Schools in Maryland
1,408 public schools, 1,315 of them scored on 2025-26 state test results and compared only with schools of the same type in Maryland.
2025-26
Latest test results
1,408
Public schools
25
School districts
% proficient
What the results measure
Results come from the Maryland State Department of Education. We never compare schools across states, because each state sets its own tests. How we score schools
School districts in Maryland
Median score of the district's schools80+60-7940-5920-39Under 20No score
District boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES EDGE, 2024-25). Charter and other districts without a boundary are shown as dots at the middle of their schools. Click a district to open it.
Rankings
The highest-scoring schools of each type in Maryland, best first. Tap a heading to open or close a list.
Top elementary schools
The 10 highest-scoring in Maryland
1
Cold Spring Elementary
ELA 93% · Math 87%
99.9
2
Glenarden Woods Elementary
ELA 91% · Math 83%
99.8
3
Wood Acres Elementary
ELA 89% · Math 85%
99.7
4
Rodgers Forge Elementary
ELA 88% · Math 82%
99.5
5
Heather Hills Elementary
ELA 92% · Math 81%
99.4
6
Riderwood Elementary
ELA 94% · Math 78%
99.3
7
Seven Locks Elementary
ELA 86% · Math 84%
99.2
8
Bannockburn Elementary
ELA 87% · Math 81%
99.0
9
Wayside Elementary
ELA 84% · Math 81%
98.9
10
Fifth District Elementary
ELA 87% · Math 76%
98.8
Top middle schools
The 10 highest-scoring in Maryland
1
Thomas W. Pyle Middle
ELA 88% · Math 76%
99.8
2
Herbert Hoover Middle
ELA 89% · Math 60%
99.3
3
Mount View Middle
ELA 84% · Math 72%
98.9
4
Clarksville Middle
ELA 82% · Math 73%
98.4
5
Cabin John Middle
ELA 83% · Math 60%
98.0
6
Folly Quarter Middle
ELA 86% · Math 72%
97.5
7
Severna Park Middle
ELA 86% · Math 57%
97.1
8
Stephen Decatur Middle
ELA 83% · Math 65%
96.7
9
Lime Kiln Middle
ELA 84% · Math 59%
96.2
10
Burleigh Manor Middle
ELA 80% · Math 60%
95.8
Top high schools
The 10 highest-scoring in Maryland
1
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC
ELA 98% · Math 62%
99.8
2
Eastern Technical High School
ELA 98% · Math 54%
99.3
3
River Hill High
ELA 93% · Math 49%
98.8
4
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
ELA 98% · Math 43%
98.3
5
Urbana High
ELA 93% · Math 64%
97.8
6
Western School of Technology
ELA 98% · Math 40%
97.3
7
Oakdale High
ELA 92% · Math 44%
96.8
8
Marriotts Ridge High
ELA 90% · Math 36%
96.3
9
Liberty High
ELA 92% · Math 39%
95.8
10
Severna Park High
ELA 89% · Math 40%
95.3
Top K-8 schools
The 10 highest-scoring in Maryland
1
Frederick Classical Charter
ELA 78% · Math 53%
99.5
2
Dora Kennedy French Immersion
ELA 78% · Math 47%
98.5
3
Robert Goddard Montessori
ELA 76% · Math 48%
97.4
4
Chesapeake Charter School
ELA 70% · Math 46%
96.4
5
Hampstead Hill Academy
ELA 66% · Math 50%
95.4
6
Roland Park Elementary/Middle
ELA 69% · Math 45%
94.3
7
Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle
ELA 67% · Math 40%
93.3
8
South Dorchester School
ELA 65% · Math 40%
92.3
9
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter
ELA 63% · Math 36%
91.2
10
Thomas G. Pullen
ELA 69% · Math 33%
90.2
Top combined schools
The 10 highest-scoring in Maryland
1
Chesapeake Science Point
ELA 80% · Math 58%
98.1
2
Monocacy Valley Montessori
ELA 62% · Math 28%
94.4
3
Mardela Middle & High
ELA 65% · Math 32%
90.7
4
Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter
ELA 60% · Math 27%
87.0
5
Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter
ELA 62% · Math 24%
83.3
6
Hancock Middle Senior High
ELA 61% · Math 15%
79.6
7
College Park Academy
ELA 60% · Math 19%
75.9
8
