By Deb Belt
MARYLAND — A new report by Niche.com, which crunches all kinds of data, especially involving schools, has released a new list for 2019 that shows which schools are the best at preparing students for college. The top school in the country is Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.
The report looks at what it says are the top public and private schools in Maryland when it comes to helping students excel in college. All of the top 75 schools received either an A+ or A for their overall ranking on the topic, according to Niche.com.
So how did Niche.com determine which schools are the best at preparing students for college?
According to Niche.com, “The 2019 Best College Prep Public High Schools is based on rigorous analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users. Learn where our data comes from.”
- Holton-Arms School, Private School, Bethesda
- Poolesville High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- The Bryn Mawr School, Private School, Baltimore
- Gilman School, Private School, Baltimore
- Walt Whitman High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Winston Churchill High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Thomas S. Wootton High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Georgetown Preparatory School, Private School, North Bethesda
- River Hill High School, Howard County Public Schools
- Richard Montgomery High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- McDonogh School, Private School, Owings Mills
- Landon School, Private School, Bethesda
- Centennial High School, Howard County Public Schools
- Key School, Private School, Annapolis
- Walter Johnson High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge High School, Howard County Public Schools
- Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Private School, Bethesda
- St. Timothy’s School, Private School, Stevenson
- The Bullis School, Private School, Potomac
- Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, Private School, Baltimore
- Friends School of Baltimore, Private School, Baltimore
- Park School of Baltimore, Private School, Baltimore
- Mount Hebron High School, Howard County Public Schools
- Glenelg Country School, Private School, Ellicott City
- Saint James School, Private School, Hagerstown
- Sandy Spring Friends School, Private School, Sandy Spring
- Roland Park Country School, Private School, Baltimore
- Atholton High School, Howard County Public Schools
- The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland, Private School, Baltimore
- Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Private School, Rockville
- Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Private School, Olney
- Dulaney High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Rochambeau French International School, Private School, Bethesda
- Quince Orchard High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- The Heights School, Private School, Potomac
- Notre Dame Preparatory School, Private School, Towson
- Loyola Blakefield, Private School, Towson
- Severn School, Private School, Severna Park
- Glenelg High School, Howard County Public Schools
- Urbana High School, Frederick County Public Schools
- Sherwood High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Towson High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Reservoir High School, Howard County Public Schools
- St. Paul’s School, Private School, Brooklandville
- Annapolis Area Christian School, Private School, Severn
- Severna Park High School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- The Academy of the Holy Cross, Private School, Kensington
- Howard High School, Howard County Public Schools
- St. Paul’s School for Girls, Private School, Brooklandville
- West Nottingham Academy, Private School, Colora
- Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Prince George’s County Public Schools
- The Gunston School, Private School, Centreville
- George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Worcester Preparatory School, Private School, Berlin
- Eastern Technical High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Washington Waldorf School, Private School, Bethesda
- Hereford High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Northwest High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Rockville High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Calvert Hall College High School, Private School, Baltimore
- McLean School, Private School, Potomac
- Covenant Life School, Private School, Gaithersburg
- Archbishop Spalding High School, Private School, Severn
- Chapelgate Christian Academy, Private School, Marriottsville
- Century High School, Carroll County Public Schools
- Oakdale High School, Frederick County Public Schools
- Garrison Forest School, Private School, Owings Mills
- Col. Zadok Magruder High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Dematha Catholic High School, Private School, Hyattsville
- The Academy of Health Sciences @ Prince George’s Community College, Prince George’s County Public Schools
- Maryvale Preparatory School, Private School, Lutherville
- Damascus High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
- St. Mary’s Ryken High School, Private School, Leonardtown
Here are the top college prep schools in Maryland via Niche.com.
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