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)
240027000144	131	Westlake High School	Public	9-12	3300 Middletown Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-8857	1,185	70	17	46.9%	47 (4.0%)	870 (73.4%)	130 (11.0%)	62 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.0%)	$15,329			$780			$14,549	22.6	21.8	115	16
240039000690	132	Edgewood High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2415 Willoughby Beach Rd	Edgewood	21040	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 612-1500	1,417	95	14.9	61.6%	345 (24.3%)	660 (46.6%)	230 (16.2%)	43 (3.0%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	132 (9.3%)	$15,657			$1,612			$14,045	21.9	36.5	96	36
240009000298	133	Paul Laurence Dunbar High	Public	9-12	1400 Orleans Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 642-4478	1,101	48	22.9	74.8%	15 (1.4%)	905 (82.2%)	173 (15.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$18,052			$416			$17,636	21.2			(n/a)
240033000632	134	Frederick High	Public	9-12	650 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-7000	1,850	111	16.6	48.3%	359 (19.4%)	466 (25.2%)	808 (43.7%)	95 (5.1%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	108 (5.8%)	$14,891			$818			$14,072	19.5	28.9	107	27
240012000420	135	Loch Raven High	Public	9-12	1212 Cowpens Ave	Baltimore	21286	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-3525	855	59	14.5	53.8%	246 (28.8%)	463 (54.2%)	67 (7.8%)	34 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	40 (4.7%)	$18,772			$1,952			$16,820	18.5	21.2	116	19
240012000444	136	Patapsco High and Center for Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	8100 Wise Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-7060	1,350	91	14.9	64.6%	661 (49.0%)	365 (27.0%)	186 (13.8%)	16 (1.2%)	13 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	106 (7.9%)	$18,228			$1,748			$16,480	18.4	25	110	26
240051001114	137	Northwestern High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7000 Adelphi Rd	Hyattsville	20782	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 985-1820	2,381	143	16.6	79.3%	86 (3.6%)	528 (22.2%)	1,726 (72.5%)	18 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	16 (0.7%)	$18,316			$1,931			$16,386	18.2			(n/a)
240069001320	138	Wicomico High	Public	9-12	201 Long Avenue	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5146	1,307	93	14	64.3%	257 (19.7%)	640 (49.0%)	254 (19.4%)	28 (2.1%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	111 (8.5%)	$17,965			$2,719			$15,246	15.9			(n/a)
240042001189	139	Homewood School	Public	6-12	10914 Clarksville Pike	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7081	131	38	3.4	15.3%	41 (31.3%)	56 (42.7%)	17 (13.0%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)								14.1			(n/a)
240027001727	140	St. Charles High School	Public	9-12	5305 Piney Church Rd	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2090	1,598	88	18	48.5%	97 (6.1%)	1,146 (71.7%)	208 (13.0%)	30 (1.9%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (6.9%)	$15,254			$622			$14,632	12.8	23.5	114	26

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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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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education