Top 10 Best Public High Schools in Maryland (2024)

The top ranked public high schools in Maryland are listed below (2024).
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 19%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 36%.
The top ranked public high schools in Maryland are River Hill High School, Thomas S.
Wootton High School and Glenelg High School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public high schools are Clarksville, Potomac and Bethesda.

Top Ranked Public High Schools in Maryland (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
River Hill High School
Math: 88% | Reading: 92%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 88% (Top 1%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
12101 Clarksville Pike
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7120
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Thomas S. Wootton High School
Math: 88% | Reading: 92%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 88% (Top 1%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
2100 Wootton Pkwy
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-1500
Rank: #33.
Glenelg High School
Math: 87% | Reading: 93%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 87% (Top 1%)
Reading: 93% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
14025 Burnt Woods Rd
Glenelg, MD 21737
(410) 313-5528
Rank: #44.
Walt Whitman High School
Math: 91% | Reading: 91%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 91% (Top 1%)
Reading: 91% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
7100 Whittier Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-4800
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Centennial High School
Math: 88% | Reading: 90%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 88% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
4300 Centennial Ln
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2856
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Severna Park High School
Math: 85% | Reading: 93%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 85% (Top 1%)
Reading: 93% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
60 Robinson Rd
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 544-0900
Rank: #77.
Academy Of Health Sciences At Pgcc
Magnet School
Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
301 Largo Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 546-7247
Rank: #88.
Urbana High School
Math: 85% | Reading: 90%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 85% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
3471 Campus Dr
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-7600
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Harford Technical High School
Vocational School
Magnet School
Math: 81% | Reading: 92%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
200 Thomas Run Rd
Bel Air, MD 21015
(410) 638-3804
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Poolesville High School
Magnet School
Math: 86% | Reading: 89%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 86% (Top 1%)
Reading: 89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
17501 W Willard Rd
Poolesville, MD 20837
(240) 740-2400
Rank: #1111.
Linganore High School
Math: 87% | Reading: 86%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 87% (Top 1%)
Reading: 86% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
12013 Old Annapolis Rd
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 566-9700
Rank: #1212.
Marriotts Ridge High School
Math: 84% | Reading: 86%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 86% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
12100 Woodford Dr
Marriottsville, MD 21104
(410) 313-5568
Rank: #1313.
Oakdale High School
Math: 77% | Reading: 87%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 77% (Top 5%)
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
5850 Eaglehead Drive
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 566-9400
Rank: #1414.
Walter Johnson High School
Math: 82% | Reading: 84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
6400 Rock Spring Dr
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-6900
Rank: #1515.
Winston Churchill High School
Math: 84% | Reading: 82%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
11300 Gainsborough Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-5400
Rank: #1616.
Huntingtown High School
Math: 70% | Reading: 90%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
4125 N Solomons Island Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(443) 550-8810
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Bethesda-chevy Chase High School
Math: 71% | Reading: 87%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 71% (Top 5%)
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
4301 East-west Hwy
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-0400
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Fallston High School
Math: 78% | Reading: 83%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
2301 Carrs Mill Rd
Fallston, MD 21047
(410) 638-4120
Rank: #1919.
Atholton High School
Math: 73% | Reading: 84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
6520 Freetown Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-7065
Rank: #2020.
Middletown High School
Math: 74% | Reading: 83%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
200 Schoolhouse Dr
Middletown, MD 21769
(240) 236-7400
Rank: #2121.
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Math: 71% | Reading: 84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 71% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
1400 W Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 396-7026
Rank: #2222.
Mount Hebron High School
Math: 79% | Reading: 80%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
9440 Old Frederick Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2880
Rank: #2323.
Century High School
Math: 73% | Reading: 81%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
355 Ronsdale Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 386-4400
Rank: #2424.
Liberty High School
Math: 69% | Reading: 83%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
5855 Bartholow Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 751-3560
Rank: #2525.
Westminster High School
Math: 73% | Reading: 78%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
1225 Washington Road
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 751-3630
Rank: #2626.
Barbara Ingram School For The Arts
Magnet School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 85-89%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
7-11 S. Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8840
Rank: #2727.
Winters Mill High School
Math: 68% | Reading: 80%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 68% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
560 Gorsuch Road
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 386-1500
Rank: #2828.
South River High School
Magnet School
Math: 70% | Reading: 77%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
201 Central Ave E
Edgewater, MD 21037
(410) 956-5600
Rank: #2929.
Brunswick High School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
101 Cummings Dr
Brunswick, MD 21716
(240) 236-8600
Rank: #3030.
Richard Montgomery High School
Magnet School
Math: 68% | Reading: 77%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 68% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
250 Richard Montgomery Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-6100
Rank: #31 - 3331. - 33.
Manchester Valley High School
Math: 71% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 71% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
3300 Maple Grove Road
Manchester, MD 21102
(410) 386-1673
Rank: #31 - 3331. - 33.
South Carroll High School
Math: 64% | Reading: 78%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
1300 West Old Liberty Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 751-3575
Rank: #31 - 3331. - 33.
Stephen Decatur High School
Math: 64% | Reading: 78%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
9913 Seahawk Rd
Berlin, MD 21811
(410) 641-2171
Rank: #3434.
Northern High School
Math: 65% | Reading: 77%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
2950 Chaneyville Rd
Owings, MD 20736
(443) 550-8950
Rank: #3535.
Patterson Mill High School
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
85 Patterson Mill Rd
Bel Air, MD 21015
(410) 638-4640
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