Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has earned numerous top spots in Public School Review’s latest rankings of Maryland’s best public schools, including the top three high schools in the state. The rankings also place eight MCPS middle schools and 12 elementary schools among Maryland’s top 25 in their respective categories.
Public School Review calculates its rankings using combined math and reading proficiency scores, drawing from publicly available federal and state education data. Maryland’s statewide averages are 27% proficiency in math and 45% in reading.
Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda earned the #1 ranking among Maryland public high schools, with 85% math proficiency and 90% reading proficiency. Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville ranked #2 (83% math, 89% reading), while Winston Churchill High School tied for #3 (84% math, 87% reading). Poolesville High School ranked #7, Walter Johnson High School #14, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School #15, and Richard Montgomery High School #23…