Education

Maryland’s 50 Best Public High Schools Include 17 From Montgomery County

By MCS Staff
Poolesville HS

U.S. News & World Report released its latest rankings of the best public high schools in Maryland, with 17 Montgomery County Public Schools included among the state’s top 50. The top 50, out of 275 total high schools, can be seen below with MCPS schools in bold.

Four MCPS schools placed among Maryland’s top five. Poolesville High School ranked second in Maryland and 135th nationally, followed by Winston Churchill High School at No. 3, Walt Whitman High School at No. 4 and Thomas S. Wootton High School at No. 5. Richard Montgomery High School also placed in the top 10, ranking seventh in Maryland and 291st nationally. The full top 50 is:

  1. Eastern Technical High School, Baltimore County, No. 46 nationally
  2. Poolesville High School, Montgomery County, No. 135 nationally
  3. Winston Churchill High School, Montgomery County, No. 172 nationally
  4. Walt Whitman High School, Montgomery County, No. 188 nationally
  5. Thomas S. Wootton High School, Montgomery County, No. 259 nationally
  6. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore City, No. 279 nationally
  7. Richard Montgomery High School, Montgomery County, No. 291 nationally
  8. Western School of Technology, Baltimore County, No. 292 nationally
  9. Severna Park High School, Anne Arundel County, No. 381 nationally
  10. George W. Carver Center for Arts and Technology, Baltimore County, No. 398 nationally
  11. River Hill High School, Howard County, No. 446 nationally
  12. Marriotts Ridge High School, Howard County, No. 469 nationally
  13. Centennial High School, Howard County, No. 566 nationally
  14. Walter Johnson High School, Montgomery County, No. 579 nationally
  15. Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore City, No. 610 nationally
  16. Chesapeake Science Point, Anne Arundel County, No. 658 nationally
  17. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Montgomery County, No. 681 nationally
  18. Baltimore City College, Baltimore City, No. 715 nationally
  19. Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Washington County, No. 739 nationally
  20. Montgomery Blair High School, Montgomery County, No. 748 nationally
  21. South River High School, Anne Arundel County, No. 758 nationally
  22. College Park Academy, Prince George’s County, No. 795 nationally
  23. Urbana High School, Frederick County, No. 998 nationally
  24. Crofton High School, Anne Arundel County, No. 1,051 nationally
  25. Hereford High School, Baltimore County, No. 1,075 nationally
  26. Mount Hebron High School, Howard County, No. 1,095 nationally
  27. Glenelg High School, Howard County, No. 1,124 nationally
  28. Broadneck High School, Anne Arundel County, No. 1,158 nationally
  29. Northwest High School, Montgomery County, No. 1,175 nationally
  30. Sherwood High School, Montgomery County, No. 1,196 nationally
  31. Quince Orchard High School, Montgomery County, No. 1,308 nationally
  32. Towson High Law and Public Policy, Baltimore County, No. 1,399 nationally
  33. Arundel High School, Anne Arundel County, No. 1,496 nationally
  34. Clarksburg High School, Montgomery County, No. 1,518 nationally
  35. Liberty High School, Carroll County, No. 1,644 nationally
  36. Huntingtown High School, Calvert County, No. 1,771 nationally
  37. Baltimore Design School, Baltimore City, No. 1,777 nationally
  38. Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Prince George’s County, No. 1,785 nationally
  39. St. Michaels Middle/High School, Talbot County, No. 1,795 nationally
  40. Century High School, Carroll County, No. 1,845 nationally
  41. Snow Hill High School, Worcester County, No. 2,038 nationally
  42. Rockville High School, Montgomery County, No. 2,039 nationally
  43. Col. Zadok Magruder High School, Montgomery County, No. 2,094 nationally
  44. Wheaton High School, Montgomery County, No. 2,095 nationally
  45. Northern High School, Calvert County, No. 2,103 nationally
  46. Howard High School, Howard County, No. 2,142 nationally
  47. Springbrook High School, Montgomery County, No. 2,221 nationally
  48. Damascus High School, Montgomery County, No. 2,261 nationally
  49. Southern High School, Anne Arundel County, No. 2,301 nationally
  50. Easton High School, Talbot County, No. 2,343 nationally

U.S. News based its rankings on six factors. College readiness accounted for 30% of a school’s score. State assessment proficiency and state assessment performance each accounted for 20%, while underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate each accounted for 10%.

The full list can be seen here.

 

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