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)
240012000446	101	Perry Hall High	Public	9-12	4601 Ebenezer Rd	Baltimore	21236	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5108	2,029	122	16.6	45.4%	854 (42.1%)	715 (35.2%)	114 (5.6%)	241 (11.9%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	93 (4.6%)	$15,585			$1,495			$14,090	35.8	28.3	108	7
240051001123	102	Oxon Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6701 Leyte Dr	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 749-4300	1,553	84	18.4	57.6%	50 (3.2%)	794 (51.1%)	562 (36.2%)	114 (7.3%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	24 (1.5%)	$17,330			$1,625			$15,705	35.8			(n/a)
240003000001	103	Allegany High	Public	9-12	900 Seton Dr	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-8110	684	46	14.7	53.5%	555 (81.1%)	34 (5.0%)	16 (2.3%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.8%)	$15,943			$1,422			$14,521	35.8	46.9	64	39
240072001330	104	Pocomoke High	Public	9-12	1817 Old Virginia Rd	Pocomoke City	21851	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5180	352	33	10.6	70.5%	136 (38.6%)	158 (44.9%)	28 (8.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$28,539			$2,590			$25,949	35.3	37.1	93	11
240066001270	105	Hancock Middle Senior High	Public	6-12	289 W Main St	Hancock	21750	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8186	219	21	10.6	68.5%	207 (94.5%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$22,952			$1,942			$21,009	35.1	24.5	111	6
240009001735	106	Bard High School Early College	Public	9-12	2801 N Dukeland Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5040	431	25	17.2	60.1%	38 (8.8%)	358 (83.1%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$19,429			$257			$19,172	34.8	49.6	57	49
240039000710	107	North Harford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	211 Pylesville Rd	Pylesville	21132	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 638-3650	1,221	74	16.4	23.7%	1,097 (89.8%)	28 (2.3%)	40 (3.3%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.9%)	$15,775			$1,342			$14,433	34.8	40.3	82	25
240051001089	108	Largo High	Public, Magnet	9-12	505 Largo Rd	Upper Marlboro	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 808-8880	939	64	14.6	66.3%	12 (1.3%)	788 (83.9%)	125 (13.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$20,929			$2,026			$18,903	34.7			(n/a)
240039001380	109	C. Milton Wright High	Public	9-12	1301 N Fountain Green Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4110	1,266	84	15	22.7%	955 (75.4%)	98 (7.7%)	74 (5.8%)	67 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.2%)	$16,117			$1,390			$14,728	34.7	46.2	68	41
240048000926	110	Springbrook High	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Valley Brook Dr	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-3800	1,838	113	16.2	66.0%	79 (4.3%)	684 (37.2%)	828 (45.0%)	187 (10.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (2.7%)	$17,441			$1,189			$16,252	34.2			(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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