Northwest High, Bethesda-chevy Chase High and Damascus High reported the highest on-time graduation rates in Montgomery County for the class of 2017, according to the latest Maryland Schools Report Card.
In the annual report, the Maryland State Department of Education releases data on enrollment, attendance, graduation rate and assessment results, among other metrics. This analysis uses graduation rates based on the number of students in a cohort who earned diplomas after completing four years of high school.
Top graduation rates
Rank
School
District
Class Count
Diplomas Earned
4-year Graduation Rate
1
Northwest High
Montgomery
535
508
94.95
2
Bethesda-chevy Chase High
Montgomery
502
474
94.42
3
Damascus High
Montgomery
266
250
93.98
4
Sherwood High
Montgomery
491
461
93.89
5
Richard Montgomery High
Montgomery
580
535
92.24
6
Clarksburg High
Montgomery
507
464
91.52
7
Paint Branch High
Montgomery
487
441
90.55
8
James Hubert Blake High
Montgomery
388
350
90.21
9
Col. Zadok Magruder High
Montgomery
365
327
89.59
10
Springbrook High
Montgomery
452
397
87.83
11
Montgomery Blair High
Montgomery
725
625
86.21
12
Seneca Valley High
Montgomery
290
250
86.21
13
Rockville High
Montgomery
322
277
86.02
14
John F. Kennedy High
Montgomery
378
307
81.22
15
Gaithersburg High
Montgomery
544
421
77.39
16
Wheaton High
Montgomery
371
287
77.36
17
Regional Institute For Children & Adolescents
Montgomery
22
12
54.55
