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Best Science Proficiency Public High Schools in Maryland (2026)

Public high schools in Maryland achieve an average science proficiency of 46% (2026).
The public high schools with the highest science proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public high school with the highest science proficiency in Maryland is Thomas S. Wootton High School, with 88%.
Science Proficiency Range: 57% 88% Avg. Science Proficiency: 69%

Top Science Proficiency Public High Schools in Maryland (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Science Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Thomas S. Wootton High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 88%
Grades: 9-12
2100 Wootton Pkwy
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-1500
Rank: #22.
Walt Whitman High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 86%
Grades: 9-12
7100 Whittier Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-4800
Rank: #33.
Centennial High School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 80%
Grades: 9-12
4300 Centennial Ln
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2856
Rank: #44.
River Hill High School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 79%
Grades: 9-12
12101 Clarksville Pike
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7120
Rank: #55.
Winston Churchill High School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 77%
Grades: 9-12
11300 Gainsborough Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-5400
Rank: #66.
Walter Johnson High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 9-12
6400 Rock Spring Dr
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-6900
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Poolesville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 73%
Grades: 9-12
17501 W Willard Rd
Poolesville, MD 20837
(240) 740-2400
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Urbana High School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 73%
Grades: 9-12
3471 Campus Dr
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(227) 203-3550
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Barbara Ingram School For The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: 9-12
7-11 S. Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8840
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
George W. Carver Center For Arts & Technology
Vocational School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: 9-12
938 York Rd
Towson, MD 21204
(443) 809-2775
Rank: #1111.
Mount Hebron High School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 9-12
9440 Old Frederick Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2880
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Bethesda-chevy Chase High School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 9-12
4301 East-west Hwy
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-0400
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Richard Montgomery High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 9-12
250 Richard Montgomery Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-6100
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Middletown High School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 9-12
200 Schoolhouse Dr
Middletown, MD 21769
(227) 203-3600
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Oakdale High School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 9-12
5850 Eaglehead Drive
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(227) 203-3400
Rank: #16 - 1916. - 19.
Broadneck High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 9-12
1265 Green Holly Dr
Annapolis, MD 21409
(410) 757-1300
Rank: #16 - 1916. - 19.
Century High School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 9-12
355 Ronsdale Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 386-4400
Rank: #16 - 1916. - 19.
Marriotts Ridge High School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 9-12
12100 Woodford Dr
Marriottsville, MD 21104
(410) 313-5568
Rank: #16 - 1916. - 19.
Northern High School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 9-12
2950 Chaneyville Rd
Owings, MD 20736
(443) 550-8950
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Chesapeake Science Point
Charter School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: PK-12
7321 Parkway Drive South
Hanover, MD 21076
(443) 757-5277
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Smithsburg High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Science Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: 9-12
66 N Main St
Smithsburg, MD 21783
(301) 766-8337
Rank: #2222.
Clarksburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 9-12
22500 Wims Rd
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-6000
Rank: #2323.
Hereford High School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 66%
Grades: 9-12
17301 York Rd
Parkton, MD 21120
(443) 809-1905
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Crofton High School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 64%
Grades: 9-12
2291 Davidsonville Road
Gambrills, MD 21054
(410) 451-5300
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Huntingtown High School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 64%
Grades: 9-12
4125 N Solomons Island Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(443) 550-8810
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Linganore High School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 64%
Grades: 9-12
12013 Old Annapolis Rd
Frederick, MD 21701
(227) 203-3500
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Glenelg High School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 63%
Grades: 9-12
14025 Burnt Woods Rd
Glenelg, MD 21737
(410) 313-5528
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Northwest High School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 63%
Grades: 9-12
13501 Richter Farm Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7100
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Howard High School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 62%
Grades: 9-12
8700 Old Annapolis Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2867
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Liberty High School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 62%
Grades: 9-12
5855 Bartholow Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 751-3560
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Science Proficiency: 61%
Grades: 9-12
5939 Muncaster Mill Rd
Derwood, MD 20855
(240) 740-5550
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Damascus High School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 61%
Grades: 9-12
25921 Ridge Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 207-2400
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Rockville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Science Proficiency: 59%
Grades: 9-12
2100 Baltimore Rd
Rockville, MD 20851
(240) 740-6600
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
South River High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 59%
Grades: 9-12
201 Central Ave E
Edgewater, MD 21037
(410) 956-5600
Rank: #3535.
Boonsboro High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: 9-12
10 Campus Ave
Boonsboro, MD 21713
(301) 766-8022
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The best top-ranked public high schools in Maryland include Thomas S. Wootton High School, Walt Whitman High School and Centennial High School.

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