Best Middle Schools in Maryland

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 328)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
240039001352	231	Magnolia Middle	Public	6-8	299 Fort Hoyle Rd	Joppa	21085	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 612-1525	730	65	11.2	77.7%	184 (25.2%)	384 (52.6%)	88 (12.1%)	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (7.4%)	$19,766			$2,233			$17,533	24.2	19.8	264	33
240051001469	232	Stephen Decatur Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Pinewood Dr	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4950	781	58	13.5	69.5%	21 (2.7%)	522 (66.8%)	206 (26.4%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.4%)	$17,858			$1,726			$16,133	23.7	18.2	269	37
240048090453	233	Francis Scott Key Middle	Public	6-8	910 Schindler Drive	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 422-5700	965	66	14.7	80.0%	24 (2.5%)	387 (40.1%)	445 (46.1%)	92 (9.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	$18,382			$1,722			$16,660	23.2	30.9	202	31
240027000595	234	John Hanson Middle School	Public	6-8	3165 John Hanson Dr	Waldorf	20601	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-4520	772	54	14.3	59.8%	89 (11.5%)	487 (63.1%)	126 (16.3%)	10 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	$15,794			$646			$15,148	23.1	20.1	260	26
240009000253	235	James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	31 S Schroeder Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1621	667	38	17.5	86.4%	19 (2.8%)	598 (89.7%)	36 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$19,041			$1,221			$17,821	22.8	20.8	255	20
240051001101	236	Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	4545 Ammendale Rd	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 572-0650	911	56	16.2	73.4%	25 (2.7%)	365 (40.1%)	437 (48.0%)	65 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	$16,548			$1,524			$15,024	22.8	22.1	241	5
240012001439	237	Golden Ring Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6700 Kenwood Ave	Baltimore	21237	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(443) 809-0130	903	53	17	63.1%	146 (16.2%)	541 (59.9%)	117 (13.0%)	53 (5.9%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.4%)	$16,807			$2,223			$14,584	22.7	22.1	240	3
240012000389	238	Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	10 Cockeysmill Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1114	1,153	66	17.4	62.2%	218 (18.9%)	579 (50.2%)	226 (19.6%)	74 (6.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.2%)	$14,906			$1,602			$13,303	22.5	27.1	220	18
240006000095	239	Marley Middle	Public	6-8	10 Davis Ct	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 424-3220	924	74	12.5	72.9%	273 (29.5%)	288 (31.2%)	273 (29.5%)	24 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	61 (6.6%)	$17,020			$1,600			$15,420	22.5	25.6	227	12
240048000806	240	Odessa Shannon Middle	Public	6-8	11800 Monticello Ave	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4150	823	58	14	80.3%	46 (5.6%)	197 (23.9%)	520 (63.2%)	44 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$19,468			$1,613			$17,855	22.1	19.9	263	23

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP Mathematics, MCAP English Language Arts, MCAP Science test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
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