Best High Schools in Maryland (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

199

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked high school in Maryland, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Maryland high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Barbara Ingram School For The Arts (Magnet)	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	76%	75%	Exceeds Expectations	342
#2	A+	Urbana High	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	74%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,940
#3	A+	Academy Of Health Sciences At Pgcc (Magnet)	Largo	Prince George's County Public Schools	73%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	467
#4	A+	River Hill High	Clarksville	Howard County Public Schools	73%	84%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,424
#5	A+	Marriotts Ridge High	Marriottsville	Howard County Public Schools	70%	72%	Exceeds Expectations	1,716
#6	A+	Glenelg High	Glenelg	Howard County Public Schools	69%	68%	Exceeds Expectations	1,339
#7	A+	Liberty High	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	68%	73%	Meets Expectations	991
#8	A+	Severna Park High	Severna Park	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	68%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	1,873
#9	A+	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	67%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,555
#10	A+	Poolesville High (Magnet)	Poolesville	Montgomery County Public Schools	67%	87%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,309
#11	A+	Centennial High	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	66%	70%	Meets Expectations	1,392
#12	A+	Crofton High School	Gambrills	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	64%	67%	Meets Expectations	1,805
#13	A+	Perryville High	Perryville	Cecil County Public Schools	64%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	858
#14	A+	Chesapeake Science Point (Charter, K-12)	Hanover	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	63%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	502
#15	A+	Walt Whitman High	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	63%	80%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,018
#16	A+	Chesapeake Math And It Public Charter (Charter, K-12)	Laurel	Prince George's County Public Schools	44%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	1,684
#17	A	Quince Orchard High	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	63%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	2,154
#18	A	Oakdale High	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	62%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	1,622
#19	A	Winston Churchill High	Potomac	Montgomery County Public Schools	62%	87%	Underperforms Expectations	2,234
#20	A	Boonsboro High	Boonsboro	Washington County Public Schools	61%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	747
#21	A	Hereford High	Parkton	Baltimore County Public Schools	61%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,225
#22	A	Leonardtown High	Leonardtown	St. Mary's County Public Schools	61%	66%	Meets Expectations	2,039
#23	A	Baltimore School For The Arts	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	60%	68%	Meets Expectations	426
#24	A	Broadneck High (Magnet)	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	60%	65%	Meets Expectations	2,174
#25	A	Mount Hebron High	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	60%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	1,621
#26	A	South River High (Magnet)	Edgewater	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	60%	73%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,649
#27	A	Century High	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	59%	64%	Meets Expectations	1,120
#28	A	Howard High	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	59%	62%	Meets Expectations	1,741
#29	A	Northern High	Owings	Calvert County Public Schools	59%	63%	Meets Expectations	1,493
#30	A	Huntingtown High School	Huntingtown	Calvert County Public Schools	58%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	1,360
#31	A	Linganore High	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	58%	64%	Meets Expectations	1,572
#32	A-	Bohemia Manor High	Chesapeake City	Cecil County Public Schools	58%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	626
#33	A-	Thomas S Wootton High	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	57%	76%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,911
#34	A-	Towson High (Magnet)	Towson	Baltimore County Public Schools	57%	63%	Meets Expectations	1,676
#35	A-	Stephen Decatur High	Berlin	Worcester County Public Schools	56%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	1,431
#36	A-	Atholton High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	55%	58%	Meets Expectations	1,467
#37	A-	Bethesda Chevy Chase High	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	55%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,335
#38	A-	Middletown High	Middletown	Frederick County Public Schools	55%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,097
#39	A-	Rockville High (Magnet)	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	55%	65%	Meets Expectations	1,516
#40	A-	Walter Johnson High	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	55%	75%	Underperforms Expectations	2,942
#41	A-	Smithsburg High	Smithsburg	Washington County Public Schools	54%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	717
#42	A-	Bel Air High	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	53%	62%	Meets Expectations	1,489
#43	A-	Col Zadok Magruder High (Magnet)	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	53%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	1,686
#44	A-	Sparrows Point High (Magnet)	Sparrows Point	Baltimore County Public Schools	53%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,146
#45	A-	Sherwood High	Sandy Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	52%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,721
#46	A-	Fallston High	Fallston	Harford County Public Schools	51%	74%	Underperforms Expectations	1,044
#47	A-	Northern Garrett High School	Accident	Garrett County Public Schools	51%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	439
#48	B+	Annapolis High (Magnet)	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	51%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,127
#49	B+	Brunswick High	Brunswick	Frederick County Public Schools	51%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	862
#50	B+	Northeast High	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	51%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,390
