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Which Are Maryland's Best High Schools? 2014 Rankings Revealed
A recent report compares high schools across the state.
Montgomery County has the top high schools in Maryland, according to U.S. News and World Report.
The publication released its ranking of the state's best high schools this week, and Montgomery County Public Schools claimed the top four spots.
The rankings were based on student-teacher ratios; state proficiency test results, overall and with a particular focus on how disadvantaged students were performing; and participation rates in AP/IB programs, according to U.S. News. and World Report.
According to U.S. News, Maryland's top 10 high schools are as follows:
- Walt Whitman High School; Bethesda
- Thomas S. Wootton High School; Rockville
- Poolesville High School; Poolesville
- Richard Montgomery High School; Rockville
- Barbara Ingram School for the Arts; Hagerstown
- Quince Orchard High; Gaithersburg
- Eastern Technical High School; Baltimore
- Towson High School Law and Public Policy; Towson
- River Hill High School; Clarksville
- Col. Zadok Magruder High; Rockville
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