#1 Best Boarding Schools in Maryland
Georgetown Preparatory School
Parish school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 86% of Catholic schools in Maryland
North Bethesda, MD
A+Overall gradeAll boys500 students8 students per teacher
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Best Boarding Schools in Maryland
The highest-graded schools of this kind in Maryland. Top 5 of 5 schools.
#2 Best Boarding Schools in Maryland
St. James School
Episcopal school · Grades 8–12
The smallest classes of any Christian school in Hagerstown
Hagerstown, MD
A+Overall grade240 students8 students per teacher
#3 Best Boarding Schools in Maryland
St. Timothy's School
Episcopal school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Stevenson, MD
A+Overall gradeAll girls170 students6 students per teacher
#4 Best Boarding Schools in Maryland
McDonogh School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest of 69 independent schools in Maryland
Owings Mills, MD
A+Overall grade1,416 students7 students per teacher
#5 Best Boarding Schools in Maryland
West Nottingham Academy
Independent school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Colora, MD
AOverall grade79 students5 students per teacher
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