#51	B+	South Carroll High	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	51%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	921
#52	B+	Westminster High	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	51%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,517
#53	B+	Arundel High	Gambrills	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	50%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	1,617
#54	B+	Chopticon High	Morganza	St. Mary's County Public Schools	50%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,682
#55	B+	Patterson Mill High School	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	50%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	819
#56	B+	Seneca Valley High (Magnet)	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	50%	59%	Meets Expectations	2,239
#57	B+	C Milton Wright High	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	49%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,266
#58	B+	Clear Spring High (Magnet)	Clear Spring	Washington County Public Schools	49%	54%	Meets Expectations	451
#59	B+	Eleanor Roosevelt High (Magnet)	Greenbelt	Prince George's County Public Schools	49%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,526
#60	B+	Hammond High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	49%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	1,287
#61	B+	Manchester Valley High	Manchester	Carroll County Public Schools	49%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,359
#62	B+	Wheaton High (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	49%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	2,599
#63	B+	North East High	North East	Cecil County Public Schools	48%	58%	Meets Expectations	1,069
#64	B+	Reservoir High	Fulton	Howard County Public Schools	48%	55%	Meets Expectations	1,837
#65	B+	Chesapeake Math And It South Public Charter (Charter, K-12)	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	39%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	1,486
#66	B	Richard Montgomery High (Magnet)	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	48%	80%	Underperforms Expectations	2,390
#67	B	North Harford High (Magnet)	Pylesville	Harford County Public Schools	47%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,221
#68	B	Northwest High (Magnet)	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	47%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,484
#69	B	Northwood High (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	47%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,795
#70	B	Rising Sun High	North East	Cecil County Public Schools	46%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,106
#71	B	Snow Hill High	Snow Hill	Worcester County Public Schools	46%	56%	Meets Expectations	348
#72	B	Winters Mill High	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	46%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,116
#73	B	Glen Burnie High (Magnet)	Glen Burnie	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	45%	49%	Meets Expectations	2,324
#74	B	Kent Island High School	Stevensville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	45%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,164
#75	B	Calvert High	Prince Frederick	Calvert County Public Schools	44%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,141
#76	B	College Park Academy (Charter)	Riverdale	Prince George's County Public Schools	44%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	692
#77	B	Damascus High	Damascus	Montgomery County Public Schools	44%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	1,414
#78	B	James Hubert Blake High	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	44%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,784
#79	B	Oxon Hill High (Magnet)	Oxon Hill	Prince George's County Public Schools	44%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,553
#80	B	Walkersville High	Walkersville	Frederick County Public Schools	44%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,213
#81	B	Montgomery Blair High (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	43%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	3,204
#82	B-	Dulaney High	Timonium	Baltimore County Public Schools	43%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,821
#83	B-	North Point High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	43%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	1,867
#84	B-	Southern High	Harwood	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	43%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,066
#85	B-	Catonsville High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	42%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	1,729
#86	B-	Chesapeake High	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	42%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	1,419
#87	B-	Clarksburg High (Magnet)	Clarksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	42%	47%	Meets Expectations	2,251
#88	B-	Catoctin High	Thurmont	Frederick County Public Schools	41%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	784
#89	B-	La Plata High School	La Plata	Charles County Public Schools	41%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	1,222
#90	B-	Mardela Middle And High	Mardela Springs	Wicomico County Public Schools	41%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	691
#91	B-	North Caroline High School	Ridgely	Caroline County Public Schools	41%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,226
#92	B-	Queen Annes County High School	Centreville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	41%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,209
#93	B-	Baltimore City College	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	40%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	1,497
#94	B-	Francis Scott Key High	Union Bridge	Carroll County Public Schools	40%	47%	Meets Expectations	944
#95	B-	Havre De Grace High (Magnet)	Havre De Grace	Harford County Public Schools	40%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	818
#96	B-	Long Reach High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	40%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,714
#97	B-	Western High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	40%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,262
#98	B-	Albert Einstein High (Magnet)	Kensington	Montgomery County Public Schools	39%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,012
#99	C+	Easton High	Easton	Talbot County Public Schools	39%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,203
#100	C+	Maurice J Mcdonough High School	Pomfret	Charles County Public Schools	39%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,087
