The average public school in Maryland has approximately 645 students (2026).
The public schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public school in Maryland (by enrollment) is Montgomery Blair High School, with 3,266 students.
# Students Range: 1,960
3,266
Avg. # Students: 2,324
Largest Maryland Public Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Montgomery Blair High School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 3,266
Grades: 9-12
51 University Blvd E
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(240) 740-7200
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(240) 740-7200
Rank: #22.
Walter Johnson High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 3,016
Grades: 9-12
6400 Rock Spring Dr
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-6900
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-6900
Rank: #33.
High Point High School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 3,012
Grades: 9-12
3601 Powder Mill Rd
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-6400
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-6400
Rank: #44.
Wheaton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 2,794
Grades: 9-12
12401 Dalewood Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20906
(301) 321-3400
Silver Spring, MD 20906
(301) 321-3400
Rank: #55.
Charles Herbert Flowers High School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 2,712
Grades: 9-12
10001 Ardwick-ardmore Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 636-8000
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 636-8000
Rank: #66.
Parkdale High School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,588
Grades: 9-12
6001 Good Luck Rd
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 513-5700
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 513-5700
Rank: #77.
Bowie High School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 2,580
Grades: 9-12
15200 Annapolis Rd
Bowie, MD 20715
(301) 805-2600
Bowie, MD 20715
(301) 805-2600
Rank: #88.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 2,544
Grades: 9-12
7601 Hanover Pkwy
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 513-5400
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 513-5400
Rank: #99.
Duval High School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,522
Grades: 9-12
9880 Good Luck Rd
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 918-8600
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 918-8600
Rank: #1010.
Gaithersburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 2,441
Grades: 9-12
101 Education Blvd
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 284-4500
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 284-4500
Rank: #1111.
Seneca Valley High School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 2,409
Grades: 9-12
19401 Crystal Rock Dr
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6400
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6400
Rank: #1212.
Northwestern High School
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,396
Grades: 9-12
7000 Adelphi Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 985-1820
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 985-1820
Rank: #1313.
Bethesda-chevy Chase High School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 2,377
Grades: 9-12
4301 East-west Hwy
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-0400
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-0400
Rank: #1414.
Richard Montgomery High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 2,366
Grades: 9-12
250 Richard Montgomery Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-6100
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-6100
Rank: #1515.
Northwest High School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 2,300
Grades: 9-12
13501 Richter Farm Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7100
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7100
Rank: #1616.
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,291
Grades: 9-12
12650 Brooke Ln
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 780-2100
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 780-2100
Rank: #1717.
Clarksburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 2,241
Grades: 9-12
22500 Wims Rd
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-6000
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-6000
Rank: #1818.
Glen Burnie High School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,226
Grades: 9-12
7550 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
(410) 761-8950
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
(410) 761-8950
Rank: #1919.
Winston Churchill High School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 2,185
Grades: 9-12
11300 Gainsborough Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-5400
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 740-5400
Rank: #2020.
North County High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 2,161
Grades: 9-12
10 East 1st Avenue
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 222-6970
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 222-6970
Rank: #2121.
Broadneck High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 2,143
Grades: 9-12
1265 Green Holly Dr
Annapolis, MD 21409
(410) 757-1300
Annapolis, MD 21409
(410) 757-1300
Rank: #2222.
Laurel High School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,129
Grades: 9-12
8000 Cherry Ln
Laurel, MD 20707
(301) 497-2050
Laurel, MD 20707
(301) 497-2050
Rank: #2323.
Leonardtown High School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 2,118
Grades: 9-12
23995 Point Lookout Rd
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-0200
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-0200
Rank: #2424.
Bladensburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,114
Grades: 9-12
4200 57th Ave
Bladensburg, MD 20710
(301) 887-6700
Bladensburg, MD 20710
(301) 887-6700
Rank: #2525.
Quince Orchard High School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 2,100
Grades: 9-12
15800 Quince Orchard Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-3600
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-3600
Rank: #2626.
Dundalk High School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,087
Grades: 9-12
1901 Delvale Ave
Dundalk, MD 21222
(443) 809-7023
Dundalk, MD 21222
(443) 809-7023
Rank: #2727.
Annapolis High School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 2,075
Grades: 9-12
2700 Riva Rd
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 266-5240
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 266-5240
Rank: #2828.
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 2,066
Grades: 9-12
1501 N Market St
Frederick, MD 21701
(227) 203-3450
Frederick, MD 21701
(227) 203-3450
Rank: #2929.
Walt Whitman High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 2,056
Grades: 9-12
7100 Whittier Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-4800
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-4800
Rank: #3030.
Meade High School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,045
Grades: 9-12
1100 Clark Road
Fort George G Meade, MD 20755
(410) 674-7710
Fort George G Meade, MD 20755
(410) 674-7710
Rank: #3131.
Paint Branch High School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,038
Grades: 9-12
14121 Old Columbia Pike
Burtonsville, MD 20866
(301) 388-9900
Burtonsville, MD 20866
(301) 388-9900
Rank: #3232.
Perry Hall High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 2,012
Grades: 9-12
4601 Ebenezer Rd
Nottingham, MD 21236
(443) 809-5108
Nottingham, MD 21236
(443) 809-5108
Rank: #3333.
Albert Einstein High School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,991
Grades: 9-12
11135 Newport Mill Rd
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-2700
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-2700
Rank: #3434.
Urbana High School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,989
Grades: 9-12
3471 Campus Dr
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(227) 203-3550
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(227) 203-3550
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
James Hubert Blake High School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,960
Grades: 9-12
300 Norwood Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-1400
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-1400
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maryland average public schools student size?
The Maryland average public schools student size is 645 for 2026.
What are the public schools with the largest student size in Maryland?
The best top-ranked public schools in Maryland include Montgomery Blair High School, Walter Johnson High School and High Point High School.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the largest student size in Maryland?
The public high school with the largest student size in Maryland is Montgomery Blair High School, with a value of 3,266. The public elementary school with the largest student size is Chesapeake Math And It Public Charter, with a value of 1,681.
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