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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
131	Wilde Lake High	Public	9-12	5460 Trumpeter Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6965	1,197	86	13.9	42.6%	264 (22.1%)	534 (44.6%)	208 (17.4%)	78 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	101 (8.4%)	$21,629			$1,004			$20,625	32.1	36.7	98	33		240042000762
132	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	239	21	11.1	61.5%	222 (92.9%)	3 (1.3%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$23,899			$1,454			$22,445	31.6	35.1	105	27		240066001270
133	Laurel High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8000 Cherry Ln	Laurel	20707	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 497-2050	2,129	115	18.5	95.7%	56 (2.6%)	977 (45.9%)	1,002 (47.1%)	55 (2.6%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (1.5%)	$17,553			$1,036			$16,517	31.5			(n/a)		240051001092
134	Glen Burnie High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7550 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 761-8950	2,226	134	16.5	61.3%	654 (29.4%)	649 (29.2%)	696 (31.3%)	80 (3.6%)	10 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	132 (5.9%)	$15,838			$1,195			$14,642	31.3	30.4	120	14		240006000075
135	Pikesville High	Public	9-12	7621 Labyrinth Rd	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1217	908	57	16	48.8%	222 (24.4%)	460 (50.7%)	137 (15.1%)	44 (4.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)	$17,410			$1,117			$16,293	30.7	44.8	74	61		240012000449
136	Frederick High	Public	9-12	650 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3300	1,821	106	17.1	59.5%	329 (18.1%)	474 (26.0%)	790 (43.4%)	93 (5.1%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	121 (6.6%)	$16,652			$1,046			$15,606	30.3	19.5	134	2		240033000632
137	Franklin High	Public	9-12	12000 Reisterstown Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7038	1,481	89	16.7	49.0%	280 (18.9%)	617 (41.7%)	407 (27.5%)	97 (6.5%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.9%)	$16,333			$1,105			$15,227	29.4	32.2	116	21		240012000390
138	Fort Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Greenway Ave	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-2570	655	42	15.5	53.6%	537 (82.0%)	29 (4.4%)	18 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.5%)	$15,701			$1,241			$14,460	29.3	48.4	61	77		240003000015
139	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	1,159	76	15.2	64.4%	12 (1.0%)	930 (80.2%)	198 (17.1%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$20,217			$1,172			$19,046	28.9	34.7	108	31		240051001089
140	Perry Hall High	Public	9-12	4601 Ebenezer Rd	Baltimore	21236	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5108	2,012	118	17	46.4%	716 (35.6%)	768 (38.2%)	129 (6.4%)	290 (14.4%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	96 (4.8%)	$16,693			$1,185			$15,508	28.9	35.8	101	39		240012000446

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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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