#101	C+	North Hagerstown High (Magnet)	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	39%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,438
#102	C+	Oakland Mills High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	39%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,401
#103	C+	Patuxent High	Lusby	Calvert County Public Schools	39%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,029
#104	C+	Great Mills High	Great Mills	St. Mary's County Public Schools	38%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,779
#105	C+	Allegany High	Cumberland	Allegany County Public Schools	37%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	684
#106	C+	Crisfield Academy And High School	Crisfield	Somerset County Public Schools	37%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	350
#107	C+	Pocomoke High	Pocomoke City	Worcester County Public Schools	37%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	352
#108	C+	Wilde Lake High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	37%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,341
#109	C+	Franklin High	Reisterstown	Baltimore County Public Schools	36%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,504
#110	C+	Frederick Douglass High (Magnet)	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	36%	39%	Meets Expectations	1,159
#111	C+	Williamsport High	Williamsport	Washington County Public Schools	36%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	959
#112	C+	Patapsco High And Center For Arts (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	35%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,312
#113	C+	St Michaels Middlehigh School	St Michaels	Talbot County Public Schools	35%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	443
#114	C+	Tuscarora High	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	35%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,717
#115	C	Charles Herbert Flowers High (Magnet)	Springdale	Prince George's County Public Schools	35%	40%	Meets Expectations	2,569
#116	C	Meade High (Magnet)	Ft Meade	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	35%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	2,330
#117	C	Southern Garrett High School	Oakland	Garrett County Public Schools	35%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	624
#118	C	Aberdeen High (Magnet)	Aberdeen	Harford County Public Schools	34%	38%	Meets Expectations	1,495
#119	C	Gov Thomas Johnson High	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	34%	41%	Meets Expectations	1,962
#120	C	Hancock Middle Senior High	Hancock	Washington County Public Schools	34%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	219
#121	C	Mountain Ridge High School	Frostburg	Allegany County Public Schools	34%	44%	Meets Expectations	736
#122	C	Old Mill High (Magnet)	Millersville	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	34%	38%	Meets Expectations	2,445
#123	C	Bowie High	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	33%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,460
#124	C	Colonel Richardson High School	Federalsburg	Caroline County Public Schools	33%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	549
#125	C	Elkton High	Elkton	Cecil County Public Schools	33%	40%	Meets Expectations	1,106
#126	C	Milford Mill Academy (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	33%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	1,324
#127	C	Springbrook High (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	33%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,838
#128	C	Fort Hill High	Cumberland	Allegany County Public Schools	32%	40%	Meets Expectations	692
#129	C	James M Bennett High	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	32%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,343
#130	C	Paint Branch High	Burtonsville	Montgomery County Public Schools	32%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,135
#131	C	Pikesville High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	32%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	895
#132	C-	Edgewood High (Magnet)	Edgewood	Harford County Public Schools	32%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,415
#133	C-	North County High (Magnet)	Glen Burnie	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	32%	41%	Meets Expectations	2,451
#134	C-	Watkins Mill High (Magnet)	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,715
#135	C-	Duval High (Magnet)	Lanham	Prince George's County Public Schools	31%	40%	Meets Expectations	2,503
#136	C-	Frederick High	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	31%	39%	Meets Expectations	1,829
#137	C-	Paul Laurence Dunbar High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	31%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,067
#138	C-	Perry Hall High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	31%	39%	Meets Expectations	2,029
#139	C-	Henry E Lackey High School	Indian Head	Charles County Public Schools	30%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,042
#140	C-	Largo High (Magnet)	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	30%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	939
#141	C-	Loch Raven High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	30%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	891
#142	C-	North Dorchester High School	Hurlock	Dorchester County Public Schools	30%	32%	Meets Expectations	572
#143	C-	Parkside High	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	30%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	1,160
#144	C-	Randallstown High (Magnet)	Randallstown	Baltimore County Public Schools	30%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,159
#145	C-	Westlake High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	30%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	1,229
#146	C-	John F Kennedy High (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	29%	33%	Meets Expectations	1,827
#147	D+	Bard High School Early College	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	29%	39%	Meets Expectations	431
#148	D+	Kent County High	Worton	Kent County Public Schools	29%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	531
#149	D+	Kenwood High (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	29%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,908
#150	D+	Parkville High (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	29%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,200
#151	D+	Washington Academy And High School	Princess Anne	Somerset County Public Schools	29%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	597
