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Oldest Private High Schools in Maryland

The average private high school in Maryland was founded around 1956 (2026-27).
The oldest private high school in Maryland is West Nottingham Academy, founded in 1744.

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # MD Schools Ranked: 202
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1744–1868
  • MD School Avg.: 1955
  • National School Avg.: 1967

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # MD Schools Ranked: 202
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1744–1868
  • MD School Avg.: 1955
  • National School Avg.: 1967
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Year Founded Range: 1744 1912 Avg. Year Founded: 1861

Oldest Private High Schools in Maryland (2026-27)

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West Nottingham Academy Photo
#1West Nottingham Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 105 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 10 | Extracurriculars: 9
1079 Firetower Road
Colora, MD 21917
(410) 658-9260
(5)
1744year founded
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Friends School Of Baltimore Photo
#2Friends School Of Baltimore
Gr: PK-12 | 755 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 19
Friends
5114 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 649-3210
(5)
1784year founded
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Georgetown Preparatory School Photo
#3Georgetown Preparatory School
Gr: 9-12 | 496 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 30
All-boys (Catholic)
10900 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 493-5000
(2)
1789year founded
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St. Frances Academy Photo
#4St. Frances Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 208 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 7 | Extracurriculars: 11
Catholic
501 E Chase St
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 539-5794
1828year founded
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Map of St. John's Catholic Prep
#5St. John's Catholic Prep
Gr: 9-12 | 275 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 14
Catholic
3989 Buckeystown Pike
Buckeystown, MD 21717
(301) 662-4210
1829year founded
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St. Timothy's School Photo
#6St. Timothy's School
Gr: 9-12 | 175 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 26
All-girls (Episcopal)
8400 Greenspring Avenue
Stevenson, MD 21153
(410) 486-7401
(1)
1832year founded
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Saint James School Photo
#7Saint James School
Gr: 8-12 | 259 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 34
Episcopal
17641 College Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 733-9330
(1)
1842year founded
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Boys Latin School Of Maryland Photo
#8Boys Latin School Of Maryland
Gr: K-12 | 625 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 12
All-boys
822 W Lake Ave
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 377-5192
1844year founded
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Calvert Hall College High School Photo
#9Calvert Hall College High School
Gr: 9-12 | 1,172 students
Avg. class size: 21 students
Sports: 17
All-boys (Catholic)
8102 Lasalle Road
Towson, MD 21286
(443) 220-4666
(2)
1845year founded
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St. Pauls School for Boys Photo
#10St. Pauls School for Boys
Gr: 5-12 | 537 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 6
Episcopal
11152 Falls Rd
Brooklandville, MD 21022
(410) 825-4400
(3)
1849year founded
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Loyola Blakefield Photo
#11(T11–T12)Loyola Blakefield
Gr: 6-12 | 936 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 20
All-boys (Catholic)
500 Chestnut Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 841-3544
(2)
1852year founded
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Mount de Sales Academy Photo
#11(T11–T12)Mount de Sales Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 466 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 12
All-girls (Catholic)
700 Academy Rd
Catonsville, MD 21228
(410) 744-8498
1852year founded
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Map of Forbush School At Oakmont Upper School
#13(T13–T16)Forbush School At Oakmont Upper School
Gr: 9-12 | 32 students
Special Education School
610 E Diamond Ave Ste E
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 330-4359
1853year founded
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Map of Forbush School At Prince Georges County
#13(T13–T16)Forbush School At Prince Georges County
Gr: 1-12 | 44 students
Special Education School
4819 Walden Lane Suite 4880
Lanham, MD 20706
(240) 667-1423
1853year founded
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Map of The Maryland School For The Blind
#13(T13–T16)The Maryland School For The Blind
Gr: PK-12 | 204 students
Sports: 4
Special Education School
3501 Taylor Ave
Nottingham, MD 21236
(410) 444-5000
1853year founded
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Map of Sheppard Pratt School - Cumberland
#13(T13–T16)Sheppard Pratt School - Cumberland
Gr: 6-12 | 60 students
Special Education School
10100 Country Club Road SE
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-2258
1853year founded
