Two Howard County Schools Rank Among Top 10: U.S. News

By DEB BELT (Patch Staff)

Maryland tops the 2015 U.S. News and World Report annual education rankings as the state with the most high-performing high schools.

According to the publication, 28.9 percent of Maryland’s eligible schools earned gold and silver medals, meaning they are most successfully preparing students for college based on participating in and passing Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs and tests. Students must also do well on statewide tests.

Among the top performing schools in Maryland, two Howard County schools made it to the top 10: Marriotts Ridge at 7th place and River Hill at 9th.

California came in second in the publication’s rankings, with 27.2 percent of its high schools earning gold or silver medals. Connecticut was third with 25.4 percent.

Top Ranked MD Schools

• 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
• No. 6 Richard Montgomery High School; 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.