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Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Preschools in Maryland (2026)

Public preschools in Maryland achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 39% (2026).
The public preschools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public preschool with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Maryland is Benfield Elementary School and Ocean City Elementary School, each with 90-94%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 71% 92% Avg. RLA Proficiency: 78%

Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Preschools in Maryland (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Benfield Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
365 Lynwood Dr
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 222-6555
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Ocean City Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-4
12828 Center Dr
Ocean City, MD 21842
(410) 632-5370
Rank: #33.
Pinewood Elementary School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 90%
Grades: PK-5
200 Rickswood Rd
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7663
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Wayside Elementary School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85%
Grades: PK-5
10011 Glen Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-0240
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
West Towson Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 85%
Grades: PK-5
6916 North Charles Street
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-3893
Rank: #66.
Bells Mill Elementary School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 83%
Grades: PK-5
8225 Bells Mill Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-0480
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Severna Park Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
6 Riggs Ave
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 222-6577
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Shipley's Choice Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
310 Governor Stone Pky
Millersville, MD 21108
(410) 222-3851
Rank: #99.
Wood Acres Elementary School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 82%
Grades: PK-5
5800 Cromwell Drive
Bethesda, MD 20816
(240) 740-1120
Rank: #1010.
Jacksonville Elementary School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 81%
Grades: PK-5
3400 Hillendale Heights Rd
Phoenix, MD 21131
(410) 887-7880
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Chapel Hill Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: PK-5
5200 E Joppa Rd
Perry Hall, MD 21128
(410) 887-5119
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Diamond Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: PK-5
4 Marquis Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-2120
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Stone Mill Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: PK-5
14323 Stonebridge View Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-5450
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Worthington Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: PK-5
4570 Roundhill Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2825
Rank: #1515.
Chesapeake Science Point
Charter School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 78%
Grades: PK-12
7321 Parkway Drive South
Hanover, MD 21076
(443) 757-5277
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Pocomoke Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-3
2119 Pocomoke Beltway
Pocomoke City, MD 21851
(410) 632-5130
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Woodfield Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
24200 Woodfield Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20882
(240) 207-2550
Rank: #1818.
Fulton Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: PK-5
11600 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5957
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Piney Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: PK-5
6315 Freedom Avenue
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 751-3535
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Waverly Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: PK-5
10220 Wetherburn Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2819
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Beall Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: PK-5
451 Beall Ave
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-1220
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Rachel Carson Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: PK-5
100 Tschiffely Square Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-1840
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Cape St. Claire Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: PK-5
931 Blue Ridge Dr
Annapolis, MD 21409
(410) 222-1685
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Carrolltowne Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: PK-5
6542 Ridge Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 751-3530
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Ilchester Elementary School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: PK-5
4981 Ilchester Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2524
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Mechanicsville Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: PK-5
3838 Sykesville Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 751-3510
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Fountaindale Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-5
901 Northern Ave
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8156
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Frost Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-5
260 Shaw St
Frostburg, MD 21532
(301) 689-5168
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Mayo Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-5
1260 Mayo Ridge Rd
Edgewater, MD 21037
(410) 798-9830
Rank: #30 - 3330. - 33.
Centennial Lane Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: PK-5
3825 Centennial Ln
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2800
Rank: #30 - 3330. - 33.
Honeygo Elementary School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: PK-5
4816 Joppa Road
Perry Hall, MD 21128
(443) 809-8700
Rank: #30 - 3330. - 33.
Huntingtown Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: PK-5
4345 Huntingtown Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(443) 550-9360
Rank: #30 - 3330. - 33.
Robert Goddard Montessori
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: PK-8
9850 Good Luck Rd
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 918-3515
Rank: #34 - 4134. - 41.
Bel Air Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: PK-5
30 E Lee St
Bel Air, MD 21014
(410) 638-4160
Rank: #34 - 4134. - 41.
Bodkin Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: PK-5
8320 Ventnor Rd
Pasadena, MD 21122
(410) 437-0464
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Maryland average public preschools reading/language arts proficiency?
The Maryland average public preschools reading/language arts proficiency is 39%% for 2026.
What are the public preschools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Maryland?
The best top-ranked public preschools in Maryland include Benfield Elementary School, Ocean City Elementary School and Pinewood Elementary School.

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