#152	D+	Bladensburg High (Magnet)	Bladensburg	Prince George's County Public Schools	28%	38%	Meets Expectations	2,164
#153	D+	City Neighbors High (Charter)	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	28%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	425
#154	D+	Crossland High (Magnet)	Temple Hills	Prince George's County Public Schools	28%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,082
#155	D+	Dr Henry A Wise JR High	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	28%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	2,257
#156	D+	South Hagerstown High (Magnet)	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	28%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,487
#157	D+	Wicomico High	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	28%	38%	Meets Expectations	1,325
#158	D+	Parkdale High (Magnet)	Riverdale	Prince George's County Public Schools	27%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,561
#159	D+	St Charles High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	27%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,569
#160	D+	Thomas Stone High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	27%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,177
#161	D+	Friendly High	Fort Washington	Prince George's County Public Schools	26%	29%	Meets Expectations	881
#162	D+	Gaithersburg High (Magnet)	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	26%	31%	Meets Expectations	2,436
#163	D+	Gwynn Park High (Magnet)	Brandywine	Prince George's County Public Schools	26%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,140
#164	D+	Swan Creek School (K-12)	Aberdeen	Harford County Public Schools	23%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	488
#165	D	Baltimore Design School	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	25%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	496
#166	D	Chesapeake High (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	25%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,047
#167	D	Fairmont Heights High	Landover	Prince George's County Public Schools	25%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	1,039
#168	D	International High School At Largo	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	25%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	389
#169	D	Lansdowne High (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	25%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	1,410
#170	D	New Town High (Magnet)	Owings Mills	Baltimore County Public Schools	25%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,316
#171	D	Suitland High (Magnet)	Suitland	Prince George's County Public Schools	25%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	1,834
#172	D	Laurel High (Magnet)	Laurel	Prince George's County Public Schools	24%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,134
#173	D	Northwestern High (Magnet)	Hyattsville	Prince George's County Public Schools	24%	32%	Meets Expectations	2,346
#174	D	Reginald F Lewis High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	23%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	577
#175	D	Surrattsville High	Clinton	Prince George's County Public Schools	23%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	772
#176	D	Cambridge South Dorchester High School	Cambridge	Dorchester County Public Schools	22%	26%	Meets Expectations	784
#177	D	Patterson High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	22%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,335
#178	D	Baltimore Leadership School For Young Women (Charter)	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	21%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	494
#179	D	Overlea High (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	21%	27%	Meets Expectations	1,365
#180	D	High Point High	Beltsville	Prince George's County Public Schools	20%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	3,003
#181	D-	Augusta Fells Savage Institute Of Visual Arts	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	20%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	296
#182	D-	Joppatowne High (Magnet)	Joppa	Harford County Public Schools	20%	29%	Meets Expectations	833
#183	D-	Woodlawn High (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	20%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,815
#184	D-	Central High (Magnet)	Capitol Heights	Prince George's County Public Schools	19%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	877
#185	D-	Connexions A Community Based Arts School (Charter)	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	19%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	548
#186	D-	Dundalk High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	18%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	2,193
#187	D-	Owings Mills High	Owings Mills	Baltimore County Public Schools	18%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	1,199
#188	D-	Potomac High	Oxon Hill	Prince George's County Public Schools	18%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	1,253
#189	D-	Academy For College And Career Exploration	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	17%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	902
#190	D-	Coppin Academy (Charter)	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	17%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	337
#191	D-	Renaissance Academy	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	17%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	245
#192	F	Benjamin Franklin High School At Masonville Cove	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	16%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	755
#193	F	Frederick Douglass High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	14%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	663
#194	F	Green Street Academy (Charter)	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	14%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	854
#195	F	The Seed School Of Maryland	Baltimore	SEED School of Maryland	14%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	403
#196	F	Forest Park High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	12%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	826
#197	F	National Academy Foundation	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	12%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	828
#198	F	The Reach Partnership School	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	11%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	708
#199	F	International High School At Langley Park	Bladensburg	Prince George's County Public Schools	5%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	330

