Best Public High Schools

CandyRain

CandyRain

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In MD. The number on the left is the rank in the top 1200. The 3 numbers to the right are, 1) advanced placement tests taken divided by the number of graduating seniors (must have an idex of 1.0), 2) percentage of subsidized lunches and 3) equity and excellence percentage. These made the list of 1200 schools:

1179 Catoctin Thurmont Md. 1.043 11.0 18.2
543 Paint Branch Burtonsville Md. 1.692 15.0 33.5
538 Carver Center for Arts & Tech Baltimore County Md. 1.700 11.0 44.8
451 Rockville Rockville Md. 1.827 18.0 36.1
1112 Linganore Frederick Md. 1.112 5.0 30.4
915 Eleanor Roosevelt Greenbelt Md. 1.302 19.0 28.9
388 Sherwood Sandy Spring Md. 1.942 9.0 38.5
34 Bethesda-Chevy Chase** Bethesda Md. 4.179 8.0 69.2
313 Middletown Middletown Md. 2.141 5.0 35
220 Centennial Ellicott City Md. 2.420 4.0 38.1
1081 Chesapeake Pasadena Md. 1.138 5.0 18
523 Southern Harwood Md. 1.715 8.0 21.2
158 Pikesville Baltimore Md. 2.734 25.0
764 La Plata La Plata Md. 1.437 15.0 21.4
237 Montgomery Blair Silver Spring Md. 2.364 22.0 42.4
1019 Frederick Frederick Md. 1.202 22.0 28.6
978 Mount Hebron Ellicott City Md. 1.247 5.0 24.9
1193 Howard Ellicott City Md. 1.032 6.0 17
415 South River Edgewater Md. 1.902 3.0 31.6
266 Severna Park Severna Park Md. 2.277 1.0 34.4
268 River Hill Clarksville Md. 2.269 2.0 37.8
15 Richard Montgomery** Rockville Md. 5.409 12.0 60.2
160 Springbrook** Silver Spring Md. 2.733 23.0
274 Dulaney Timonium Md. 2.257 16.0 44.4
500 Urbana** Ijamsville Md. 1.753 4.0 35.2
594 Thomas Stone Waldorf Md. 1.641 10.0 12.9
75 Churchill Potomac Md. 3.436 3.0 68.2
790 Northern Owings Md. 1.409 7.0 27.5
399 McDonough Pomfret Md. 1.924 15.0 14.4
763 Catonsville Catonsville Md. 1.437 n/a 28.9
116 Walt Whitman Bethesda Md. 2.991 2.0 62.7
317 Towson Towson Md. 2.125 8.3
696 Einstein** Kensington Md. 1.517 30.0
655 Wheaton Silver Spring Md. 1.563 40.0 23.4
372 Leonardtown Leonardtown Md. 1.965 13.0 29.2
371 Magruder Rockville Md. 1.967 14.0 40.9
1136 South Carroll Sykesville Md. 1.087 4.0 22.1
673 Damascus (tie) Damascus Md. 1.541 6.0 37.6
675 Gov. Thomas Johnson Frederick Md. 1.540 14.0 30.9
471 Kennedy Silver Spring Md. 1.793 30.0
680 Patuxent Lusby Md. 1.536 11.0 28
852 Easton Easton Md. 1.345 18.0
206 City College** (tie) Baltimore Md. 2.462 50.0 8.9
1168 Annapolis Annapolis Md. 1.053 22.0
197 Broadneck Annapolis Md. 2.501 3.0 40.1
851 Walkersville Walkersville Md. 1.346 10.0 35
833 Seneca Valley Germantown Md. 1.367 18.0 25.8
51 Wootton Rockville Md. 3.856 4.0 70.1
849 Old Mill Millersville Md. 1.347 10.0 22.4
694 Great Mills Great Mills Md. 1.517 30.0 18.2
821 Glenelg Glenelg Md. 1.383 2.0 29.6
760 Northwest Germantown Md. 1.439 13.0
891 Huntingtown Huntingtown Md. 1.319 5.0 14.6
1186 Chopticon Morganza Md. 1.035 10.0 10.1
1041 Westlake Waldorf Md. 1.181 8.0 18.4
518 Hereford Parkton Md. 1.718 n/a
1219 Wilde Lake Columbia Md. 1.015 19.0 22
383 Quince Orchard Gaithersburg Md. 1.947 11.0 42.2
878 Atholton Columbia Md. 1.329 5.0 27.6
321 Poolesville Poolesville Md. 2.114 3.0 44.2
101 Walter Johnson Bethesda Md. 3.160 5.0 58.7
718 Gaithersburg Gaithersburg Md. 1.484 21.0 29.3
519 Blake Silver Spring Md. 1.718 11.0 42.8
649 Watkins Mill** Gaithersburg Md. 1.568 25.0
 
