Top Ranked Public High Schools in Maryland
The top ranked public schools in Maryland state are listed below (2021).
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Maryland is 41%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 41%.
The top ranked public schools in Maryland are Eastern Technical High School, Academy Of Health Sciences At Pgcc and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public schools are Fallston, Potomac and Clarksville.
Top Ranked Public High Schools in Maryland (2021)
- School Student Proficiency Grades Location
- Rank: #11.Math: ≥99% (Top 1%) Reading: 80% (Top 5%)Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-121100 Mace Ave
Essex, MD 21221
(410) 887-0190 - Rank: #22.Math: ≥95% (Top 5%) Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12301 Largo Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 546-7247 - Rank: #3-43.-4.Math: 98% (Top 1%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 98% (Top 1%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-121400 W Cold Spring Ln
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 396-7026 - Rank: #3-43.-4.Math: 98% (Top 1%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 98% (Top 1%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-1217301 York Rd
Parkton, MD 21120
(410) 887-1905 - Rank: #55.Math: ≥95% (Top 5%) Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-1285 Patterson Mill Rd
Bel Air, MD 21015
(410) 638-4640 -
- Rank: #66.Math: 95% (Top 5%) Reading: 77% (Top 5%)Math: 95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-122301 Carrs Mill Rd
Fallston, MD 21047
(410) 638-4120 - Rank: #77.Math: 90-94% (Top 5%) Reading: 80-84% (Top 1%)Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12712 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 642-5165 - Rank: #88.Western School Of Technology & Env. ScienceVocational SchoolMath: 98% (Top 1%) Reading: 73% (Top 5%)Math: 98% (Top 1%)
Magnet School
Reading: 73% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12100 Kenwood Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228
(410) 887-0840 - Rank: #99.Math: ≥95% (Top 5%) Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12938 York Rd
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-2775 - Rank: #1010.Math: 95% (Top 5%) Reading: 72% (Top 5%)Math: 95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-1217501 Willard Rd
Poolesville, MD 20837
(301) 972-7900 - Rank: #1111.Towson High Law & Public PolicyMagnet SchoolMath: 92% (Top 5%) Reading: 75% (Top 5%)Math: 92% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-1269 Cedar Ave
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 887-3608 - Rank: #1212.Math: 93% (Top 5%) Reading: 72% (Top 5%)Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-121301 N Fountain Green Rd
Bel Air, MD 21015
(410) 638-4110 - Rank: #1313.Math: 96% (Top 1%) Reading: 68% (Top 10%)Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 68% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-125850 Eaglehead Drive
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 566-9400 - Rank: #1414.Math: 97% (Top 1%) Reading: 67% (Top 10%)Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-1212100 Woodford Dr
Marriottsville, MD 21104
(410) 313-5568 - Rank: #1515.Math: 94% (Top 5%) Reading: 68% (Top 10%)Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 68% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-12100 Heighe St
Bel Air, MD 21014
(410) 638-4600 - Rank: #1616.Barbara Ingram School For The ArtsMagnet SchoolMath: 90-94% (Top 5%) Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-127-11 S. Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8840 - Rank: #17-1817.- 18.Math: 94% (Top 5%) Reading: 66% (Top 10%)Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-126400 Rock Spring Dr
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 803-7100 - Rank: #17-1817.- 18.Math: 94% (Top 5%) Reading: 66% (Top 10%)Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-1211300 Gainsborough Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(301) 469-1200 - Rank: #1919.Math: 88% (Top 5%) Reading: 67% (Top 10%)Math: 88% (Top 5%)
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-123220 The Alameda
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6557 - Rank: #2020.Math: 88% (Top 5%) Reading: 66% (Top 10%)Math: 88% (Top 5%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-12255 Padonia Road
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 887-7633 - Rank: #2121.Math: 92% (Top 5%) Reading: 64% (Top 20%)Math: 92% (Top 5%)
Reading: 64% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-129913 Seahawk Rd
Berlin, MD 21811
(410) 641-2171 - Rank: #2222.Math: 93% (Top 5%) Reading: 63% (Top 20%)Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 63% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-12211 Pylesville Rd
Pylesville, MD 21132
(410) 638-3650 - Rank: #2323.Math: 92% (Top 5%) Reading: 62% (Top 20%)Math: 92% (Top 5%)
Reading: 62% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-129440 Old Frederick Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2880 - Rank: #2424.Richard Montgomery High SchoolMagnet SchoolMath: 90% (Top 5%) Reading: 63% (Top 20%)Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 63% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-12250 Richard Montgomery Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 610-8000 - Rank: #25-2625.- 26.Math: 97% (Top 1%) Reading: 60% (Top 20%)Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 60% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-124300 Centennial Ln
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2856 - Rank: #25-2625.- 26.Math: 95% (Top 5%) Reading: 61% (Top 20%)Math: 95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 61% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-12355 Ronsdale Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 386-4400 - Rank: #2727.Math: 90% (Top 5%) Reading: 62% (Top 20%)Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 62% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-121225 Washington Road
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 751-3630 - Rank: #28-2928.- 29.Math: 92% (Top 5%) Reading: 61% (Top 20%)Math: 92% (Top 5%)
Reading: 61% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-123300 Maple Grove Road
Manchester, MD 21102
(410) 386-1673 - Rank: #28-2928.- 29.Math: 89% (Top 5%) Reading: 62% (Top 20%)Math: 89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 62% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-123471 Campus Dr
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-7600 - Rank: #30-3130.- 31.Math: 96% (Top 1%) Reading: 58% (Top 20%)Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 58% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-124798 Mountain Rd
Pasadena, MD 21122
(410) 255-9600 - Rank: #30-3130.- 31.Math: 96% (Top 1%) Reading: 58% (Top 20%)Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 58% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-124125 N Solomons Island Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(443) 550-8810 - Rank: #3232.Math: 94% (Top 5%) Reading: 60% (Top 20%)Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-1212013 Old Annapolis Rd
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 566-9700 - Rank: #3333.Math: 94% (Top 5%) Reading: 59% (Top 20%)Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 59% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-126520 Freetown Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-7065 - Rank: #3434.Math: 95% (Top 5%) Reading: 57% (Top 20%)Math: 95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 57% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-122100 Wootton Pkwy
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8550 - Rank: #3535.Math: 91% (Top 5%) Reading: 59% (Top 20%)Math: 91% (Top 5%)
Reading: 59% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-121265 Green Holly Dr
Annapolis, MD 21409
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