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These Are The Top 100 Schools In Maryland For 2018, New List
Niche has compiled what it says are the top 100 schools in Maryland, which includes both private and public schools. Do you agree?

BALTIMORE, MD — Quality of life website Niche.com, which specializes in all different types of rankings, including schools, has created a new list that is a bit different than the usual lists the company is known for. In this one, Niche has ranked what it says are the top 100 schools in Maryland.
In this list, Niche prefers private schools. The first 39 spots are all reserved for private schools. The first public school to crack the list is Rockburn Elementary School in Elkridge at number 40. The school is part of the Howard County Public Schools system.
It is important to remember that every school on this top 100 list receives either an A+ or an A for an overall score from Niche.
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Niche's methodology is based on an analysis of academic and student-life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, and feedback from Niche.com users. You can read the methodology by clicking here.
Here are the top 100 schools in Maryland for 2018, according to Niche. (If you want to read reviews and why a specific school received the ranking that it did, please click on the hyperlink at the bottom.)
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- Holton-Arms School, (Private, 3-12 grades)
- The Bryn Mawr School, (Private, K-12)
- Landon School, (Private, 3-12)ool Dist, ri
- Gilman School, (Private, K-12)
- Georgetown Preparatory School, (Private, 9-12)
- The Key School, (Private, K-12)
- McDonogh School, (Private, K-12)
- Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, (Private, K-12)
- St. Andrew's Episcopal School, (Private, K-12)
- Friends School of Baltimore, (Private, K-12)
- Saint James School, (Private, 8-12)
- The Bullis School, (Private, 2-12)
- Roland Park Country School, (Private, K-12)
- Park School, (Private, K-12)
- St. Paul's School, (Private, K-12)
- Glenelg Country School, (Private, K-12)
- The Heights School, (Private, 3-12)
- St. Timothy's School, (Private, 9-12)
- Severn School, (Private, K-12)
- Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, (Private, K-12)
- The Boys' Latin School of Maryland, (Private, K-12)
- Sandy Spring Friends School, (Private School, K-12)
- Rochambeau French International School, (Private, K-12)
- Garrison Forest School, (Private, K-12)
- Worcester Preparatory School, (Private, K-12)
- Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, (Private, 9-12)
- Connelly School of the Holy Child, (Private, 6-12)
- Loyola Blakefield High School, (Private, 6-12)
- West Nottingham Academy, (Private, 9-12)
- Notre Dame Preparatory School, (Private, 6-12)
- St. Paul's School for Girls, (Private, 5-12)
- Maryvale Preparatory School, (Private, 6-12)
- Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, (Private, K-12)
- Washington Waldorf School, (Private, K-12)
- The Academy of the Holy Cross, (Private, 9-12)
- Washington Christian Academy, (Private, K-12)
- McLean School of Maryland, (Private, K-12)
- Barrie School, (Private, K-12)
- Gerstell Academy, (Private, K-12)
- Rockburn Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Archbishop Spalding High School, (Private, 9-12)
- Chapelgate Christian Academy, (Private,6-12)
- Gorman Crossing Elementary School, (Public,K-5)
- Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- North Chevy Chase Elementary School, (Public, 3-6)
- Hollifield Station Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Fox Chapel Elementary School (Public, K-5)
- Veterans Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Diamond Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Westover Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Wyngate Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Wood Acres Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Urbana Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Clearspring Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Rachel Carson Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Dufief Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Hammond Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Stonegate Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Cashell Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Somerset Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- North Frederick Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Waterloo Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Bushy Park Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Cedar Grove Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Luxmanor Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Kensington Parkwood Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Oakdale Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Candlewood Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Laytonsville Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Deer Crossing Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Rock Creek Valley Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Darnestown Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Clarksburg Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Frederick Classical Charter School, (Public, K-8)
- Yellow Springs Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Woodlin Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Rock Creek Forest Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- New Market Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Little Bennett Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Ashburton Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Belmont Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Westbrook Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Garrett Park Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Olney Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Tuscarora Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Ronald A. McNair Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Sherwood Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Kemptown Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- West Annapolis Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Jones Lane Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Piney Ridge Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Four Seasons Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Cloverly Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Orchard Grove Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Greenwood Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
- Middletown Elementary School, (Public, 3-5)
- William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Piney Branch Elementary School, (Public, 3-5)
- Brooke Grove Elementary School, (Public, K-5)
- Ritchie Park Elementary School, (Public, K-6)
You can find the list, and you can find out more information about each school, by clicking here.
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