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)
240006001403	31	Crofton Middle	Public	6-8	2301 Davidsonville Rd	Gambrills	21054	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 793-0280	1,374	80	17.2	18.8%	740 (53.9%)	272 (19.8%)	150 (10.9%)	106 (7.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (7.2%)	$12,845			$1,094			$11,752	88.2	89	25	6
240021000547	32	Sykesville Middle	Public	6-8	7301 Springfield Avenue	Sykesville	21784	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3545	748	51	14.7	18.9%	558 (74.6%)	42 (5.6%)	47 (6.3%)	60 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (4.9%)	$14,404			$725			$13,679	88.2	89.3	24	8
240006000054	33	Central Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	221 Central Ave E	Edgewater	21037	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 956-5800	1,299	85	15.3	19.4%	955 (73.5%)	58 (4.5%)	171 (13.2%)	49 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (4.9%)	$13,847			$1,265			$12,582	88.1	82.3	45	12
240012001434	34	Ridgely Middle	Public	6-8	121 Ridgely Road	Lutherville	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7650	1,061	71	15	21.0%	628 (59.2%)	115 (10.8%)	79 (7.4%)	178 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.5%)	$16,435			$1,555			$14,880	87.7	86.2	34
240015000515	35	Northern Middle	Public	6-8	2954 Chaneyville Rd	Owings	20736	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9230	636	34	18.5	12.9%	476 (74.8%)	63 (9.9%)	35 (5.5%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	$15,247			$1,087			$14,160	87.2	88.1	27	8
240048000933	36	Takoma Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7611 Piney Branch Rd	Silver Spring	20910	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-5220	1,077	69	15.6	38.0%	333 (30.9%)	370 (34.4%)	181 (16.8%)	120 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.8%)	$17,054			$763			$16,292	86.7	84	40	4
240039090475	37	Fallston Middle School	Public	6-8	2303 Carrs Mill Rd	Fallston	21047	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4129	1,007	62	16.1	13.5%	836 (83.0%)	40 (4.0%)	61 (6.1%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.6%)	$14,259			$1,259			$13,000	86.4	82.3	46	9
240048001739	38	Hallie Wells Middle	Public	6-8	11701 Little Seneca Parkway	Clarksburg	20871	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4800	963	62	15.4	20.4%	187 (19.4%)	191 (19.8%)	124 (12.9%)	409 (42.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.2%)	$18,103			$952			$17,151	85.5	84.3	39	1
240042001444	39	Ellicott Mills Middle	Public	6-8	4445 Montgomery Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2839	670	52	12.8	16.9%	205 (30.6%)	110 (16.4%)	38 (5.7%)	268 (40.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.3%)	$18,162			$810			$17,351	85.3	87.6	29	10
240009000323	40	Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 E Heath Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-1575	518	29	17.8	34.2%	297 (57.3%)	126 (24.3%)	55 (10.6%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)	$16,597			$256			$16,340	84.8	80.5	52	12

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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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