MOCO School District Ranks Second In State, Niche Report Says

Rockville MD

21 September, 2021

12:26 PM

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Montgomery County Public Schools were ranked second best in Maryland in Niche's 2022 best public school districts list. Niche ranks K-12 schools across the country each year. Niche gives districts a grade in the following categories: overall, academics, diversity, teachers, college prep, clubs and actives, and health and safety. Here was Montgomery County's report card: Overall: AAcademics: ADiversity grade: A+Teachers grade: A College Prep grade: A+Clubs & Activities grade: A-Health & Safety grade: B The company combines ratings from students, alumni and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings. Top 5 Public High Schools Districts in Maryland: Howard County Public Schools Montgomery County Public SchoolsWorcester County Public SchoolsCarroll County Public SchoolsFrederick County Public Schools Top 5 Public High Schools in Maryland: Poolesville High SchoolWalt Whitman High SchoolWinston Churchill High SchoolMarriotts Ridge High SchoolRiver Hill High School Top 5 Public High Schools in the country: The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School Maggie Walker Governor's School in Virginia Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia Niche breaks down school rankings by town, too. See the lists for Montgomery County public high school rankings by town here: Bethesda-Chevy ChaseGaithersburgGermantownRockvilleSilver Spring Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter for Montgomery County education news. Download our mobile application from the App Store or Google Play.