Best High Schools in Maryland

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 146)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
240018000523	81	North Caroline High School	Public	9-12	10990 River Rd	Ridgely	21660	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 479-2332	1,226	75	16.2	59.1%	713 (58.2%)	137 (11.2%)	281 (22.9%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (6.6%)	$15,998			$2,397			$13,601	42.1	23.7	113	32
240048000877	82	Montgomery Blair High	Public, Magnet	9-12	51 University Blvd E	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-7200	3,204	193	16.6	48.6%	707 (22.1%)	780 (24.3%)	1,180 (36.8%)	379 (11.8%)	7 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	136 (4.2%)	$16,917			$1,018			$15,898	40.9	35.9	97	15
240066001285	83	Smithsburg High	Public	9-12	66 N Main St	Smithsburg	21783	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8337	717	43	16.5	45.9%	553 (77.1%)	56 (7.8%)	57 (7.9%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	$17,781			$2,582			$15,199	40.9	45.2	72	11
240048000951	84	Wheaton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	12401 Dalewood Dr	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 321-3400	2,599	158	16.5	65.3%	253 (9.7%)	497 (19.1%)	1,502 (57.8%)	290 (11.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	52 (2.0%)	$16,637			$1,267			$15,370	40.6			(n/a)
240006090441	85	North County High	Public, Magnet	9-12	10 East 1st Avenue	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 222-6970	2,451	144	17	62.8%	880 (35.9%)	657 (26.8%)	629 (25.7%)	122 (5.0%)	6 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	148 (6.0%)	$14,467			$1,309			$13,158	40.5			(n/a)
240015000508	86	Calvert High	Public	9-12	520 Fox Run Blvd	Prince Frederick	20678	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-8880	1,141	67	16.9	33.5%	649 (56.9%)	244 (21.4%)	124 (10.9%)	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (8.8%)	$17,196			$1,046			$16,149	40.3			(n/a)
240003001636	87	Mountain Ridge High School	Public	9-12	100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick	Frostburg	21532	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 689-3377	736	44	16.9	48.0%	682 (92.7%)	9 (1.2%)	14 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	$15,215			$1,477			$13,738	40.2	35.5	99	12
240066001275	88	North Hagerstown High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1200 Pennsylvania Ave	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8238	1,438	74	19.4	61.5%	658 (45.8%)	341 (23.7%)	250 (17.4%)	58 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (8.9%)	$14,222			$1,854			$12,368	39.9	36.6	95	7
240039001638	89	Patterson Mill High School	Public	9-12	85 Patterson Mill Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4640	819	53	15.3	24.2%	539 (65.8%)	81 (9.9%)	71 (8.7%)	58 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	64 (7.8%)	$17,734			$1,579			$16,154	39.8	62	28	61
240006000109	90	Old Mill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	600 Patriot Ln	Millersville	21108	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 969-9010	2,445	144	16.9	48.1%	822 (33.6%)	870 (35.6%)	460 (18.8%)	116 (4.7%)	12 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	155 (6.3%)	$14,635			$1,386			$13,249	39.7			(n/a)

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP English Language Arts, MCAP Algebra I, MCAP Algebra II, MCAP Geometry test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
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