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)
240009000244	321	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237	Public	PK, KG-8	231 S Eaton Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2792	726	43	16.8	58.7%	12 (1.7%)	83 (11.4%)	621 (85.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$18,966			$266			$18,700	6.8	10.2	297	24
240009000571	322	Stadium School	Public	6-8	1400 Exeter Hall Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2682	339	19	18.3	84.4%	3 (0.9%)	324 (95.6%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$25,858			$2,340			$23,518	6.5	2.9	322
240009000320	323	Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	600 N Patterson Park Avenue	Baltimore	21205	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9247	359	26	13.8	86.1%	1 (0.3%)	292 (81.3%)	63 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,250			$1,840			$19,411	6.2	10.7	294	29
240009000154	324	Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	4301 10th Street	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1357	710	37	19.1	78.3%	63 (8.9%)	366 (51.5%)	262 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$18,335			$1,301			$17,034	6	4.1	319	5
240009000160	325	Booker T. Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Mcculloh Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7734	157	16	9.8	90.4%	3 (1.9%)	153 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,350			$3,243			$33,107	5.7	5.4	314	11
240009001736	326	Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys	Public, Charter	4-8	2525 Kirk Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5320	325	9	36.1	77.2%	0 (0.0%)	318 (97.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$23,789			$248			$23,541	5.2	4.2	318	8
240009000164	327	Katherine Johnson Global Academy	Public	3-8	1101 Braddish Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0581	541	30	18	93.0%	11 (2.0%)	505 (93.3%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$21,362			$1,037			$20,325	4.4			(n/a)
240012000376	328	Dundalk Middle	Public	6-8	7400 Dunmanway	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7018	860	62	13.8	63.8%	185 (21.5%)	202 (23.5%)	399 (46.4%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.9%)	$18,031			$2,377			$15,654	3.3			(n/a)

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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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Educational resources:

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