Baltimore Design School
ELA 47% · Math 15%
72.2
9
St. Michaels Middle/High School
ELA 58% · Math 12%
68.5
10
AACPS Virtual Academy
ELA 47% · Math 11%
64.8
Largest school districts
Montgomery County Public Schools
211 schools199 with a score
Prince George's County Public Schools
199 schools187 with a score
Baltimore County Public Schools
178 schools165 with a score
Baltimore City Public Schools
151 schools143 with a score
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
128 schools119 with a score
Howard County Public Schools
78 schools76 with a score
Frederick County Public Schools
69 schools64 with a score
Harford County Public Schools
55 schools54 with a score
Carroll County Public Schools
44 schools37 with a score
Washington County Public Schools
43 schools39 with a score
Charles County Public Schools
40 schools40 with a score
Cecil County Public Schools
29 schools28 with a score
St. Mary's County Public Schools
27 schools26 with a score
Calvert County Public Schools
25 schools22 with a score
Wicomico County Public Schools
25 schools19 with a score
Allegany County Public Schools
22 schools22 with a score
Queen Anne's County Public Schools
14 schools12 with a score
Worcester County Public Schools
14 schools12 with a score
Dorchester County Public Schools
13 schools11 with a score
Garrett County Public Schools
11 schools11 with a score
Caroline County Public Schools
10 schools9 with a score
Somerset County Public Schools
8 schools6 with a score
Talbot County Public Schools
8 schools8 with a score
Kent County Public Schools
5 schools5 with a score
All 25 school districts in Maryland
- Allegany County Public Schools 22
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools 128
- Baltimore City Public Schools 151
- Baltimore County Public Schools 178
- Calvert County Public Schools 25
- Caroline County Public Schools 10
- Carroll County Public Schools 44
- Cecil County Public Schools 29
- Charles County Public Schools 40
- Dorchester County Public Schools 13
- Frederick County Public Schools 69
- Garrett County Public Schools 11
- Harford County Public Schools 55
- Howard County Public Schools 78
- Kent County Public Schools 5
- Montgomery County Public Schools 211
- Prince George's County Public Schools 199
- Queen Anne's County Public Schools 14
- SEED School of Maryland 1
- Somerset County Public Schools 8
- St. Mary's County Public Schools 27
- Talbot County Public Schools 8
- Washington County Public Schools 43
- Wicomico County Public Schools 25
- Worcester County Public Schools 14
Cities and towns
Baltimore
271 schools258 with a score
Silver Spring
55 schools48 with a score
Rockville
35 schools33 with a score
Frederick
32 schools30 with a score
Gaithersburg
29 schools29 with a score
Columbia
23 schools23 with a score
Hagerstown
23 schools19 with a score
Ellicott City
22 schools21 with a score
Glen Burnie
21 schools19 with a score
Germantown
20 schools19 with a score
Waldorf
20 schools20 with a score
Annapolis
19 schools18 with a score
Laurel
19 schools19 with a score
Upper Marlboro
18 schools17 with a score
Westminster
18 schools12 with a score
Bel Air
16 schools15 with a score
Bethesda
16 schools16 with a score
Salisbury
15 schools11 with a score
Bowie
14 schools13 with a score
Hyattsville
14 schools14 with a score
Landover
13 schools12 with a score
Pasadena
12 schools12 with a score
Towson
12 schools4 with a score
Elkton
11 schools10 with a score
All 256 cities and towns in Maryland
- Aberdeen 7
- Abingdon 3
- Accident 3
- Accokeek 1
- Adamstown 1
- Adelphi 6
- Andrews Afb 1
- Annapolis 19
- Arnold 6
- Baldwin 1
- Baltimore 271
