Five MoCo High Schools Rated Best in Maryland: U.S. News (ICYMI)

ROCKVILLE, MD — Five high schools in Montgomery County, including two in Rockville, are ranked as the best in Maryland in ratings released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report. Winston Churchill High in Potomac tops the list, and it ranks as the 75th best high school in the country, according to the magazine.

Among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, U.S. News says that Maryland ranks first in preparing students for college, with 27.5 percent of its high schools receiving silver or gold medals. The magazine assigned medals to schools to rank their college readiness, based on participation in Advanced Placement courses, graduation rates and state test scores.

Twelve high schools in Maryland won gold medals from U.S. News, 44 received silver medals and five received bronze medals.

The top five high schools in Maryland, according to U.S. News:

1. Winston Churchill High, Potomac (National Rank: 75)
2. Thomas S. Wootton High, Rockville (National Rank: 106)
3. Poolesville High School, Poolesville (National Rank: 108)
4. Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda (National Rank: 148
5. Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville (National Rank: 187)

The next five high schools include:

6. Marriotts Ridge High School, Marriottsville (National Rank: 226)
7. River Hill High School, Clarksville (National Rank: 258)
8. George W. Carver Center for Arts and Technology, Towson (National Rank: 339)
9. Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Hagerstown (National Rank: 349)
10. Eastern Technical High School, Essex (National Rank: 354)

Click here to see the full list for Maryland.

To find out which high schools U.S. News chose as the best in the country, click here.

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