As 2022 ends, we’re sharing a few of our most-read stories of the year, from September: Niche, a rankings and review resource that provides information on K-12 schools, colleges, cities, neighborhoods, and companies across the United States, has just published its new 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings. Now in its ninth year, the rankings include updated data for 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools, and 11,820 school districts nationwide. 7 of the top 10 public high schools in Maryland are located in Montgomery County, with Poolesville High School earning the top spot (All MCPS schools listed can be seen below and there are 282 public high schools in the state).
Per Niche: “While traditional rankings rely almost exclusively on metrics like test scores and academic performance, Niche’s rankings combine user input — ratings from current students, alumni, and parents — with quantitative data from sources like the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities, extracurricular activity opportunities and more. The 2023 Best Schools rankings include 2,906 newly ranked public schools, 1,018 newly ranked private schools, and 547 newly ranked school districts across the country.”
1) Poolesville
2) Walt Whitman
4) Winston Churchill
6) Richard Montgomery
7) Thomas S. Wootton
8) Walter Johnson
9) Bethesda-Chevy Chase
11) Montgomery Blair
16) Northwest
18) Quince Orchard
23) Sherwood
27) Damascus
28) Clarksburg
36) Wheaton
39) Rockville
46) James Hubert Blake
47) Paint Branch
53) Albert Einstein
58) Col. Zadok K. Magruder
62) Springbrook
87) Gaithersburg
89) Seneca Valley
111) Northwood
122) Watkins Mill
(Listed 134th) John F. Kennedy
The full list can be seen here.
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