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)
240048000902	41	Richard Montgomery High	Public, Magnet	9-12	250 Richard Montgomery Dr	Rockville	20852	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6100	2,390	134	17.7	33.3%	667 (27.9%)	351 (14.7%)	649 (27.2%)	566 (23.7%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	138 (5.8%)	$16,178			$1,040			$15,138	55.8	57.8	35	6
240066001256	42	Boonsboro High	Public	9-12	10 Campus Ave	Boonsboro	21713	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8022	747	52	14.3	35.7%	638 (85.4%)	14 (1.9%)	44 (5.9%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	$16,562			$1,434			$15,128	55.5	64.5	23	19
240051001708	43	Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14800 Sweitzer Ln	Laurel	20707	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 350-6051	1,684	91	18.5	46.0%	59 (3.5%)	1,347 (80.0%)	175 (10.4%)	71 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	$21,078			$1,912			$19,167	54.6	56.7	38	5
240006000058	44	Chesapeake High	Public	9-12	4798 Mountain Rd	Pasadena	21122	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 255-9600	1,419	82	17.2	23.3%	1,209 (85.2%)	45 (3.2%)	82 (5.8%)	23 (1.6%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	50 (3.5%)	$16,159			$1,395			$14,764	54.1			(n/a)
240006000132	45	Southern High	Public	9-12	4400 Solomons Island Rd	Harwood	20776	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 867-7100	1,066	70	15.2	39.7%	681 (63.9%)	85 (8.0%)	233 (21.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.5%)	$17,659			$1,546			$16,113	53.1	38.2	87	42
240015000516	46	Northern High	Public	9-12	2950 Chaneyville Rd	Owings	20736	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-8950	1,493	83	18	16.7%	1,058 (70.9%)	161 (10.8%)	91 (6.1%)	37 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	134 (9.0%)	$15,350			$955			$14,395	52.9	47	63	17
240015000611	47	Patuxent High	Public	9-12	12485 Southern Connector Boule	Lusby	20657	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-8840	1,029	64	16	33.9%	650 (63.2%)	169 (16.4%)	95 (9.2%)	15 (1.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (9.2%)	$18,567			$1,324			$17,244	52.9			(n/a)
240027000596	48	La Plata High School	Public	9-12	6035 Radio Station Rd	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-1100	1,222	69	17.7	25.0%	667 (54.6%)	303 (24.8%)	96 (7.9%)	34 (2.8%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	111 (9.1%)	$15,362			$366			$14,997	52.4	46.5	67	19
240027000600	49	Maurice J. McDonough High School	Public	9-12	7165 Marshall Corner Rd	Pomfret	20675	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-2944	1,087	64	16.9	32.2%	279 (25.7%)	577 (53.1%)	136 (12.5%)	23 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.3%)	$16,393			$473			$15,920	52.1			(n/a)
240015001342	50	Huntingtown High School	Public	9-12	4125 N Solomons Island Rd	Huntingtown	20639	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-8810	1,360	79	17.1	14.6%	1,005 (73.9%)	139 (10.2%)	90 (6.6%)	21 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (7.3%)	$16,310			$1,016			$15,293	52	46.8	65	15

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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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