According to U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools list released April 23, Eastern Technical High School drew a No. 1 ranking, seeing an improvement from last year’s list.
Five Baltimore County public high schools placed among the top 30 high schools in the state, 14 among the top 150, three among the state’s top five magnet schools and four among the nation’s best magnet schools.
Eastern Tech and Western School of Technology and Environmental Science led the way for BCPS, ranking first and eighth respectively among high schools in Maryland, and first and fourth respectively among the state’s magnet schools, the report indicates.
Eastern Tech, located on Mace Avenue in Essex, saw a 100 percent graduation rate in 2023, easily standing out as the highest-performing public school in the area. The school was also ranked 33rd on the national list of magnet schools.
Seven Baltimore County public high schools ranked among the top 60 in Maryland, including Eastern Tech, Western Tech, Carver Center, Towson High School, Hereford High School, Pikesville High School, and Catonsville High School. Eastern Tech and Western Tech were named the Baltimore Metro region’s top two high schools.
“We are proud, as always, of the achievements of the students and staff of our high schools,” BCPS Superintendent Myriam Rogers said.
“We are especially pleased this year to see so many of our schools rise in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. We celebrate these results while we continue working to ensure that all our students are learning and growing at schools that are the best in Maryland and the nation.”
The BCPS high schools that were listed on the U.S. News & World report’s latest rankings include:
Eastern Tech — No. 1 in Maryland, No. 33 nationally in magnet rankings (up from No. 2 in Maryland, No. 42 nationally in magnet rankings in 2023)Western Tech — No. 8 in Maryland (up from No. 11 in 2023)Carver Center — No. 13 in Maryland (up from No. 15 in 2023)Towson High — No. 16 in Maryland (up from No. 29 in 2023)Hereford High — No. 21 in Maryland (ranked No. 23 in 2023)Pikesville High — No. 39 in Maryland (up from No. 112 in 2023)Catonsville High — No. 53 in Maryland (up from No. 122 in 2023)Perry Hall High — No. 80 in Maryland (up from No. 148 in 2023)Sparrows Point High — No. 102 in Maryland (up from No. 159 in 2023)Franklin High — No. 119 in Maryland (ranked No. 107 in 2023)Patapsco High — No. 126 in Maryland (up from being unranked in 2023)Loch Raven High — No. 134 in Maryland (up from No. 153 in 2023)Kenwood High — No. 136 in Maryland (up from being unranked in 2023)Dulaney High — No. 143 in Maryland (ranked No. 52 in 2023)Randallstown High — No. 164 in Maryland (up from being unranked in 2023)Chesapeake High — No. 170 in Maryland (up from being unranked in 2023)
The U.S. News rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Factors that determine rankings include college readiness (counting for 30 percent of the U.S. News score), state assessment proficiency (20 percent), state assessment performance (20 percent), underserved student performance (10 percent), college curriculum breadth (10 percent) and graduation rate (10 percent).
A BCPS release notes that participation and achievement in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses are other contributing factors to rankings.
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