Montgomery County is home to 10 of Maryland’s top 25 private high schools in Niche’s 2027 rankings, including five of the top 10. Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda was the county’s highest-ranked school, placing No. 2 statewide behind The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. The full top 25 can be seen below.
Holton-Arms School ranked No. 4, followed by Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart at No. 5 and Rochambeau The French International School at No. 6. Washington Waldorf School rounded out Montgomery County’s top-10 representation at No. 9.
Additional Montgomery County schools making the top 25 were Landon School at No. 13, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School at No. 15, Our Lady of Good Counsel High School at No. 16, Sandy Spring Friends School at No. 17, Bullis School at No. 18 and Barrie School at No. 20. All 25 schools on the statewide list received an overall A+ Niche grade.
Niche’s rankings combine education data with student and parent reviews. Factors in its 2027 private high school methodology include college enrollment, school culture and diversity, student-teacher ratios, accreditation and surveys about the overall school experience. Many schools on the list also serve younger students, but this ranking specifically covers private high schools.
The top 25 private high schools in Maryland, according to Niche, are:
- The Bryn Mawr School – Baltimore
- Georgetown Preparatory School – North Bethesda
- Gilman School – Baltimore
- Holton-Arms School – Bethesda
- Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart – Bethesda
- Rochambeau The French International School – Bethesda
- Saint James School – Hagerstown
- Bryn Mawr Online School – Baltimore, online
- Washington Waldorf School – Bethesda
- Glenelg Country School – Ellicott City
- Key School – Annapolis
- St. Timothy’s School – Stevenson
- Landon School – Bethesda
- Garrison Forest School – Owings Mills
- St. Andrew’s Episcopal School – Potomac
- Our Lady of Good Counsel High School – Olney
- Sandy Spring Friends School – Sandy Spring
- Bullis School – Potomac
- McDonogh School – Owings Mills
- Barrie School – Silver Spring
- Roland Park Country School – Baltimore
- The Calverton School – Huntingtown
- The Park School of Baltimore – Baltimore
- Friends School of Baltimore – Baltimore
- Oldfields School – Sparks Glencoe
The full rankings and school profiles are available on Niche’s website.