- Bel Air 16
- Belcamp 1
- Beltsville 7
- Berlin 5
- Berwyn Heights 1
- Bethesda 16
- Bladensburg 5
- Boonsboro 4
- Bowie 14
- Brandywine 5
- Brookeville 1
- Brunswick 3
- Bryantown 1
- Burtonsville 3
- California 1
- Cambridge 7
- Capital Heights 4
- Capitol Heights 7
- Cascade 1
- Catonsville 3
- Cecilton 1
- Centreville 4
- Chaptico 1
- Charlestown 1
- Chesapeake Beach 1
- Chesapeake City 3
- Chestertown 2
- Cheverly 1
- Chevy Chase 4
- Church Creek 1
- Church Hill 1
- Churchville 1
- Clarksburg 8
- Clarksville 4
- Clear Spring 3
- Clinton 7
- Cockeysville 3
- College Park 2
- Columbia 23
- Conowingo 1
- Cordova 1
- Cresaptown 2
- Crisfield 2
- Crofton 4
- Crownsville 1
- Cumberland 9
- Damascus 5
- Darlington 1
- Davidsonville 1
- Dayton 1
- Deal Island 1
- Deale 1
- Delmar 1
- Denton 2
- Derwood 1
- Dickerson 1
- District Heights 3
- Easton 3
- Edgewater 7
- Edgewood 4
- Elkridge 6
- Elkton 11
- Ellicott City 22
- Emmitsburg 1
- Fallston 3
- Federalsburg 3
- Finksburg 1
- Flintstone 1
- Forest Hill 2
- Forestville 4
- Fort Meade 2
- Fort Washington 11
- Frederick 32
- Freeland 1
- Friendsville 1
- Frostburg 4
- Fruitland 3
- Ft Meade 5
- Fulton 4
- Gaithersburg 29
- Galena 1
- Galesville 1
- Gambrills 4
- Germantown 20
- Glen Burnie 21
- Glenarden 1
- Glenelg 1
- Glenn Dale 1
- Glenwood 2
- Grantsville 1
- Grasonville 1
- Great Mills 3
- Greenbelt 5
- Greensboro 1
- Hagerstown 23
- Halethorpe 1
- Hampstead 4
- Hancock 2
- Hanover 4
- Harwood 1
- Havre De Grace 5
- Hebron 1
- Hollywood 1
- Huntingtown 4
- Hurlock 3
- Hyattsville 14
- Ijamsville 6
- Indian Head 5
- Jarrettsville 2
- Jefferson 1
- Jessup 4
- Joppa 5
- Kensington 7
- Keymar 1
- Kingsville 1
- Knoxville 1
- La Plata 6
- Landover 13
- Landover Hills 2
- Lanham 9
- Largo 1
- Laurel 19
- Lavale 2
- Leonardtown 5
- Lexington Park 6
- Linthicum 3
- Lonaconing 2
- Lothian 2
- Loveville 1
- Lusby 5
- Lutherville 3
- Manchester 3
- Marbury 1
- Mardela Springs 2
- Marriottsville 2
- Maugansville 1
- Mechanicsville 5
- Middletown 4
- Millersville 6
- Mitchellville 4
- Monkton 1
- Monrovia 2
- Montgomery Village 3
- Morganza 1
- Morningside 2
- Mount Airy 2
- Mount Savage 1
- Mt Airy 2
- Mt Rainier 2
- Mt Savage 1
- Myersville 2
- Nanjemoy 1
- New Carrollton 3
- New Market 4
- Newark 1
- Newburg 2
- North East 5
- North Potomac 2
- Oakland 5
- Ocean City 1
- Odenton 6
- Olney 5
- Owings 5
- Owings Mills 7
- Oxon Hill 10
- Park Hall 1
- Parkton 2
- Parkville 1
- Pasadena 12
- Perry Hall 2
- Perryville 3
- Phoenix 1
- Pikesville 1
- Pittsville 1
- Pocomoke City 3
- Pomfret 3
- Poolesville 3
- Port Deposit 1
- Port Republic 1
- Potomac 8
- Preston 1
- Prince Frederick 7
- Princess Anne 3
- Pylesville 3
- Quantico 1
- Randallstown 5
- Reisterstown 7
- Ridge 1
- Ridgely 3
- Rising Sun 3
- Riverdale 5
- Rock Hall 1
- Rockville 35
- Rosedale 1
- Sabillasville 1
- Salisbury 15
- Sandy Spring 2
- Seabrook 3
- Secretary 1
- Severn 6
- Severna Park 8
- Shady Side 1
- Sharpsburg 1
- Silver Spring 55
- Smithsburg 3
- Snow Hill 4
- Sparks 1
- Sparrows Point 1
- Springdale 2
- St Leonard 1
- St Michaels 2
- Stevensville 6
- Street 1
- Sudlersville 2
- Suitland 4
- Sunderland 1
- Sykesville 11
- Takoma Park 4
- Tall Timbers 1
- Taneytown 2
- Temple Hills 10
- Thurmont 5
- Tilghman 1
- Timonium 5
- Towson 12
- Traceys Landing 1
- Trappe 1
- Union Bridge 2
- Upper Marlboro 18
- Upperco 1
- Vienna 1
- Waldorf 20
- Walkersville 5
- West Friendship 1
- Westernport 1
- Westminster 18
- Westover 2
- White Hall 1
- White Marsh 1
- White Plains 1
- Willards 1
- Williamsport 4
- Woodbine 1
- Woodlawn 1
- Worton 1