How Maryland's high schools compare

A: 47B: 51C: 48D: 45F: 8

49% of the 199 ranked high schools in Maryland earn an A or B (47 A grades, 51 B, 48 C, 45 D, 8 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 140 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (70% here, 74% nationally), and 81 exceed it. On average 40% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 45% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Academy Of Health Sciences At Pgcc (73% against 45%, A+), Sparrows Point High (53% against 34%, A-), Chesapeake Science Point (63% against 47%, A+), Patapsco High And Center For Arts (35% against 20%, C+), City Neighbors High (28% against 14%, D+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 50): Montgomery County Public Schools (10), Howard County Public Schools (7), Anne Arundel County Public Schools (7), Frederick County Public Schools (5).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Baltimore (36, 5 at A or B), Silver Spring (6, 4 at A or B), Columbia (5, 3 at A or B), Upper Marlboro (5, 1 at A or B), Frederick (4, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Montgomery Blair High (3,204 students, B, #81), High Point High (3,003 students, D, #180), Walter Johnson High (2,942 students, A-, #40).

Of the top 25, 4 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Maryland that are not ranked

58 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (21)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

F Achievement Academy At Harbor City High, Baltimore
F Anne Arundel Evening High, Severna Park
F Carver Vocational Technical High, Baltimore
F Catonsville Center For Alternative Studies, Baltimore
D- Center For Educational Opportunity, Aberdeen
F Central Special School, Edgewater
D- Digital Harbor High School, Baltimore
A+ Eastern Technical High School, Baltimore
D- Edmondson Westside High, Baltimore
F Excel Academy At Francis M Wood High, Baltimore
C- Gateway School, Westminster
A+ George W Carver Center For Arts And Technology, Towson
A Harford Technical High, Bel Air
F Heather Ridge, Frederick
D- Homewood School, Ellicott City
F Mary Moss At Adams Academy, Annapolis
F Maya Angelou Academy At New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill, Laurel
D- Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High, Baltimore
F Rosedale Center, Baltimore
F Vivien T Thomas Medical Arts Academy, Baltimore
A Western School Of Technology, Baltimore

Not yet graded (37)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Alternative Programs, Rockville
Battle Monument School, Baltimore
Bluford Drew Jemison Stem Academy West, Baltimore
Boyd J Michael Iii Technical High School, Hagerstown
C Elizabeth Rieg Regional Center, Mitchellville
Calvert Country School, Prince Frederick
Calvert County Alternative School, Prince Frederick
Carroll Springs School, Westminster
Cedar Chapel Special School, Snow Hill
Cedar Lane Special Center, Fulton
Center For Career And Technical Education, Cresaptown
Claremont School, Baltimore
Eager Street Academy, Baltimore
Flexible Student Support, Westminster
Harford Academy At Campus Hills, Bel Air
Home Assignments Secondary, Towson
James E Duckworth Regional Center, Beltsville
Joseph C Briscoe Academy, Baltimore
Longview School, Germantown
Maiden Choice School, Baltimore
Marley Glen School, Glen Burnie
Marshall Street School, Hagerstown
New Era Academy, Baltimore
Northeast Edlp At Parkville High School, Towson
Northwest Edlp At Milford Mill Academy, Towson
Phoenix Academy, Annapolis
Post Secondary Program, Westminster
Ridgeruxton School, Baltimore
Rock Creek, Walkersville
Rock Terrace School, Rockville
Ruth Parker Eason School, Millersville
Southeast Edlp At Dundalk High School, Towson
Southwest Edlp At Woodlawn High School, Towson
Stephen Knolls School, Kensington
Washington County Job Development Center, Hagerstown
Wicomico County Evening High, Salisbury
William S Baer School, Baltimore

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in Maryland.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Maryland

What is the best high school in Maryland?

Barbara Ingram School For The Arts in Hagerstown ranks first among the 199 ranked high schools in Maryland with a SchoolGrade of A+, 76% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 75%.

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 257 public high schools in Maryland; 199 are ranked here and 58 are listed as not ranked.