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Anne Arundel Schools Rank Among Top Maryland High Schools

2016 Best High Schools U.S. News Rankings include top schools in Maryland. Methodology includes graduation rates for first time.

U.S. News and World Report has released its rankings of more than 21,000 public high schools across the country, again placing some Anne Arundel County high schools among the best educations that America has to offer.

Severna Park High was ranked 8th statewide and No. 299 nationally, according to the U.S. News rankings released overnight.

Anne Arundel schools that ranked statewide include:

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50. North County High, Glen Burnie, #1783 Nationally Ranked

This is the first year that the rankings include graduation rates. Read the full methodology.

Overall, Maryland was at the top of the list of states with nationally-ranked high schools. Virginia was ranked No. 12.

Here are Maryland's top 10 schools.

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