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)
240042000735	91	Hammond High	Public	9-12	8800 Guilford Rd	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7615	1,287	94	13.7	41.7%	302 (23.5%)	491 (38.2%)	244 (19.0%)	162 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (6.4%)	$18,815			$871			$17,944	39.5	50.5	53	38
240006001765	92	AACPS Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	241 Peninsula Farm Road	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(410) 544-1082	478	44	10.8	50.8%	160 (33.5%)	208 (43.5%)	61 (12.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.3%)	$16,330			$10,977			$5,353	38.2	37.7	90	2
240066001288	93	South Hagerstown High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 S Potomac St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8369	1,487	87	17	77.7%	524 (35.2%)	416 (28.0%)	309 (20.8%)	40 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	197 (13.2%)	$14,915			$3,079			$11,835	37.4	27.6	109	16
240009001703	94	Baltimore Design School	Public	6-12	1500 Barclay Street	Baltimore	21202	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2311	496	33	15	75.4%	25 (5.0%)	443 (89.3%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,060			$2,613			$16,447	37.3			(n/a)
240009000330	95	Western High	Public	9-12	4600 Falls Road	Baltimore	21209	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7040	1,262	71	17.7	68.3%	31 (2.5%)	1,098 (87.0%)	116 (9.2%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	$18,463			$294			$18,169	37	48.9	59	36
240060001218	96	Chopticon High	Public	9-12	25390 Colton Point Rd	Morganza	20660	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 475-0215	1,682	81	20.8	31.2%	1,348 (80.1%)	139 (8.3%)	66 (3.9%)	14 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	108 (6.4%)	$15,593			$1,872			$13,721	36.8	31.8	102	6
240051001718	97	College Park Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5751 Rivertech Ct	Riverdale	20737	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 696-3206	692	34	20.3	48.6%	86 (12.4%)	319 (46.1%)	222 (32.1%)	20 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)	$22,117			$2,976			$19,141	36.7	40	83	14
240042000762	98	Wilde Lake High	Public	9-12	5460 Trumpeter Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6965	1,341	98	13.6	44.3%	317 (23.6%)	589 (43.9%)	225 (16.8%)	94 (7.0%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (7.2%)	$19,604			$808			$18,797	36.7	35.1	100	2
240069001309	99	Parkside High	Public	9-12	1015 Beaglin Park Dr	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5143	1,160	105	11	45.2%	583 (50.3%)	346 (29.8%)	113 (9.7%)	35 (3.0%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (6.2%)	$18,663			$2,529			$16,134	36.4			(n/a)
240042000822	100	Long Reach High	Public	9-12	6101 Old Dobbin Ln	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7117	1,714	126	13.6	41.4%	402 (23.5%)	540 (31.5%)	464 (27.1%)	206 (12.0%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	87 (5.1%)	$18,207			$771			$17,436	36	41.7	75	25

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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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