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)
240042001720	181	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Public	6-8	7000 Banbury Drive	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-8711	858	62	13.7	47.3%	105 (12.2%)	392 (45.7%)	175 (20.4%)	135 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	$16,327			$823			$15,504	35.2	44.2	151	30
240009001478	182	City Neighbors Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4301 Raspe Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 325-2627	232	17	14	45.3%	74 (31.9%)	151 (65.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$24,216			$495			$23,721	35.2	30	207	25
240051001764	183	Legends Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9700 Philadelphia Court	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 455-5900	794	32	24.8	53.8%	8 (1.0%)	709 (89.3%)	48 (6.0%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$20,417			$1,805			$18,612	34.9	35.3	183
240048090450	184	Briggs Chaney Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Rainbow Dr	Silver Spring	20905	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 288-8300	864	66	13	63.4%	50 (5.8%)	476 (55.1%)	226 (26.2%)	85 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$19,485			$906			$18,579	34.7	30.4	205	21
240063001243	185	Easton Middle	Public	6-8	201 Peachblossom Rd	Easton	21601	Talbot County	Talbot County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 822-2910	737	54	13.5	62.1%	344 (46.7%)	136 (18.5%)	186 (25.2%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.2%)	$16,783			$1,660			$15,122	34.2	34.6	188	3
240006000087	186	Lindale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	415 Andover Rd	Linthicum	21090	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 691-4344	1,178	73	16.1	59.4%	423 (35.9%)	341 (28.9%)	289 (24.5%)	49 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (5.9%)	$14,758			$1,340			$13,417	34.2	33	193	7
240009000247	187	Holabird Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 Imla Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9086	528	42	12.7	73.1%	22 (4.2%)	171 (32.4%)	315 (59.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$20,740			$1,117			$19,623	33.7	37.1	170	17
240009001291	188	The Crossroads School	Public, Charter	6-8	802 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 276-4924	162	14	12	66.7%	4 (2.5%)	111 (68.5%)	46 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$26,010			$2,482			$23,528	33.4	31.2	200	12
240009000180	189	Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 N Chester Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9300	855	63	13.5	71.6%	48 (5.6%)	467 (54.6%)	317 (37.1%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$21,972			$1,597			$20,375	33.1	31.4	198	9
240033000648	190	Sabillasville Environmental School	Public, Charter	K-7	16210-B Sabillasville Rd	Sabillasville	21780	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 236-6000	154	10	16	35.1%	142 (92.2%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$16,855			$1,967			$14,888	32.7			(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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