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Montgomery High Schools Rank Best in State: U.S. News
The 2015 US News and World Report rankings of the country's top high school places Maryland No. 1, and Montgomery County leads the pack.
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Maryland tops the 2015 U.S. News and World Report annual education rankings as the state with the most high-performing high schools, and Montgomery County schools are at the head of the class.
The state wins the coveted education bragging rights, with 28.9 percent of its eligible schools earning gold and silver medals. According to the publication, those schools are most successfully preparing students for college, based on students participating in and achieving passing scores on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests. Students must also do well on statewide tests.
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California came in second in the publications’ rankings with 27.2 percent of its high schools earning gold or silver medals. Connecticut was third with 25.4 percent.
Seven of Maryland’s top high schools are in Montgomery County, with Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda leading the way. Eleven MCPS high schools received a gold medal for being among the top 500 schools in the nation and three received a silver medal for being among the top 2,527, the school system said.
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This is the second national ranking to be released in the past month that shows that MCPS high schools are among the best in the nation, according to a news release. In April, The Washington Post released a report on America’s Most Challenging High Schools, and all 25 MCPS high schools made the list, placing six in the top 200.
Top Ranked MD Schools
To be eligible for a state ranking, a school must be awarded a national gold or silver medal.
No. 1 Walt Whitman High School
7100 WHITTIER BLVD, BETHESDA
No. 2 Winston Churchill High School
11300 GAINSBOROUGH RD, POTOMAC
No. 3 Thomas S. Wootton High School
2100 WOOTTON PARKWAY, ROCKVILLE
No. 4 Poolesville High School
17501 WILLARD RD, POOLESVILLE
No. 5 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
4301 EASTWEST HWY, BETHESDA
250 RICHARD MONTGOMERY DR, ROCKVILLE
No. 7 Marriotts Ridge High School
12100 WOODFORD DR, MARRIOTTSVILLE
No. 8 Rockville High School
2100 BALTIMORE RD, ROCKVILLE
No. 9 River Hill High School
12101 CLARKSVILLE PK, CLARKSVILLE
No. 10 Severna Park High School
60 ROBINSON RD, SEVERNA PARK
See complete Maryland High School Rankings.
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