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Map of St. Anns High School
#17St. Anns High School
Gr: 9-12 | 9 students
All-girls | Alternative School
4901 Eastern Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 559-5500
1860year founded
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Map of Children's Home Diagnostic Center School
#18Children's Home Diagnostic Center School
Gr: 6-12 | 11 students
All-girls | Alternative School
205 Bloomsbury Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228
(410) 744-1083
1863year founded
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Oldfields School Photo
#19Oldfields School
Gr: 8-12 | 35 students
Avg. class size: 5 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 28
All-girls
1500 Glencoe Road
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(443) 472-4800
(1)
1867year founded
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Academy Of The Holy Cross Photo
#20Academy Of The Holy Cross
Gr: 9-12 | 395 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 6
All-girls (Catholic)
4920 Strathmore Ave
Kensington, MD 20895
(301) 942-2100
(1)
1868year founded
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McDonogh School Photo
#21(T21–T22)McDonogh School
Gr: PK-12 | 1,444 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 21 | Extracurriculars: 88
8600 McDonogh Rd
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(443) 544-7020
(3)
1873year founded
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Notre Dame Preparatory School Photo
#21(T21–T22) Notre Dame Preparatory School
Gr: 6-12 | 823 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 68
All-girls (Catholic)
815 Hampton Lane
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 825-6202
(2)
1873year founded
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Mount Saint Joseph High School Photo
#23Mount Saint Joseph High School
Gr: 9-12 | 811 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 66
All-boys (Catholic)
4403 Frederick Ave
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 644-3300
(1)
1876year founded
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Map of San Mar Children's Home Inc
#24San Mar Children's Home Inc
Gr: 8-12 | 10 students
All-girls | Alternative School
8504 Mapleville Rd
Boonsboro, MD 21713
(501) 733-9067
1883year founded
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Map of The Bryn Mawr School
#25(T25–T26)The Bryn Mawr School
Gr: PK-12 | 843 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 16
All-girls
109 W Melrose Ave
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-8800
(1)
1885year founded
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St. Mary's Ryken, A college preparatory Catholic high school Photo
#25(T25–T26)St. Mary's Ryken, A college preparatory Catholic high school
Gr: 9-12 | 680 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 20 | Extracurriculars: 26
Catholic
22600 Camp Calvert Road
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 373-4184
1885year founded
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Map of Mt. Zion Baptist Christian School
#27Mt. Zion Baptist Christian School
Gr: PK-12 | 136 students
Baptist
2000 E Belvedere Ave
Baltimore, MD 21239
(410) 426-2309
1887year founded
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The Tome School Photo
#28The Tome School
Gr: K-12 | 407 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 16
581 S Maryland Ave
North East, MD 21901
(410) 287-2050
1889year founded
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Roland Park Country School Photo
#29Roland Park Country School
Gr: K-12 | 620 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 11
All-girls
5204 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-5500
(1)
1894year founded
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Gilman School Photo
#30Gilman School
Gr: PK-12 | 1,050 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 35
All-boys
5407 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-3800
1897year founded
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Holton-Arms School Photo
#31Holton-Arms School
Gr: 3-12
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 50
All-girls
7303 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 365-6000
(1)
1901year founded
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Takoma Academy Photo
#32Takoma Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 187 students
Avg. class size: 50 students
Sports: 7 | Extracurriculars: 7
Seventh Day Adventist
8120 Carroll Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 434-4700
(1)
1904year founded
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Garrison Forest School Photo
#33Garrison Forest School
Gr: NS-12 | 512 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 23
All-girls
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
(6)
1910year founded
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The Gunston School Photo
#34The Gunston School
Gr: 9-12 | 255 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 18
911 Gunston Rd
Centreville, MD 21617
(410) 758-0620
(3)
1911year founded
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Park School of Baltimore Photo
#35Park School of Baltimore
Gr: PK-12 | 788 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 13
2425 Old Court Road
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 339-7070
(3)
1912year founded
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