U.S. News Ranks Maryland's Top Public High Schools: Here's How It Compares To Niche's List

Days after Daily Voice reported on Niche's list of Best High Schools in Maryland, U.S. News & World Report has released its own.

Walt Whitman HS in Bethesda.
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Cecilia Levine

08/29/2023 11:47 a.m.

U.S. News studies data from nearly 25,000 public high schools across the country, with a focus on how well students are prepared for college and performance on state assessments, the website says.

Here are the top five best public high schools in Maryland, according to U.S. News & World Report:

No. 1 - Poolesville High School, Montgomery County
No. 2 - Eastern Technical High School, Baltimore
No. 3 - Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda
No. 4 - Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville
No. 5 - Winston Churchill High School, Potomac

Poolesville HS was also ranked No. 1 in Maryland by Niche. US News ranked it at No. 140 nationally, and 86 percent of its students participate in AP course work.

"The total minority enrollment is 58%, and 9% of students are economically disadvantaged. Poolesville High School is 1 of 30 high schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools," US News reads.

Click here for the list of best public high schools in Maryland from U.S. News & World Report and here for Niche's list as reported by Daily Voice.

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