BadGirl

BadGirl

I am so very blessed
Patuxent High scored 680, Great Mills scored 694, Chopticon scored 1186, and Leonardtown scored 372.

Looks like Chopticon has some 'splaining to do. :ohwell: I'm surprised that GM fell right in line with PH, seeing as schools in Calvert County are held in such high regard.
 
CandyRain

CandyRain

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itsbob said:
What's equity and excellence?? Do they handicap the tests??
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The portion of all graduating seniors at a school that had at least one passing grade on one Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test.
 
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Club'nBabySeals

Where are my pants?
BadGirl said:
Patuxent High scored 680, Great Mills scored 694, Chopticon scored 1186, and Leonardtown scored 372.

Looks like Chopticon has some 'splaining to do. :ohwell: I'm surprised that GM fell right in line with PH, seeing as schools in Calvert County are held in such high regard.
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I don't even see Calvert High on that list...Is it not complete?
 
greyhound

greyhound

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Club'nBabySeals said:
I don't even see Calvert High on that list...Is it not complete?
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It is not complete. The website states that they did not have info for all schools and invited the schools to send in the info.
 
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Bronwyn

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Sheesh, my school placed 1081.
Do they archive the results from past years for comparison?
 
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88stringslouie

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Don't be mislead

This is put out by Jay Matthews, who certainly has his own "agenda".
Many colleges and professors alike hold no creedance in this ranking whatsoever.
It does not take into consideration how well the schools did on these tests.

In my humble opinion, this school ranking should be on the weighted average of the AP scores of the schools. It is a device that encourages "any warm body" to take AP classes, hence dumbing down the classes and slower learners end up
holding back the entire class. Don't expect the teachers to publicly state this, however, as their jobs would be in jeopardy.
Mr. Matthews talks about this bogus term of "passing". Many colleges won't accept an AP test, no matter how well a student performs on it, especially one in their major. :buttkiss:
 
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mjkc135

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CandyRain said:
In MD. The number on the left is the rank in the top 1200. The 3 numbers to the right are, 1) advanced placement tests taken divided by the number of graduating seniors (must have an idex of 1.0), 2) percentage of subsidized lunches and 3) equity and excellence percentage. These made the list of 1200 schools:

