Approximately 35% of public high school students in Maryland are eligible for free lunch (2024).
The public high schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public high school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Maryland is Alternative Programs with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 67%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 79%
Public High Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Maryland (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Alternative Programs
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 10
14501 Avery Road
Rockville, MD 20853
(240) 740-5000
Rockville, MD 20853
(240) 740-5000
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Cambridge-south Dorchester High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
2475 Cambridge Beltway
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-9224
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-9224
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Maya Angelou At New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
8400 River Rd
Laurel, MD 20724
(202) 299-5362
Laurel, MD 20724
(202) 299-5362
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
North Dorchester High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
5875 Cloverdale Road
Hurlock, MD 21643
(410) 943-4511
Hurlock, MD 21643
(410) 943-4511
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
The Seed School Of Maryland
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
200 Font Hill Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 843-9477
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 843-9477
Rank: #66.
Tall Oaks High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: 11-12
2112 Church Rd
Bowie, MD 20721
(301) 390-0230
Bowie, MD 20721
(301) 390-0230
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Augusta Fells Savage Institute Of Visual Arts
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: 9-12
1500 Harlem Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7701
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7701
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Bluford Drew Jemison Stem West
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: 6-12
1500 Harlem Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 642-2110
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 642-2110
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Excel At Francis M. Wood High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: 9-12
1001 W Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 396-1290
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 396-1290
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Joseph C. Briscoe Academy
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: 6-12
900 Druid Hill Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 396-0774
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 396-0774
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Mary Moss At Adams Academy
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 81%
Grades: 6-9
245 Clay Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 222-1639
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 222-1639
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Renaissance Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 81%
Grades: 9-12
1301 Mcculloh Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 984-3164
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 984-3164
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Connexions: A Community Based Arts School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 80%
Grades: 6-12
2801 N Dukeland Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 984-1418
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 984-1418
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
Vocational School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 80%
Grades: 9-12
100 N Calhoun Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
(443) 984-2831
Baltimore, MD 21223
(443) 984-2831
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Green Street Academy
Charter School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 78%
Grades: 6-12
125 N Hilton Street
Baltimore, MD 21229
(443) 642-2068
Baltimore, MD 21229
(443) 642-2068
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Wicomico Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 78%
Grades: 6-9
635 E Main St
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-5145
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-5145
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Edmondson-westside High School
Vocational School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 77%
Grades: 9-12
501 N Athol Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 396-0685
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 396-0685
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Frederick Douglass High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 77%
Grades: 9-12
2301 Gwynns Falls Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7821
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7821
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
The Reach! Partnership School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 77%
Grades: 9-12
2555 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
(443) 642-2291
Baltimore, MD 21218
(443) 642-2291
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Achievement At Harbor City High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 76%
Grades: 9-12
2201 Pinewood Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6241
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6241
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Carver Vocational-technical High School
Vocational School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 76%
Grades: 9-12
2201 Presstman Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0553
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0553
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Rosedale Center
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 76%
Grades: 7-12
7090 Golden Ring Road Suite 10
Rosedale, MD 21237
(443) 809-0133
Rosedale, MD 21237
(443) 809-0133
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Annapolis Road Academy
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 75%
Grades: 9-10
2112 Church Rd
Bowie, MD 20721
(301) 209-3580
Bowie, MD 20721
(301) 209-3580
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Baltimore Leadership School For Young Women
Charter School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 75%
Grades: 6-12
128 W Franklin Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 642-2048
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 642-2048
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Center For Educational Opportunity
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 75%
Grades: 7-11
253 Paradise Rd
Aberdeen, MD 21001
(410) 273-5594
Aberdeen, MD 21001
(410) 273-5594
Rank: #2626.
Phoenix Academy
Special Education School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 72%
Grades: 2-12
1411 Cedar Park Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 222-5000
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 222-5000
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Coppin Academy
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 71%
Grades: 9-12
2500 W North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-5060
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-5060
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Independence School Local I
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 71%
Grades: 9-12
1300 W 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
(443) 642-2504
Baltimore, MD 21211
(443) 642-2504
Rank: #29 - 3129. - 31.
Mergenthaler Vocational-technical High School
Vocational School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 70%
Grades: 9-12
3500 Hillen Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6496
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6496
Rank: #29 - 3129. - 31.
Wicomico County Evening High School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 70%
Grades: 9-12
916 S. Schumaker Dr
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-4537
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-4537
Rank: #29 - 3129. - 31.
William S. Baer School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 70%
Grades: PK-12
2001 N Warwick Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0833
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0833
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Baltimore Design School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 69%
Grades: 6-12
1500 Barclay Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(443) 642-2311
Baltimore, MD 21202
(443) 642-2311
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Croom High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 69%
Grades: 11-12
9400 Surratts Rd
Cheltenham, MD 20623
(301) 372-8846
Cheltenham, MD 20623
(301) 372-8846
Rank: #34 - 3634. - 36.
Forest Park High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 67%
Grades: 9-12
3701 Eldorado Avenue
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(410) 396-0753
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(410) 396-0753
Rank: #34 - 3634. - 36.
International High School @ Langley Park
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 67%
Grades: 9-12
5150 Annapolis Rd
Bladensburg, MD 20710
(301) 702-3910
Bladensburg, MD 20710
(301) 702-3910
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maryland average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Maryland average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch is 35%% for 2024.
What are the public high schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Maryland?
The best top ranked public high schools in Maryland include Alternative Programs, Cambridge-south Dorchester High School and Maya Angelou At New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill.
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