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)
240048000879	291	Montgomery Village Middle	Public	6-8	19300 Watkins Mill Rd	Montgomery Village	20886	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-6720	773	61	12.7	80.2%	37 (4.8%)	191 (24.7%)	454 (58.7%)	65 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.1%)	$21,643			$2,212			$19,431	14	14.4	282	9
240002701669	292	The Seed School of Maryland	Public	6-12	200 Font Hill Avenue	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	SEED School of Maryland	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 843-9477	403	40	10	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	389 (96.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								13.4	13	289	3
240009001734	293	Lillie May Carroll Jackson School	Public, Charter	5-8	2200 Sinclair Lane	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 320-9499	221	15	14.7	73.8%	1 (0.5%)	216 (97.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$24,744			$821			$23,923	13.2	19	265	28
240009001302	294	ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School	Public, Charter	6-12	2801 N Dukeland Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-1418	548	36	15.2	85.9%	9 (1.6%)	518 (94.5%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$29,749			$1,398			$28,350	13.1	5.5	313	19
240009000199	295	Fallstaff Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3801 Fallstaff Road	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0682	524	33	15.8	55.9%	6 (1.1%)	206 (39.3%)	307 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,587			$265			$20,322	12.7	15.9	279	16
240051000993	296	Buck Lodge Middle	Public	6-8	2611 Buck Lodge Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6290	1,242	75	16.5	91.4%	8 (0.6%)	75 (6.0%)	1,134 (91.3%)	20 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$18,513			$2,376			$16,137	12.1	16.5	276	20
240009000273	297	Wildwood Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	621 Wildwood Parkway	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0503	793	40	20	84.2%	7 (0.9%)	750 (94.6%)	27 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	$20,521			$1,471			$19,050	12	9.7	299	2
240012000408	298	Holabird Middle	Public	4-8	1701 Delvale Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7049	912	60	15.2	65.4%	353 (38.7%)	128 (14.0%)	322 (35.3%)	33 (3.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (7.7%)	$17,338			$2,357			$14,981	11.8	9.5	300	2
240009000257	299	John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	701 Rappolla Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9125	930	81	11.4	61.8%	64 (6.9%)	39 (4.2%)	816 (87.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$22,247			$282			$21,965	11.3	6.8	309	10
240009001381	300	Academy for College and Career Exploration	Public	6-12	1300 W 36th Street	Baltimore	21211	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7607	902	59	15.2	74.7%	62 (6.9%)	659 (73.1%)	153 (17.0%)	16 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	$21,758			$1,287			$20,471	10.8	5.9	311	11

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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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