Best High Schools in Maryland

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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, September 26, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 127)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
240006001402	1	Broadneck High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1265 Green Holly Dr	Annapolis	21409	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 757-1300	2,203	123	17.8	14.5%	1,604 (72.8%)	154 (7.0%)	233 (10.6%)	60 (2.7%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	141 (6.4%)	$12,307			$734			$11,573	84.9	67.4	24	23
240042000816	2	River Hill High	Public	9-12	12101 Clarksville Pike	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7120	1,508	86	17.6	4.2%	615 (40.8%)	155 (10.3%)	90 (6.0%)	564 (37.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.3%)	$13,300			$719			$12,581	83.4	84.5	8	6
240048000941	3	Walt Whitman High	Public	9-12	7100 Whittier Blvd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4800	2,029	112	18.1	2.9%	1,277 (62.9%)	75 (3.7%)	227 (11.2%)	290 (14.3%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	153 (7.5%)	$15,077			$809			$14,268	82.5	90.1	2	1
240009000151	4	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Public	9-12	1400 W Cold Spring Lane	Baltimore	21209	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-7026	1,601	80	20.1	36.0%	290 (18.1%)	978 (61.1%)	214 (13.4%)	83 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	26 (1.6%)	$13,085			$1,277			$11,808	80.9	83.6	9	5
240048000934	5	Thomas S. Wootton High	Public	9-12	2100 Wootton Pkwy	Rockville	20850	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1500	1,943	112	17.3	8.0%	775 (39.9%)	230 (11.8%)	155 (8.0%)	699 (36.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (4.0%)	$14,592			$772			$13,820	80.7	84.9	7	2
240006001401	6	Chesapeake Science Point	Public, Charter	6-12	7321 Parkway Drive South	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(443) 757-5277	500	35	14.2	24.4%	124 (24.8%)	214 (42.8%)	46 (9.2%)	71 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)	$14,569			$541			$14,029	78.9	87.8	4	2
240012000355	7	Catonsville High	Public	9-12	421 Bloomsbury Ave	Baltimore	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-0808	1,813	111	16.3	25.0%	931 (51.4%)	447 (24.7%)	109 (6.0%)	225 (12.4%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	94 (5.2%)	$12,857			$753			$12,103	76.2	55.4	55	48
240042000722	8	Centennial High	Public	9-12	4300 Centennial Ln	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2856	1,377	86	15.9	8.3%	535 (38.9%)	139 (10.1%)	84 (6.1%)	555 (40.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.4%)	$13,776			$725			$13,051	76.1	74.2	16	8
240006000127	9	Severna Park High	Public	9-12	60 Robinson Rd	Severna Park	21146	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 544-0900	1,854	98	18.9	6.7%	1,481 (79.9%)	60 (3.2%)	116 (6.3%)	93 (5.0%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	97 (5.2%)	$12,758			$705			$12,053	75.3	76.7	12	3
240012000379	10	Eastern Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1100 Mace Ave	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-0190	1,215	67	18.2	15.0%	565 (46.5%)	239 (19.7%)	63 (5.2%)	289 (23.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (4.4%)	$12,588			$414			$12,174	73.8	73.7	17	7

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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 September 26, 2023, 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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