Best High Schools in Maryland (2025-26)

A: 57B: 64C: 30D: 30F: 17

61% of the 198 ranked high schools in Maryland earn an A or B (57 A grades, 64 B, 30 C, 30 D, 17 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 158 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (80% here, 75% nationally), and 103 exceed it. On average 44% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 42% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Academy Of Health Sciences At Pgcc (84% against 43%, A+), Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (75% against 50%, A), Walt Whitman High (91% against 71%, A+), Fort Hill High (58% against 39%, B+), North Dorchester High School (47% against 28%, B).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 50): Montgomery County Public Schools (9), Howard County Public Schools (8), Frederick County Public Schools (6), Carroll County Public Schools (6).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Baltimore (36, 2 at A or B), Silver Spring (6, 4 at A or B), Columbia (5, 5 at A or B), Upper Marlboro (5, 1 at A or B), Rockville (4, 4 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Montgomery Blair High (3,204 students, A-, #53), High Point High (3,003 students, C, #139), Walter Johnson High (2,942 students, A, #13).

Of the top 25, 5 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

What is the best high school in Maryland?

Walt Whitman High in Bethesda ranks first among the 198 ranked high schools in Maryland with a SchoolGrade of A+, 91% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 71%.

How are high schools in Maryland ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Maryland have?

SchoolGrade grades 250 public high schools in Maryland; 198 are ranked here and 52 are listed as not ranked.