MCPS Places 4 Schools in Top 500 U.S. News ‘Best High Schools’ List; Whitman Highest Ranked At 130th

All 25 high schools within Montgomery County Public Schools have been recognized in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools list. Notably, Walt Whitman High School achieved the distinction of being the second best in Maryland and ranked 130th in the nation, highlighting the high academic standards in the county.

Per MCPS,

“Other MCPS schools ranked in Maryland’s top 25 include:

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• Thomas S. Wootton High School (#191 in National Rankings; #3 in Maryland)
• Poolesville High School (#272 in National Rankings; #4 in Maryland)
• Winston Churchill High School (#402 in National Rankings; #8 in Maryland)
• Richard Montgomery High School (#640 in National Rankings; #11 in Maryland)
• Walter Johnson High School (#820 in National Rankings; #14 in Maryland)
• Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (#917 in National Rankings; #20 in Maryland)
• Northwest High School (#925 in National Rankings; #21 in Maryland)

U.S. News evaluates schools using six key measures:

• College readiness (based on 12th grade students who took and passed AP or IB exams)
• College curriculum breadth
• Math, science and reading proficiency (state test results)
• Math, science and reading performance (adjusted for the proportion of underserved students)
• Performance of Black, Hispanic and low-income students on state tests
• Graduation rate”

This update was shared by MCPS (@MCPS) on X.

“🎉All 25 MCPS high schools earned spots in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools list.

Special shoutout to Walt Whitman High School — #2 in Maryland and #130 in the nation! 👏

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