5pp |
| 439 | Emmitsburg Elementary Emmitsburg · Frederick County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.3% | +9.4pp |
| 440 | Paramount Elementary Hagerstown · Washington County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.3% | +9.4pp |
| 441 | Powhatan Elementary Baltimore · Baltimore County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.3% | +9.4pp |
| 442 | Rising Sun Elementary Rising Sun · Cecil County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.3% | +9.4pp |
| 443 | Willards Elementary Willards · Wicomico County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.3% | +9.4pp |
| 444 | Bayard Rustin Elementary Rockville · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.2% | +9.3pp |
| 445 | Long Reach High Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | High | 61.2% | +9.3pp |
| 446 | William Tyler Page Elementary Silver Spring · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.2% | +9.3pp |
| 447 | Ridgely Elementary School Ridgely · Caroline County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.1% | +9.2pp |
| 448 | Swansfield Elementary Columbia · Howard County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.1% | +9.2pp |
| 449 | Laytonsville Elementary Gaithersburg · Montgomery County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.0% | +9.1pp |
| 450 | Mount Airy Elementary Mount Airy · Carroll County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.0% | +9.1pp |
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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.