Best High Schools in Maryland

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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)
240021000552	51	Westminster High	Public	9-12	1225 Washington Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3630	1,517	93	16.2	23.5%	1,173 (77.3%)	84 (5.5%)	124 (8.2%)	61 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	65 (4.3%)	$16,078			$613			$15,465	51.6	53.4	48	3
240069001306	52	Mardela Middle & High	Public	6-12	24940 Delmar Rd	Mardela Springs	21837	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5142	691	53	13.1	43.1%	539 (78.0%)	68 (9.8%)	32 (4.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.4%)	$19,424			$3,148			$16,276	51.6	56.3	39	13
240033001688	53	Oakdale High	Public	9-12	5850 Eaglehead Drive	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-9400	1,622	78	20.7	14.5%	1,051 (64.8%)	155 (9.6%)	186 (11.5%)	130 (8.0%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	91 (5.6%)	$13,681			$728			$12,953	51.3	55.8	40	13
240060001224	54	Great Mills High	Public	9-12	21130 Great Mills Rd	Great Mills	20634	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 863-4001	1,779	92	19.4	54.9%	643 (36.1%)	666 (37.4%)	231 (13.0%)	58 (3.3%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	171 (9.6%)	$15,880			$1,768			$14,111	50.9			(n/a)
240036000671	55	Northern Garrett High School	Public	9-12	86 Pride Pkwy	Accident	21520	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 746-8668	439	37	11.9	36.7%	415 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$20,121			$1,663			$18,458	50.9	67.5	19	36
240039000683	56	Bel Air High	Public	9-12	100 Heighe St	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4600	1,489	91	16.3	21.7%	1,068 (71.7%)	139 (9.3%)	110 (7.4%)	101 (6.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (4.2%)	$15,462			$1,394			$14,067	50.5	62.2	27	29
240042001200	57	Reservoir High	Public	9-12	11550 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 888-8850	1,837	121	15.1	27.5%	411 (22.4%)	622 (33.9%)	365 (19.9%)	327 (17.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	106 (5.8%)	$16,849			$714			$16,135	49.9	48.2	61	4
240021001185	58	Winters Mill High	Public	9-12	560 Gorsuch Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-1500	1,116	66	16.9	35.4%	753 (67.5%)	104 (9.3%)	173 (15.5%)	37 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.9%)	$15,973			$613			$15,360	49.7	45.8	69	11
240066001260	59	Clear Spring High	Public, Magnet	9-12	12630 Broadfording Rd	Clear Spring	21722	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8082	451	30	15.2	49.2%	392 (86.9%)	13 (2.9%)	32 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$18,036			$1,565			$16,471	49.6	57.4	36	23
240039000697	60	Havre de Grace High	Public, Magnet	9-12	445 Lewis Lane	Havre de Grace	21078	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 939-6600	818	50	16.4	39.5%	475 (58.1%)	183 (22.4%)	65 (7.9%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	72 (8.8%)	$15,267			$1,800			$13,466	49.1	54.7	44	16

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About our rankings:

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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection