Best High Schools in Maryland

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 220)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
91	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	384	43	8.8	13.3%	147 (38.3%)	135 (35.2%)	38 (9.9%)	25 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.4%)	$20,253			$1,225			$19,028	43.7	38.2	92	1		240006001765
92	James Hubert Blake High	Public	9-12	300 Norwood Rd	Silver Spring	20905	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1400	1,960	114	17.1	53.7%	209 (10.7%)	762 (38.9%)	690 (35.2%)	203 (10.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (4.3%)	$18,053			$1,011			$17,042	43.7			(n/a)		240048001044
93	Southern Garrett High School	Public	7-12	345 Oakland Dr	Oakland	21550	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 334-9447	870	69	12.6	55.3%	824 (94.7%)	7 (0.8%)	16 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$20,311			$2,116			$18,195	43.6	32	117	24		240036000674
94	Col. Zadok Magruder High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5939 Muncaster Mill Rd	Rockville	20855	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-5550	1,671	109	15.3	48.2%	343 (20.5%)	321 (19.2%)	734 (43.9%)	195 (11.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (4.2%)	$20,372			$1,605			$18,767	43.5			(n/a)		240048000808
95	Dulaney High	Public	9-12	255 E Padonia Road	Timonium	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7633	1,889	105	17.9	33.2%	790 (41.8%)	388 (20.5%)	400 (21.2%)	231 (12.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (4.0%)	$16,400			$1,047			$15,353	43.2	61.2	30	65		240012000373
96	Bohemia Manor High	Public	9-12	2755 Augustine Herman Hwy	Chesapeake City	21915	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 885-2075	591	44	13.5	40.8%	468 (79.2%)	31 (5.2%)	60 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)	$20,396			$1,758			$18,638	43			(n/a)		240024000558
97	Walkersville High	Public	9-12	81 W Frederick Street	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3350	1,181	60	19.6	38.8%	678 (57.4%)	187 (15.8%)	206 (17.4%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)	$18,206			$1,231			$16,975	43	33.7	111	14		240033000655
98	North Caroline High School	Public	9-12	10990 River Rd	Ridgely	21660	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 479-2332	1,238	80	15.4	62.0%	686 (55.4%)	137 (11.1%)	307 (24.8%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.4%)	$16,883			$1,615			$15,268	42.6	42.1	81	17		240018000523
99	Patuxent High	Public	9-12	12485 Southern Connector Boule	Lusby	20657	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-8840	928	61	15.3	47.2%	562 (60.6%)	165 (17.8%)	83 (8.9%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (11.2%)	$19,781			$1,091			$18,690	42.6	52.9	47	52		240015000611
100	Colonel Richardson High School	Public	9-12	25320 Richardson Rd	Federalsburg	21632	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 479-3678	528	40	13.2	65.9%	291 (55.1%)	128 (24.2%)	50 (9.5%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.5%)	$20,348			$1,583			$18,765	42.4	43.6	76	24		240018000518

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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 26, 2025, 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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