Schools in Bel Air ranked among Maryland’s highest for reading and writing aptitude, according to the Maryland State Department of Education.
As part of the annual Partnership For Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (“PARCC”) examination, Maryland public school students in grades three through eight are tested based on Common Core English language arts standards.
The students pass if their scores either meet or exceed expectations, indicating they’re “ready for the next level” of education.
100 Maryland schools with highest reading scores
Rank
School
City
District
Passing rate
1
Academy of Health Sciences at Pgcc
Largo
Prince George’s
100
2
Cold Spring Elementary
Potomac
Montgomery
94.12
3
Shipley’s Choice Elementary
Millersville
Anne Arundel
90.50
4
Bannockburn Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
90.34
5
Eastern Technical High School
Baltimore
Baltimore County
90.32
6
Benfield Elementary
Severna Park
Anne Arundel
88.33
7
Jacksonville Elementary
Phoenix
Baltimore County
85.77
8
Clarksville Middle
Clarksville
Howard
85.41
9
Sparks Elementary
Sparks
Baltimore County
85.21
10
Oakdale High
Ijamsville
Frederick
85.05
11
Glenarden Woods Elementary
Seabrook
Prince George’s
84.55
12
Western School of Technology & Env. Science
Baltimore
Baltimore County
84.47
13
West Towson Elementary
Baltimore
Baltimore County
84.36
14
Travilah Elementary
North Potomac
Montgomery
84.29
15
Thomas S. Wootton High
Rockville
Montgomery
84.14
16
River Hill High
Clarksville
Howard
83.33
17
Carderock Springs Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
83.26
18
Pinewood Elementary
Timonium
Baltimore County
83.20
19
Wayside Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
83.17
20
Linganore High
Frederick
Frederick
82.74
21
Herbert Hoover Middle
Potomac
Montgomery
82.67
22
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
Hagerstown
Washington
82.48
23
Clarksville Elementary
Clarksville
Howard
82.35
24
Walt Whitman High
Bethesda
Montgomery
82.09
25
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology
Towson
Baltimore County
81.97
26
Frost Elementary
Frostburg
Allegany
81.90
27
Winston Churchill High
Potomac
Montgomery
81.88
28
Seven Locks Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
81.86
29
Poolesville High
Poolesville
Montgomery
81.85
30
Timonium Elementary
Timonium
Baltimore County
80.37
31
Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
Bethesda
Montgomery
80.14
32
Wyngate Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
80.11
33
Diamond Elementary
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
79.38
34
Burleigh Manor Middle School
Ellicott City
Howard
79.20
35
Cabin John Middle School
Potomac
Montgomery
79.18
36
Potomac Elementary
Potomac
Montgomery
79.03
37
Stone Mill Elementary
North Potomac
Montgomery
78.91
38
Folger Mckinsey Elementary
Severna Park
Anne Arundel
78.86
39
Ilchester Elementary
Ellicott City
Howard
78.81
40
Glenelg High
Glenelg
Howard
78.57
41
Ocean City Elementary
Ocean City
Worcester
78.44
42
Centerville Elementary
Frederick
Frederick
78.34
43
Severna Park High
Severna Park
Anne Arundel
78.23
44
Riderwood Elementary
Towson
Baltimore County
78.18
45
Urbana High
Ijamsville
Frederick
78.14
46
Marriotts Ridge High
Marriottsville
Howard
78.02
47
Chesapeake Science Point
Hanover
Anne Arundel
77.78
48
Fort Garrison Elementary
Baltimore
Baltimore County
77.60
49
Heather Hills Elementary
Bowie
Prince George’s
77.58
50
Farmland Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
77.45
51
Centennial High
Ellicott City
Howard
77.20
52
Mount Harmony Elementary
Owings
Calvert
77.15
53
Burning Tree Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
76.65
54
Urbana Middle
Ijamsville
Frederick
76.60
55
Severna Park Middle
Severna Park
Anne Arundel
76.53
56
Bells Mill Elementary
Potomac
Montgomery
76.45
57
Lime Kiln Middle
Fulton
Howard
76.45
58
Walter Johnson High
Bethesda
Montgomery
76.41
59
West Friendship Elementary
West Friendship
Howard
76.09
60
Harford Technical High
Bel Air
Harford
75.63
61
Beverly Farms Elementary
Potomac
Montgomery
75.47
62
Chevy Chase Elementary
Chevy Chase
Montgomery
75.18
63
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School
Germantown
Montgomery
75.06
64
Chapel Hill Elementary
Perry Hall
Baltimore County
74.71
65
Bradley Hills Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
74.70
66
Centennial Lane Elementary
Ellicott City
Howard
74.69
67
Hereford High
Parkton
Baltimore County
74.53
68
Somerset Elementary
Chevy Chase
Montgomery
74.14
69
Robert Frost Middle School
Rockville
Montgomery
74.06
70
Severna Park Elementary
Severna Park
Anne Arundel
74.04
71
Liberty High
Sykesville
Carroll
74.01
72
North Bethesda Middle
Bethesda
Montgomery
74.01
73
West Annapolis Elementary
Annapolis
Anne Arundel
74
74
Folly Quarter Middle
Ellicott City
Howard
73.94
75
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
Bethesda
Montgomery
73.91
76
Crofton Elementary
Crofton
Anne Arundel
73.65
77
Chesapeake Charter School
Lexington Park
Saint Mary’s
73.44
78
South Carroll High
Sykesville
Carroll
72.96
79
Oakdale Middle
Ijamsville
Frederick
72.88
80
Mount View Middle
Marriottsville
Howard
72.84
81
Century High
Sykesville
Carroll
72.81
82
Rodgers Forge Elementary
Baltimore
Baltimore County
72.33
83
Central Middle
Edgewater
Anne Arundel
72.27
84
Lakewood Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
72.22
85
Showell Elementary
Berlin
Worcester
72.07
86
Bushy Park Elementary
Glenwood
Howard
72.05
87
North Chevy Chase Elementary
Chevy Chase
Montgomery
71.94
88
Fulton Elementary
Fulton
Howard
71.49
89
Westbrook Elementary
Bethesda
Montgomery
71.28
90
Atholton High
Columbia
Howard
71.08
91
Sunderland Elementary
Sunderland
Calvert
70.91
92
Jones Elementary
Severna Park
Anne Arundel
70.69
93
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary
Ellicott City
Howard
70.64
94
Lutherville Laboratory
Lutherville
Baltimore County
70.62
95
Crofton Woods Elementary
Crofton
Anne Arundel
70.33
96
Prettyboy Elementary
Freeland
Baltimore County
70.25
97
Fallsmead Elementary
Rockville
Montgomery
70.23
98
Clearspring Elementary
Damascus
Montgomery
70.18
99
Dayton Oaks
Dayton
Howard
70.11
100
Davidsonville Elementary
Davidsonville
Anne Arundel
69.97
