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Best Maryland ²ÝÁñÉçÇø High Schools Offering Weightlifting Sport (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 10 private high schools offering weightlifting as an interscholastic sport serving 4,663 students in Maryland.
The top ranked offering weightlifting sport private high schools in Maryland include Bishop McNamara High School, St. Mary's Ryken, A college preparatory Catholic high school, and Spencerville Adventist Academy.
The average acceptance rate is 73%, which is lower than the Maryland private high school average acceptance rate of 77%.
60% of private high schools offering weightlifting sport in Maryland are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Episcopal).

Top ²ÝÁñÉçÇø High Schools Offering Weightlifting Sport in Maryland (2025-26)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Barrie School
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Montessori School
(4)
13500 Layhill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20906
(301) 576-2800
Gr: PK-12 | 421 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Archbishop Spalding High School
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(Catholic)
(1)
8080 New Cut Road
Severn, MD 21144
(410) 969-9105
Gr: 9-12 | 1,286 student Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 26 | Extracurrculars: 32 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bishop McNamara High School
Bishop McNamara High School Photo - Bishop McNamara High School has been recognized as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. BMHS received the "exemplary high-performing" school designation for superior results on nationally normed assessments. Our school is among the top public, magnet, charter, private, and independent schools in the country dedicated to exceptional academic achievement and student success.
(Catholic)
(1)
6800 Marlboro Pike
District Heights, MD 20747
(301) 735-8401
Gr: 9-12 | 894 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 33 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Our Lady Of Mt Carmel School
(Catholic)
1706 Old Eastern Avenue
Essex, MD 21221
(410) 686-1023
Gr: PK-12 | 476 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Saint James School
Saint James School Photo - Small classes ensure engagement and mastery of material. A variety of AP and post-AP courses (17 total) allow interested students to pursue subjects in greater depth.
(Episcopal)
(1)
17641 College Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 733-9330
Gr: 8-12 | 232 students Avg. class size: 11 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 34 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
22600 Camp Calvert Road
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 373-4184
Gr: 9-12 | 680 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 26 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Spencerville Adventist Academy
Spencerville Adventist Academy Photo - Spencerville Adventist Academy
(Seventh Day Adventist)
(2)
2502 Spencerville Road
Spencerville, MD 20868
(301) 421-9101
Gr: PK-12 | 391 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
West Nottingham Academy
West Nottingham Academy Photo - Our 120-acre campus is just an hour's drive from Baltimore or Philadelphia and 25 minutes from the Univ. of Delaware's campus - all perfect for weekend activities and cultural events.
(5)
1079 Firetower Road
Colora, MD 21917
(410) 658-9260
Gr: 9-12 | 105 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Elizabeth School
St. Elizabeth School Photo - St. Elizabeth School helps students with special needs, like Rickel, go the distance.
Special Education School
801 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 889-5054
Gr: 3-12 | 123 students Avg. class size: 7 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
Strawbridge School
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Special Education School
3300 Gaither Rd
Windsor Mill, MD 21244
(410) 922-2100
Gr: NS-12 | 55 students Avg. class size: 5 students Sports: 6 Tuition listed

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