U.S. News and World Report has crunched the numbers for 2017, releasing its annual list of best high schools in the country, ranking the schools on national and state levels.



In Maryland, Winston Churchill High in Potomac earned the title of the best high school in the state. Overall, the school ranked as the 75th best high school in the country. Thomas S. Wootton High in Rockville ranked as the second best in the state, followed by Poolesville High in Poolesville.

In comparison with other states, Maryland came in first as far as preparing students for college, with 27.5 percent of the state's schools receiving silver or gold medals; U.S. News assigned schools medals for their college readiness, based on Advanced Placement participation, graduation rates and state test scores.

Twelve high schools in Maryland were given gold medals by U.S. News, 44 received silver medals and five schools received bronze medals.

Best Schools In Maryland And U.S. The top high 10 schools in Maryland are as follows, according to U.S. News: Winston Churchill High, Potomac (National Rank: 75) Thomas S. Wootton High, Rockville (National Rank: 106) Poolesville High School, Poolesville (National Rank: 108) Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda (National Rank: 148) Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville (National Rank: 187) Marriotts Ridge High School, Marriottsville (National Rank: 226) River Hill High School, Clarksville (National Rank: 258) George W. Carver Center for Arts and Technology, Towson (National Rank: 339) Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Hagerstown (National Rank: 349) Eastern Technical High School, Essex (National Rank: 354) Click here to see the full list.

The top high schools in the country are as follows, according to U.S. News:

BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona BASIS Tucson North, Tucson, Arizona BASIS Oro Valley, Oro Valley, Arizona School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas, Texas BASIS Peoria, Peoria, Arizona Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia Basis Chandler, Chandler, Arizona Carnegie Vanguard High School, Houston, Texas School of Science and Engineering, Dallas, Texas Pacific Collegiate Charter, Santa Cruz, California Click here to see the full list. U.S. News Methodology For Ranking Schools The 2017 rankings of best high schools identify the top-performing public schools at both the national and the state level and include date on more than 20,000 high schools. To be considered among the best, high schools had to pass a rigorous four-step process that sought to determine whether a school was serving all of its students and not just those who are college bound.