Top 10 Best Baltimore Public High Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 36 public high schools serving 23,791 students in Baltimore, MD.
The top ranked public high schools in Baltimore, MD are Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore City College and Claremont School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Baltimore, MD public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Maryland public high school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 60% statewide average). High schools in Baltimore have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Maryland public high schools.
Baltimore, MD public high school have a Graduation Rate of 71%, which is less than the Maryland average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, with 98% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Maryland or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Maryland public high school average of 65% (majority Black).

Best Public High Schools in Baltimore, MD (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
(Math: 71% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1400 W Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 396-7026
Grades: 9-12
| 1,601 students
Rank: #22.
Baltimore City College
(Math: 50% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
3220 The Alameda
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6557
Grades: 9-12
| 1,494 students
Rank: #33.
Claremont School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
5301 Erdman Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 545-3380
Grades: 8-12
| 46 students
Rank: #44.
Baltimore School For The Arts
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
712 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 642-5165
Grades: 9-12
| 425 students
Rank: #55.
Western High School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
4600 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 396-7040
Grades: 9-12
| 1,261 students
Rank: #66.
George W. F. Mcmechen High School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
4411 Garrison Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 396-0980
Grades: 11-12
| 36 students
Rank: #77.
Renaissance Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1301 Mcculloh Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 984-3164
Grades: 9-12
| 269 students
Rank: #88.
Bard High School Early College
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
2801 N Dukeland Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-5040
Grades: 9-12
| 446 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Independence School Local I
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1300 W 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
(443) 642-2504
Grades: 9-12
| 151 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Joseph C. Briscoe Academy
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
900 Druid Hill Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 396-0774
Grades: 6-12
| 49 students
Rank: #1111.
Mergenthaler Vocational-technical High School
Vocational School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
3500 Hillen Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6496
Grades: 9-12
| 1,832 students
Rank: #1212.
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
Vocational School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
100 N Calhoun Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
(443) 984-2831
Grades: 9-12
| 456 students
Rank: #1313.
Achievement At Harbor City High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
2201 Pinewood Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6241
Grades: 9-12
| 289 students
Rank: #1414.
Overlea High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
5401 Kenwood Ave
Baltimore, MD 21206
(443) 809-5241
Grades: 9-12
| 1,286 students
Rank: #1515.
Edmondson-westside High School
Vocational School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
501 N Athol Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 396-0685
Grades: 9-12
| 878 students
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Coppin Academy
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2500 W North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-5060
Grades: 9-12
| 336 students
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1400 Orleans Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
(443) 642-4478
Grades: 9-12
| 995 students
Rank: #1818.
Reginald F. Lewis High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
6401 Pioneer Drive
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 545-1746
Grades: 9-12
| 759 students
Rank: #1919.
City Neighbors High School
Charter School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
5609 Sefton Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21214
(443) 642-2119
Grades: 9-12
| 417 students
Rank: #2020.
The Seed School Of Maryland
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
200 Font Hill Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 843-9477
Grades: 6-12
| 397 students
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Augusta Fells Savage Institute Of Visual Arts
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1500 Harlem Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7701
Grades: 9-12
| 331 students
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Excel At Francis M. Wood High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1001 W Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 396-1290
Grades: 9-12
| 349 students
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
William S. Baer School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2001 N Warwick Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0833
Grades: PK-12
| 143 students
Rank: #2424.
Green Street Academy
Charter School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
125 N Hilton Street
Baltimore, MD 21229
(443) 642-2068
Grades: 6-12
| 865 students
Rank: #2525.
Baltimore Leadership School For Young Women
Charter School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
128 W Franklin Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 642-2048
Grades: 6-12
| 524 students
Rank: #2626.
Baltimore Design School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1500 Barclay Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(443) 642-2311
Grades: 6-12
| 514 students
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Bluford Drew Jemison Stem West
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1500 Harlem Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 642-2110
Grades: 6-12
| 239 students
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Digital Harbor High School
Vocational School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1100 Covington Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(443) 984-1256
Grades: 9-12
| 1,367 students
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
The Reach! Partnership School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2555 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
(443) 642-2291
Grades: 9-12
| 692 students
Rank: #3030.
