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)
240009001391	21	Baltimore School for the Arts	Public	9-12	712 Cathedral Street	Baltimore	21201	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 642-5165	426	25	17	25.4%	153 (35.9%)	235 (55.2%)	18 (4.2%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$23,575			$305			$23,270	66.1	53.2	49	28
240012001432	22	Hereford High	Public	9-12	17301 York Rd	Parkton	21120	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1905	1,225	76	16	12.2%	1,042 (85.1%)	31 (2.5%)	60 (4.9%)	52 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.3%)	$16,845			$1,496			$15,349	65.2	60.4	31	9
240051001726	23	Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9822 Fallard Ct	Upper Marlboro	20772	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 573-7250	1,486	82	18.1	36.1%	12 (0.8%)	1,411 (95.0%)	23 (1.5%)	15 (1.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (1.1%)	$21,123			$2,231			$18,891	64.8	37.7	89	66
240021001161	24	Century High	Public	9-12	355 Ronsdale Road	Sykesville	21784	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-4400	1,120	64	17.5	15.4%	882 (78.8%)	49 (4.4%)	78 (7.0%)	67 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	35 (3.1%)	$14,777			$506			$14,270	64.5			(n/a)
240021000546	25	South Carroll High	Public	9-12	1300 West Old Liberty Road	Sykesville	21784	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3575	921	57	16.1	19.4%	748 (81.2%)	24 (2.6%)	94 (10.2%)	29 (3.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.2%)	$17,005			$687			$16,317	63.1	43.7	73	48
240048000784	26	Bethesda-Chevy Chase High	Public	9-12	4301 East-West Hwy	Bethesda	20814	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0400	2,335	130	17.9	25.5%	1,127 (48.3%)	398 (17.0%)	493 (21.1%)	159 (6.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	142 (6.1%)	$15,482			$814			$14,668	62.2	57.8	34	8
240042000743	27	Mount Hebron High	Public	9-12	9440 Old Frederick Road	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2880	1,621	106	15.2	18.3%	649 (40.0%)	187 (11.5%)	170 (10.5%)	553 (34.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	54 (3.3%)	$17,379			$773			$16,606	61.9	61.9	29	2
240048001455	28	Damascus High	Public	9-12	25921 Ridge Rd	Damascus	20872	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 207-2400	1,414	87	16.3	32.2%	571 (40.4%)	197 (13.9%)	401 (28.4%)	164 (11.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.5%)	$19,274			$1,407			$17,867	61.6			(n/a)
240006000040	29	Arundel High	Public	9-12	1001 Annapolis Rd	Gambrills	21054	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 674-6500	1,617	93	17.3	25.7%	648 (40.1%)	500 (30.9%)	192 (11.9%)	83 (5.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	188 (11.6%)	$15,496			$1,496			$14,000	61.4			(n/a)
240012000373	30	Dulaney High	Public	9-12	255 E Padonia Road	Timonium	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7633	1,821	109	16.7	32.9%	853 (46.8%)	395 (21.7%)	247 (13.6%)	238 (13.1%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	79 (4.3%)	$15,306			$1,388			$13,917	61.2	73.5	11	19

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America