1179 Catoctin Thurmont Md. 1.043 11.0 18.2
543 Paint Branch Burtonsville Md. 1.692 15.0 33.5
538 Carver Center for Arts & Tech Baltimore County Md. 1.700 11.0 44.8
451 Rockville Rockville Md. 1.827 18.0 36.1
1112 Linganore Frederick Md. 1.112 5.0 30.4
915 Eleanor Roosevelt Greenbelt Md. 1.302 19.0 28.9
388 Sherwood Sandy Spring Md. 1.942 9.0 38.5
34 Bethesda-Chevy Chase** Bethesda Md. 4.179 8.0 69.2
313 Middletown Middletown Md. 2.141 5.0 35
220 Centennial Ellicott City Md. 2.420 4.0 38.1
1081 Chesapeake Pasadena Md. 1.138 5.0 18
523 Southern Harwood Md. 1.715 8.0 21.2
158 Pikesville Baltimore Md. 2.734 25.0
764 La Plata La Plata Md. 1.437 15.0 21.4
237 Montgomery Blair Silver Spring Md. 2.364 22.0 42.4
1019 Frederick Frederick Md. 1.202 22.0 28.6
978 Mount Hebron Ellicott City Md. 1.247 5.0 24.9
1193 Howard Ellicott City Md. 1.032 6.0 17
415 South River Edgewater Md. 1.902 3.0 31.6
266 Severna Park Severna Park Md. 2.277 1.0 34.4
268 River Hill Clarksville Md. 2.269 2.0 37.8
15 Richard Montgomery** Rockville Md. 5.409 12.0 60.2
160 Springbrook** Silver Spring Md. 2.733 23.0
274 Dulaney Timonium Md. 2.257 16.0 44.4
500 Urbana** Ijamsville Md. 1.753 4.0 35.2
594 Thomas Stone Waldorf Md. 1.641 10.0 12.9
75 Churchill Potomac Md. 3.436 3.0 68.2
790 Northern Owings Md. 1.409 7.0 27.5
399 McDonough Pomfret Md. 1.924 15.0 14.4
763 Catonsville Catonsville Md. 1.437 n/a 28.9
116 Walt Whitman Bethesda Md. 2.991 2.0 62.7
317 Towson Towson Md. 2.125 8.3
696 Einstein** Kensington Md. 1.517 30.0
655 Wheaton Silver Spring Md. 1.563 40.0 23.4
372 Leonardtown Leonardtown Md. 1.965 13.0 29.2
371 Magruder Rockville Md. 1.967 14.0 40.9
1136 South Carroll Sykesville Md. 1.087 4.0 22.1
673 Damascus (tie) Damascus Md. 1.541 6.0 37.6
675 Gov. Thomas Johnson Frederick Md. 1.540 14.0 30.9
471 Kennedy Silver Spring Md. 1.793 30.0
680 Patuxent Lusby Md. 1.536 11.0 28
852 Easton Easton Md. 1.345 18.0
206 City College** (tie) Baltimore Md. 2.462 50.0 8.9
1168 Annapolis Annapolis Md. 1.053 22.0
197 Broadneck Annapolis Md. 2.501 3.0 40.1
851 Walkersville Walkersville Md. 1.346 10.0 35
833 Seneca Valley Germantown Md. 1.367 18.0 25.8
51 Wootton Rockville Md. 3.856 4.0 70.1
849 Old Mill Millersville Md. 1.347 10.0 22.4
694 Great Mills Great Mills Md. 1.517 30.0 18.2
821 Glenelg Glenelg Md. 1.383 2.0 29.6
760 Northwest Germantown Md. 1.439 13.0
891 Huntingtown Huntingtown Md. 1.319 5.0 14.6
1186 Chopticon Morganza Md. 1.035 10.0 10.1
1041 Westlake Waldorf Md. 1.181 8.0 18.4
518 Hereford Parkton Md. 1.718 n/a
1219 Wilde Lake Columbia Md. 1.015 19.0 22
383 Quince Orchard Gaithersburg Md. 1.947 11.0 42.2
878 Atholton Columbia Md. 1.329 5.0 27.6
321 Poolesville Poolesville Md. 2.114 3.0 44.2
101 Walter Johnson Bethesda Md. 3.160 5.0 58.7
718 Gaithersburg Gaithersburg Md. 1.484 21.0 29.3
519 Blake Silver Spring Md. 1.718 11.0 42.8
649 Watkins Mill** Gaithersburg Md. 1.568 25.0
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Somewhat confused? I live in Calvert and have been told a number of times that Great Mills High is one of the worst schools in Southern Maryland , but I am farely new to Maryland and we did a little research when trying to find our home and school for our daughter and when doing that we were told that St. Leonard Elementry was a great school and for that matter all of Calvert Co. had great schools. Could you tell me where you got the information from ?
Thank you
 
cdsulhoff

cdsulhoff

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mainman said:
Suitland must have went down hill after I left..:ohwell:
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OMG, yes it has. The year I graduated from there they started with the metal detectors. They have to focus so much on the violence that there is little for actual learning... I remember being in my Math class ans the teacher would have to spend more time getting the kids to calm their A**es.

It is a shame because there are some really bright kids that do go there. They have a really good University program and VPA program, however the regular comprehension school overrules the overall test scores since there are more kids who are in just comprehension.
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
BadGirl said:
Patuxent High scored 680, Great Mills scored 694, Chopticon scored 1186, and Leonardtown scored 372.

Looks like Chopticon has some 'splaining to do. :ohwell: I'm surprised that GM fell right in line with PH, seeing as schools in Calvert County are held in such high regard.
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I haven't had any kids in GM but I got to tell you, Patuxent is the best high school of any that I've dealt with, or have had in any of the areas I've lived in.

I think they should have scored much higher then they did.
 
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