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)
240042001437	11	Marriotts Ridge High	Public	9-12	12100 Woodford Dr	Marriottsville	21104	Carroll County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5568	1,716	101	16.9	13.8%	603 (35.1%)	201 (11.7%)	70 (4.1%)	750 (43.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (5.0%)	$16,125			$679			$15,446	74.4	73.1	12	1
240042000731	12	Glenelg High	Public	9-12	14025 Burnt Woods Rd	Glenelg	21737	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5528	1,339	82	16.2	9.0%	858 (64.1%)	62 (4.6%)	91 (6.8%)	239 (17.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (6.0%)	$17,401			$748			$16,653	71.8	69.8	15	3
240033000616	13	Urbana High	Public	9-12	3471 Campus Dr	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-7600	1,940	90	21.5	13.8%	983 (50.7%)	198 (10.2%)	249 (12.8%)	369 (19.0%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	132 (6.8%)	$13,148			$758			$12,390	71.6	72.4	13
240048000921	14	Sherwood High	Public	9-12	300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd	Sandy Spring	20860	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 924-3200	1,721	98	17.5	22.8%	823 (47.8%)	273 (15.9%)	331 (19.2%)	197 (11.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (5.1%)	$18,372			$1,390			$16,982	69.9	53.8	47	33
240048000942	15	Walter Johnson High	Public	9-12	6400 Rock Spring Dr	Bethesda	20814	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6900	2,942	158	18.5	18.4%	1,459 (49.6%)	378 (12.8%)	537 (18.3%)	359 (12.2%)	7 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	186 (6.3%)	$15,547			$857			$14,689	69.5	67.5	18	3
240006001402	16	Broadneck High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1265 Green Holly Dr	Annapolis	21409	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 757-1300	2,174	123	17.7	18.8%	1,563 (71.9%)	164 (7.5%)	241 (11.1%)	58 (2.7%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	136 (6.3%)	$14,356			$1,217			$13,139	68.8	84.9	1	15
240006001401	17	Chesapeake Science Point	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7321 Parkway Drive South	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(443) 757-5277	502	34	14.7	24.3%	128 (25.5%)	209 (41.6%)	53 (10.6%)	68 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	$16,956			$1,142			$15,814	68.6	78.9	6	11
240006000055	18	South River High	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Central Ave E	Edgewater	21037	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 956-5600	1,649	101	16.3	19.1%	1,177 (71.4%)	71 (4.3%)	245 (14.9%)	77 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.4%)	$16,032			$1,262			$14,770	67.2	66.3	20	2
240006001761	19	Crofton High School	Public	9-12	2291 Davidsonville Road	Gambrills	21054	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 451-5300	1,805	96	18.7	13.8%	974 (54.0%)	364 (20.2%)	216 (12.0%)	137 (7.6%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (5.3%)	$13,663			$1,140			$12,523	67.1	64.6	22	3
240012000230	20	George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	938 York Rd	Towson	21204	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-2775	984	64	15.3	26.5%	413 (42.0%)	379 (38.5%)	67 (6.8%)	65 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	50 (5.1%)	$17,600			$1,378			$16,223	66.4	55.4	43	23

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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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