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)
240003000015	61	Fort Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Greenway Ave	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-2570	692	42	16.6	58.2%	577 (83.4%)	37 (5.3%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.2%)	$15,470			$1,360			$14,110	48.4	29.4	106	45
240021000533	62	Francis Scott Key High	Public	9-12	3825 Bark Hill Road	Union Bridge	21791	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3320	944	52	18.1	41.3%	769 (81.5%)	50 (5.3%)	56 (5.9%)	9 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.6%)	$15,385			$568			$14,817	48.1	40.9	79	17
240033000638	63	Linganore High	Public	9-12	12013 Old Annapolis Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-9700	1,572	83	19	13.2%	1,199 (76.3%)	78 (5.0%)	164 (10.4%)	55 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	69 (4.4%)	$14,586			$836			$13,750	46.9	52.6	50	13
240006000103	64	Northeast High	Public	9-12	1121 Duvall Hwy	Pasadena	21122	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 437-6400	1,390	79	17.5	44.2%	920 (66.2%)	164 (11.8%)	178 (12.8%)	34 (2.4%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (5.8%)	$16,386			$1,319			$15,066	46.8			(n/a)
240012000355	65	Catonsville High	Public	9-12	421 Bloomsbury Ave	Baltimore	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-0808	1,729	108	16	42.5%	817 (47.3%)	447 (25.9%)	126 (7.3%)	238 (13.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (5.4%)	$15,461			$1,549			$13,913	46.8	76.2	7	58
240072001334	66	Snow Hill High	Public	9-12	305 S Church St	Snow Hill	21863	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5270	348	32	10.8	55.2%	215 (61.8%)	78 (22.4%)	20 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	$29,078			$2,712			$26,366	46.4	45.6	71	5
240063001248	67	St. Michaels Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Seymour Ave	St Michaels	21663	Talbot County	Talbot County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 745-2852	443	32	13.8	44.7%	321 (72.5%)	51 (11.5%)	40 (9.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	$17,329			$1,724			$15,605	46.3	41.4	78	11
240060001356	68	Leonardtown High	Public	9-12	23995 Point Lookout Rd	Leonardtown	20650	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 475-0200	2,039	91	22.4	20.8%	1,471 (72.1%)	208 (10.2%)	138 (6.8%)	68 (3.3%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	146 (7.2%)	$14,557			$1,761			$12,796	46.2	54.6	45	23
240039000694	69	Harford Technical High	Public, Magnet	9-12	200 Thomas Run Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 638-3804	979	63	15.6	22.2%	679 (69.4%)	123 (12.6%)	75 (7.7%)	33 (3.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.1%)	$16,436			$1,334			$15,102	45.6	50.2	55	14
240066001295	70	Williamsport High	Public	9-12	5 S Clifton Dr	Williamsport	21795	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8423	959	57	16.8	63.0%	641 (66.8%)	95 (9.9%)	150 (15.6%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.5%)	$28,135			$14,468			$13,666	45.6	37.6	91	21

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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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