Among Newsweek magazine's 500 "Best American High Schools" list, published in the magazine's June 19 issue, Carroll County —and specifically the Sykesville/Eldersburg area — is home to two schools that have made the list.
Of the county's public schools, Liberty High School and Century High School were both ranked in the top 500. Liberty came in with a ranking of No. 303, while Century earned a ranking of No. 469.
The magazine contacted more than 1,100 public high schools throughout the nation, according to a story on Newsweek's website.
School administrators provided the magazine with information such as graduation rates and the rate of students who go on to college, as well as average scores on SATs, the rate of Advanced Placement tests taken per student and other information.
In all, Maryland can claim 19 high schools in the top 500. Montgomery County had the most with eight schools in the list, followed by Baltimore County with seven, and Baltimore City and Calvert County with one each.
Staff Reports