Top High Schools in Maryland

topschoolsintheusa March 20, 2019

Maryland is a small, but densely populated state located on the east coast of the United States. It has a total of 24 counties and 24 school districts. Montgomery County is the most populous county in Maryland with over 1 million residents. Prince George’s County is the second most populous with over 900,000 residents. Baltimore City is the largest city in Maryland with over 600,000 people living within its boundaries. The remaining 22 counties are all smaller in population size and have fewer than 500,000 residents each.

The 24 school districts in Maryland are all regional districts that serve multiple counties and cities within their boundaries. The largest school district is Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) which serves more than 160,000 students in Montgomery County and parts of Prince George’s County. Other large school districts include Baltimore City Public Schools which serves over 80,000 students in Baltimore City and neighboring areas, Prince George’s County Public Schools which serves about 130,000 students in Prince George’s County and Howard County Public Schools which serves over 50,000 students mainly from Howard Country but also from Anne Arundel and Carroll Counties. Each of these larger school districts are further divided into smaller sub-districts for more localized educational services for students living within their boundaries.

There are many public and private high schools in the state of Maryland. It is rather difficult for you to choose one that fits you most. In order for you to better evaluate your choice, we have ranked these high schools based on latest SAT/ACT scores, graduation rates, and state test scores from the Maryland Department of Education. See below for top 20 high schools throughout the state of Maryland.

#	High Schools	Honor
1	Baltimore City College Baltimore City Public Schools School District Baltimore City 3220 The Alameda Baltimore, MD 21218 Telephone: (410) 396-6557	Silver
2	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore City Public Schools School District Baltimore City 1400 W Cold Spring Ln Baltimore, MD 21209 Telephone: (410) 396-7026	Silver
3	Clear Spring High School Washingtion County Public Schools School District Washington County 12630 Broadfording Rd Clear Spring, MD 21722 Telephone: (301) 766-8082	Silver
4	Eastern Technical High School Baltimore County Public Schools School District Baltimore County 1100 Mace Ave Baltimore, MD 21221 Telephone: (410) 887-0190	Silver
5	Hancock Middle/Senior High School Washingtion County Public Schools School District Washington County 289 W Main St Hancock, MD 21750 Telephone: (301) 766-8186	Silver
6	High Point High School Prince George’s County Public Schools School District Prince George’s County 3601 Powder Mill Rd Beltsville, MD 20705 Telephone: (301) 572-6400	Silver
7	Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School Baltimore City Public Schools School District Baltimore City 3500 Hillen Rd Baltimore, MD 21218 Telephone: (410) 396-6496	Bronze
8	Montgomery Blair High School Montgomery County Public Schools School District Montgomery County 51 University Blvd E Silver Spring, MD 20901 Telephone: (301) 649-2800	Silver
9	Northern Garrett High School Garrett County Public Schools School District Garrett County 86 Pride Pkwy Accident, MD 21520 Telephone: (301) 746-8668	Bronze
10	North Hagerstown High School Washingtion County Public Schools School District Washington County 1200 Pennsylvania Ave Hagerstown, MD 21742 Telephone: (301) 766-8238	Silver
11	Northwestern High School Prince George’s County Public Schools School District Prince George’s County 7000 Adelphi Rd Hyattsville, MD 20782 Telephone: (301) 985-1820	Silver
12	Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Baltimore City Public Schools School District Baltimore City 601 N Central Ave Baltimore, MD 21202 Telephone: (410) 396-9478	Bronze
13	Richard Montgomery High School Montgomery County Public Schools School District Montgomery County 250 Richard Montgomery Dr Rockville, MD 20852 Telephone: (301) 279-8400	Honorable Mention
14	Snow Hill High School Worcester County Public Schools School District Worcester County 305 S Church St Snow Hill, MD 21863 Telephone: (410) 632-5270	Silver
15	South Hagerstown Senior High School Washingtion County Public Schools School District Washington County 1101 S Potomac St Hagerstown, MD 21740 Telephone: (301) 766-8369	Bronze
16	Thomas S. Wootton High School Montgomery County Public Schools School District Montgomery County 2100 Wootton Pkwy Rockville, MD 20850 Telephone: (301) 279-8550	Honorable Mention
17	Walter Johnson High School Montgomery County Public Schools School District Montgomery County 6400 Rock Spring Dr Bethesda, MD 20814 Telephone: (301) 571-6900	Honorable Mention
18	Walt Whitman High School Montgomery County Public Schools School District Montgomery County 7100 Whittier Blvd Bethesda, MD 20817 Telephone: (301) 320-6600	Honorable Mention
19	Western High School Baltimore City Public Schools School District Baltimore City 4600 Falls Rd Baltimore, MD 21209 Telephone: (410) 396-7040	Bronze
20	Winston Churchill High School Montgomery County Public Schools School District Montgomery County 11300 Gainsborough Rd Potomac, MD 20854 Telephone: (301) 469-1200	Honorable Mention

Maryland Facts

• The official name of the state is the State of Maryland.
• Region of the state – South Atlantic States, South of the USA
• State area – 32,131 km ² (including land – 25,313 km ² and water surface – 6,818 km ²), 42nd place among US states
• State length:
  • from north to south – 145 km
  • from west to east – 402 km
• The height of the relief of the state above sea level:
  • maximum – 1,024 m
  • minimum – 0 m
• State Time Zone – US Eastern Time Zone
• Date of foundation of the state – April 28, 1788 (7th state in the United States)
• The state capital is Annapolis.
• The largest city in the state is Baltimore.
• The population of the state is about 6,185,000 people (18th place among US states)
• The population density in the state is about 238 people / km ² (5th place among US states)
• The average household income in the state is about $ 80,775 (2nd place among US states)
• The state motto is Fatti maschii, parole femine (“Men’s deeds, women’s words” or “Strong deeds, soft words”)
• State Nicknames – “Free State”, “Old Line State”, “America in Miniature”, “Chesapeake Bay State”
• State abbreviation – MD

The state of Maryland is located in the South of the United States and belongs to the South Atlantic States. Maryland is bordered by the states of Pennsylvania to the north, Delaware to the east, Virginia (and the District of Columbia) to the south, and West Virginia to the west.

Maryland is located within two United States physiographic regions. The eastern counties of Maryland are part of the Atlantic Lowland, here is the largest river estuary in the United States of America – the Chesapeake Bay. A chain of barrier islands stretches along the coast of the state. To the west of the Chesapeake Bay, a escarpment known as the “fall line” separates the coastal plains from the regions of the Appalachian mountain system: the rolling Piedmont plateau passes to the west into the Blue Ridge Mountains (“Blue Ridge”), behind them lies the Ridge and Valley region (“Ridges and Valleys”) and, in the very west of the state, the Allegheny Mountains.