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
71	Southern High	Public	9-12	4400 Solomons Island Rd	Harwood	20776	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 867-7100	1,080	67	16.1	41.5%	643 (59.5%)	87 (8.1%)	283 (26.2%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.9%)	$19,270			$1,384			$17,887	50.7	53.1	45	26		240006000132
72	Winters Mill High	Public	9-12	560 Gorsuch Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-1500	1,156	64	18.1	37.1%	765 (66.2%)	92 (8.0%)	209 (18.1%)	35 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.0%)	$17,160			$1,385			$15,775	50.1	49.7	58	14		240021001185
73	Clarksburg High	Public, Magnet	9-12	22500 Wims Rd	Clarksburg	20871	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6000	2,241	131	17	36.9%	308 (13.7%)	625 (27.9%)	614 (27.4%)	572 (25.5%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	104 (4.6%)	$18,789			$1,206			$17,583	50	56.3	38	35		240048001541
74	Queen Anne's County High School	Public	9-12	125 Ruthsburg Rd	Centreville	21617	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 758-0500	1,145	83	13.7	42.4%	825 (72.1%)	97 (8.5%)	154 (13.4%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.1%)	$14,846			$684			$14,162	50			(n/a)		240054001195
75	Bard High School Early College	Public	9-12	2801 N Dukeland Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5040	459	31	15	65.4%	47 (10.2%)	387 (84.3%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$23,408			$5,220			$18,188	49.3	34.8	106	31		240009001735
76	Oxon Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6701 Leyte Dr	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 749-4300	1,562	85	18.3	57.7%	47 (3.0%)	768 (49.2%)	598 (38.3%)	119 (7.6%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	22 (1.4%)	$18,429			$1,000			$17,429	48.8	35.8	102	26		240051001123
77	Quince Orchard High	Public	9-12	15800 Quince Orchard Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3600	2,100	131	16	38.0%	656 (31.2%)	312 (14.9%)	769 (36.6%)	224 (10.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (5.9%)	$18,368			$914			$17,454	48.3			(n/a)		240048001509
78	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	682	41	16.6	53.2%	93 (13.6%)	272 (39.9%)	264 (38.7%)	27 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$22,745			$1,503			$21,242	47.9	36.7	97	19		240051001718
79	Reservoir High	Public	9-12	11550 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 888-8850	1,597	108	14.8	26.2%	362 (22.7%)	522 (32.7%)	306 (19.2%)	295 (18.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	103 (6.4%)	$17,951			$816			$17,135	47.7	49.9	57	22		240042001200
80	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	1,503	87	17.2	39.4%	15 (1.0%)	1,425 (94.8%)	27 (1.8%)	13 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.3%)	$22,473			$1,696			$20,777	47.7	64.8	23	57		240051001726

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide