Best High Schools in Maryland

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Maryland test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

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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
161	New Town High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4931 New Town Blvd	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0000	1,414	72	19.6	50.3%	23 (1.6%)	1,279 (90.5%)	39 (2.8%)	20 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (3.3%)	$16,890			$1,437			$15,453	22			(n/a)		240012001547
162	Academy for College and Career Exploration	Public	6-12	1300 W 36th Street	Baltimore	21211	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7607	967	67	14.4	79.1%	85 (8.8%)	674 (69.7%)	171 (17.7%)	20 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.2%)	$23,129			$4,571			$18,558	21.9	10	144	18		240009001381
163	Washington Academy and High School	Public	8-12	10902 Old Princess Anne Rd	Princess Anne	21853	Somerset County	Somerset County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 651-0480	619	44	14.2	76.9%	134 (21.6%)	369 (59.6%)	64 (10.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.3%)	$23,352			$3,753			$19,599	21.3			(n/a)		240057001213
164	Parkville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2600 Putty Hill Ave	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-5257	1,877	136	13.8	56.1%	382 (20.4%)	917 (48.9%)	374 (19.9%)	120 (6.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (4.0%)	$18,160			$2,001			$16,158	20.9	12	142	22		240012000443
165	Swan Creek School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	253 Paradise Road	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(410) 273-5594	368	40	9.1	26.9%	183 (49.7%)	115 (31.3%)	35 (9.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.9%)	$24,029			$3,619			$20,410	20.7	32.3	115	50		240039001767
166	Northwestern High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7000 Adelphi Rd	Hyattsville	20782	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 985-1820	2,396	153	15.6	96.4%	88 (3.7%)	511 (21.3%)	1,751 (73.1%)	20 (0.8%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.6%)	$18,475			$1,049			$17,426	20.6	18.2	137	29		240051001114
167	John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol	Public, Alternative	4-12	15000 Broschart Rd	Rockville	20850	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 251-6900	79	21	3.8	40.5%	26 (32.9%)	30 (38.0%)	15 (19.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$77,320			$28,145			$49,175	20.1			(n/a)		240048001398
168	Gwynn Park High	Public, Magnet	9-12	13800 Brandywine Rd	Brandywine	20613	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 372-0140	1,147	67	17.1	47.7%	26 (2.3%)	865 (75.4%)	199 (17.3%)	20 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	28 (2.4%)	$18,660			$1,061			$17,599	19.9			(n/a)		240051001052
169	Overlea High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5401 Kenwood Ave	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-5241	1,474	87	17	65.4%	174 (11.8%)	950 (64.5%)	221 (15.0%)	47 (3.2%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (4.7%)	$16,720			$1,315			$15,405	19.3			(n/a)		240012000438
170	Friendly High	Public	9-12	10000 Allentown Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4900	894	61	14.6	63.5%	35 (3.9%)	468 (52.3%)	361 (40.4%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (1.1%)	$21,447			$1,472			$19,975	19.1			(n/a)		240051001038

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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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