Best Middle Schools in Maryland

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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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)
240051001473	171	Kenmoor Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2501 Kenmoor Dr	Landover	20785	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 925-2300	929	72	12.9	77.0%	47 (5.1%)	567 (61.0%)	260 (28.0%)	48 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	$19,547			$1,876			$17,670	39.3	48.9	135	36
240009000884	172	New Song Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1530 Presstman Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 728-2091	175	12	14.5	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	175 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,700			$2,577			$23,123	38.6	21.9	242	70
240042000737	173	Harpers Choice Middle	Public	6-8	5450 Beaverkill Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6929	497	45	11.1	50.3%	77 (15.5%)	234 (47.1%)	98 (19.7%)	44 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.7%)	$20,571			$771			$19,800	38.6	34.7	185	12
240033001413	174	Monocacy Middle	Public	6-8	8009 Opossumtown Pike	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4700	926	60	15.4	60.5%	207 (22.4%)	240 (25.9%)	379 (40.9%)	34 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.9%)	55 (5.9%)	$14,327			$955			$13,372	37.5	33.6	191	17
240042000746	175	Oakland Mills Middle	Public	6-8	9540 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6937	475	42	11.4	50.7%	107 (22.5%)	167 (35.2%)	123 (25.9%)	37 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	$21,436			$883			$20,553	37.1	41.3	159	16
240006000050	176	Brooklyn Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	200 Hammonds Ln	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 636-2967	775	59	13.1	69.9%	293 (37.8%)	196 (25.3%)	194 (25.0%)	21 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (8.9%)	$18,877			$1,694			$17,183	36.8	36.6	176
240009001631	177	Baltimore International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4410 Frankford Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 426-3650	706	45	15.6	67.8%	30 (4.2%)	581 (82.3%)	69 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	$20,768			$581			$20,186	36.6	42.6	157	20
240066001270	178	Hancock Middle Senior High	Public	6-12	289 W Main St	Hancock	21750	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8186	219	21	10.6	68.5%	207 (94.5%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$22,952			$1,942			$21,009	36.5	35.6	182	4
240051001648	179	Imagine Lincoln PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	4207 Norcross St	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 808-5600	377	22	17.1	68.2%	2 (0.5%)	350 (92.8%)	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,355			$1,659			$19,695	36.2	46.2	143	36
240069001299	180	Bennett Middle	Public	6-8	532 S. Division Street	Fruitland	21826	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5140	906	79	11.4	47.5%	340 (37.5%)	328 (36.2%)	153 (16.9%)	26 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.8%)	$19,012			$2,692			$16,320	35.5	29.1	209	29

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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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