A Quarter Of The Region's 50 Best Public High Schools With BCPS

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Almost a quarter of the region’s 50 best public high schools are in Baltimore County, according to 2021 annual rankings compiled by Niche. The ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education combined with test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users.

In addition, Niche ranked George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology as the nation’s 58th best high school for arts education.

For the regional rankings, schools from Baltimore City, and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, and Howard counties were reviewed, and the following 12 Baltimore County Public Schools appeared in the top 50 overall:

• Eastern Technical High School, 6th
• Hereford High School, 8th
• Dulaney High School, 9th
• George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology, 10th
• Towson High School, 12th
• Western School of Technology, 13th
• Catonsville High School, 27th
• Pikesville High School, 29th
• Perry Hall High School, 31st
• Franklin High School, 34th
• Loch Raven High School, 41st
• Sparrows Point High School, 44th

In addition, Niche compared schools in the same region for best teachers, best college prep, most diversity, and best athletics. BCPS claimed more than a quarter of the top 50 schools on the list for best teachers and 29 percent of the 42 ranked schools on the college prep list. BCPS schools claimed 40 percent of the top 50 slots on the list for most diversity and more than a quarter of those on the top 50 list for best athletics. Below are the rankings for "best teachers."

• Hereford High School, 2nd
• Dulaney High School, 5th
• Eastern Technical High School, 8th
• Carver Center, 13th
• Towson High School, 17th
• Catonsville High School, 19th
• Perry Hall High School, 22nd
• Pikesville High School, 28th
• Western School of Technology, 30th
• Loch Raven High School, 40th
• Sparrows Point, 45th
• Franklin High School, 46th
• Chesapeake High School, 50th
• Best College Prep
• School, ranking
• Dulaney High School, 7th
• Towson High School, 9th
• Eastern Technical High School, 10th
• Carver Center, 13th
• Hereford High School, 14th
• Western School of Technology, 17th
• Pikesville High School, 23rd
• Catonsville High School, 25th
• Perry Hall High School, 32nd
• Franklin High School, 33rd
• Loch Raven High School, 37th
• Parkville High School, 41st
• Most Diverse
• School, ranking
• Parkville High School, 5th
• Ridge Ruxton School, 7th
• Lansdowne High School, 10th
• Dundalk High School, 12th
• Kenwood High School 20th
• Perry Hall High School 22nd
• Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, 23rd
• Eastern Technical High School, 24th
• Carver Center, 26th
• Owings Mills High School, 27th
• Catonsville High School, 29th
• Western School of Technology, 30th
• Battle Monument School, 31st
• Franklin High School, 34th
• Dulaney High School, 37th
• Pikesville High School, 39th
• Chesapeake High School, 41st
• Loch Raven High School, 46th
• Maiden Choice School, 47th
• Crossroads Center, 49th
• Most for Athletes
• School, ranking
• Hereford High School, 1st
• Sparrows Point High School, 8th
• Milford Mill Academy, 9th
• Dulaney High School, 10th
• Perry Hall High School, 11th
• Franklin High School, 12th
• New Town High School, 14th
• Towson High School, 19th
• Eastern Technical High School, 30th
• Loch Raven High School, 35th
• Pikesville High School, 44th
• Kenwood High School, 45th
• Randallstown High School, 47th