MSDE Releases Annual Maryland School Report Card
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MSDE Releases Annual Maryland School Report Card
BALTIMORE (November 4, 2025) – Today, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released state, district, and school-level results for the 2025 Maryland School Report Card.
Maryland report card data indicates school performance under the Maryland Accountability System. In the 2024-25 school year, 43 percent of schools earned the top two ratings of four or five stars, up from 41 percent in 2023-24 and 38 percent in 2022-23. The percentage of schools that received three or more stars also increased from prior years, reaching 86 percent in 2024-25, compared to 83 percent in 2023-24 and 80 percent in 2022-23.
“These results reflect the hard work happening in Maryland classrooms every day,” said Dr. Carey M. Wright, State Superintendent of Schools. “The Maryland School Report Card reinforces our commitment to high-quality educational opportunities for every student.”
“The Maryland School Report Card is a vital tool for transparency and continuous improvement,” said Dr. Joshua L. Michael, State Board of Education President. “While we remain focused on refining our accountability system to better support schools and students, this progress demonstrates that educators and district leaders are deeply engaged in the work of school improvement.”
School star ratings are based on multiple indicators, including non-academic measures. Elementary and middle school indicators are: Academic Achievement, Academic Progress, Progress in Achieving English Language Proficiency, and School Quality and Student Success.
High school indicators are: Academic Achievement, Graduation Rate, Progress in Achieving English Language Proficiency, Readiness for Postsecondary Success, and School Quality and Student Success. Schools earn between one and five stars based on the percentage of points earned across indicators.
Maryland Accountability Advisory Committee
Maryland is currently evaluating the accountability system in efforts to increase transparency and accountability. At the center of this work is the Maryland Accountability Advisory Committee, composed of experts and staff who regularly use the data for school improvement efforts.
The committee is building on the Maryland Assessment and Accountability Task Force’s recommendations to support implementation of the school accountability system. The recommendations were presented to the State Board of Education in December 2024.
Since June 2025, the committee has met monthly to develop proposed next steps for presentation to the State Board by the end of the year. The work is coordinated by the Center for Assessment, an educational non-profit that focuses on the design, implementation, and/or evaluation of assessment and accountability systems.
Maryland School Report Card Resources
The Maryland Report Card website displays results at the state, district, and school levels. A downloadable report is available for each school along with disaggregated data for each student group.
Families, educators, and community members can access informational resources on the Maryland Report Card website to help understand school report card results. Available aids include a user guide and one-page documents that summarize calculations for elementary, middle, and high schools.
In addition to school star ratings, the Maryland Report Card website provides access to such data as enrollment, attendance, state assessment performance, graduation rates, college and career readiness indicators, and college enrollment trends.
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