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Worcester County reports top MCAP proficiency, data team highlights results and poverty analysis
Summary
County staff presented 2025 MCAP results showing Worcester County Public Schools outperforming statewide averages and shared a poverty‑adjusted analysis that staff said places the district well above statistical expectations.
WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. — Worcester County Public Schools officials on Tuesday presented statewide 2025 MCAP (Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program) results showing the district among the highest performing in Maryland and described internal analyses that, according to staff, place most local schools well above expected performance given local poverty levels.
In a presentation to the Board of Education, Jen McDowell, local accountability coordinator, and Tom Hamill, a district data staff member, reviewed proficiency rates and growth across grades 3–10. Hamill told the board the district “is still performing number 1 in the state of Maryland at 68.5%…
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