Connexions: A Community Based Arts School
Charter School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2801 N Dukeland Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 984-1418
Grades: 6-12
| 532 students
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
Academy For College And Career Exploration
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1300 W 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 396-7607
Grades: 6-12
| 775 students
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
Carver Vocational-technical High School
Vocational School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2201 Presstman Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0553
Grades: 9-12
| 1,107 students
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
Frederick Douglass High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2301 Gwynns Falls Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7821
Grades: 9-12
| 784 students
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
National Foundation
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
540 N Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21205
(443) 984-1594
Grades: 6-12
| 810 students
Rank: #31 - 3531. - 35.
Patterson High School
Vocational School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
100 Kane Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9276
Grades: 9-12
| 1,294 students
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Baltimore, Maryland Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
2201 Pinewood Ave
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6435
Grades: 9-12
| 684 students
2800 Brendan Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 485-2102
Grades: 8
| 112 students
800 Poplar Grove Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0520
Grades: PK-5
| 156 students
200 E North Ave
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-8500
Grades: 1-11
| 76 students
1501 Ashburton St
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0540
Grades: 2-5
| 9 students
1601 E Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 396-1720
Grades: 6-10
| 94 students
2555 Harford Rd
Baltimore, MD 21218
(443) 642-2021
Grades: 9-12
| 395 students
2000 Edgewood Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-2938
Grades: 6-12
| 343 students
6820 Fait Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21224
(443) 642-2035
Grades: 8-12
| 488 students
1601 East Lombard St
Baltimore, MD 21231
(443) 642-2158
Grades: 6-12
| 363 students
900 Woodbourne Ave
Baltimore, MD 21212
(443) 642-2067
Grades: 6-8
| 207 students
2801 N. Dukeland Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-2055
Grades: 9-12
| 489 students
1600 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-8805
Grades: 6-8
| 104 students
2200 Sinclair Ln
Baltimore, MD 21213
(443) 642-2126
Grades: 6-9
| 119 students
1500 Harlem Ave
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 984-2744
Grades: 9-12
| 397 students
1101 Winston Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21212
(443) 642-5420
Grades: 6-8
| 201 students
1130 N Caroline St
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 276-3095
Grades: 6-8
| 257 students
801 S Highland Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9172
Grades: 7-8
| 272 students
605 S Chapelgate Ln
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 368-7900
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
900 Druid Hill Ave
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 396-0770
Grades: 9-12
| 108 students
1400 Exeter Hall Ave
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6443
Grades: PK-8
| 266 students
1000 Lancaster
Baltimore, MD 21202
(800) 382-6010
Grades: PK-9
| 365 students
1300 Herkimer St
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 396-1572
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
2801 St Lo Dr
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 396-6643
Grades: 8-12
| n/a students
1501 Ashburton St
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0540
Grades: 3-5
| 10 students
3750 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 396-0756
Grades: PK-8
| n/a students
1000 N Montford Ave
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 396-9239
Grades: PK-8
| 195 students
4701 Greenspring Ave
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 396-0670
Grades: 7-8
| 296 students
5000 Truesdale Ave
Baltimore, MD 21214
(443) 984-1541
Grades: 9-12
| 625 students
Eastwood Center (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
428 Westham Way
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 887-7034
Grades: PK-5
| 185 students
428 Westham Way
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 887-7034
Grades: PK-5
| 191 students
1101 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 396-9155
Grades: PK-5
| 240 students
2201 Pinewood Ave
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 000-0000
Grades: 9-12
| 718 students
2500 E. Northern Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21214
(443) 642-5616
Grades: 6-12
| 306 students
801 S. Highland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
(443) 642-3182
Grades: 6-12
| 650 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public high schools in Baltimore, MD?
The top ranked public high schools in Baltimore, MD include Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore City College and Claremont School.
How many public high schools are located in Baltimore, MD?
36 public high schools are located in Baltimore, MD.
What is the racial composition of students in Baltimore, MD?
Baltimore, MD public high schools minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Maryland public high schools average of 65% (majority Black).

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