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See How Montgomery County Fared In Niche's 2022 Ranking Of Public School Districts

Montgomery County Public Schools was awarded second best in Maryland in a report from Niche, which specializes in school rankings.

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Niche ranks schools in the United States in the following categories: overall, academics, diversity, teachers, college prep, clubs and actives, and health and safety. See how Montgomery County Schools held up.
Niche ranks schools in the United States in the following categories: overall, academics, diversity, teachers, college prep, clubs and actives, and health and safety. See how Montgomery County Schools held up. (Colleen Martin/Patch )

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Montgomery County Public Schools were ranked second best in Maryland in Niche's 2022 best public school districts list. Niche ranks K-12 schools across the country each year.

Niche gives districts a grade in the following categories: overall, academics, diversity, teachers, college prep, clubs and actives, and health and safety.

Here was Montgomery County's report card:

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  • Overall: A
  • Academics: A
  • Diversity grade: A+
  • Teachers grade: A
  • College Prep grade: A+
  • Clubs & Activities grade: A-
  • Health & Safety grade: B

The company combines ratings from students, alumni and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.
Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings.

Top 5 Public High Schools Districts in Maryland:

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  1. Howard County Public Schools
  2. Montgomery County Public Schools
  3. Worcester County Public Schools
  4. Carroll County Public Schools
  5. Frederick County Public Schools

Top 5 Public High Schools in Maryland:

  1. Poolesville High School
  2. Walt Whitman High School
  3. Winston Churchill High School
  4. Marriotts Ridge High School
  5. River Hill High School

Top 5 Public High Schools in the country:

  1. The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada
  2. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
  3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School
  4. Maggie Walker Governor's School in Virginia
  5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia

Niche breaks down school rankings by town, too. See the lists for Montgomery County public high school rankings by town here:

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