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)
240051001684	51	Benjamin D. Foulois Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	4601 Beauford Rd	Suitland	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 817-0300	530	40	13.4	42.5%	7 (1.3%)	494 (93.2%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	$19,177			$1,441			$17,736	80	72.5	69	18
240006000039	52	Arundel Middle	Public	6-8	1179 Hammond Ln	Odenton	21113	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 674-6900	1,286	82	15.7	27.6%	504 (39.2%)	390 (30.3%)	177 (13.8%)	79 (6.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	130 (10.1%)	$14,257			$1,221			$13,035	79.3	74.8	63	11
240048000181	53	Rosa M. Parks Middle	Public	6-8	19200 Olney Mill Rd	Olney	20832	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3300	848	50	16.8	18.4%	456 (53.8%)	131 (15.4%)	120 (14.2%)	84 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.6%)	$17,587			$811			$16,776	78.6	70.6	77	24
240009001689	54	Tunbridge Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5504 York Road	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(410) 323-8692	479	29	16.5	38.2%	53 (11.1%)	375 (78.3%)	23 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	$20,939			$462			$20,477	78.6	74	65	11
240042000736	55	Hammond Middle	Public	6-8	8100 Aladdin Dr	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5830	570	40	14.1	17.2%	233 (40.9%)	157 (27.5%)	59 (10.4%)	74 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.7%)	$16,299			$658			$15,640	78.2	73.4	66	11
240066001261	56	Clear Spring Middle	Public	6-8	12628 Broadfording Rd	Clear Spring	21722	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8094	329	28	11.8	48.6%	286 (86.9%)	9 (2.7%)	21 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$22,268			$4,175			$18,093	78.1	73.2	68	12
240021002947	57	Shiloh Middle	Public	6-8	3675 Willow Street	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-4570	604	46	13.2	24.7%	487 (80.6%)	23 (3.8%)	52 (8.6%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	$17,330			$864			$16,465	77.7	77.5	58	1
240048001741	58	Silver Creek Middle	Public	6-8	3701 Saul Rd	Kensington	20895	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-2200	778	54	14.5	33.4%	369 (47.4%)	192 (24.7%)	132 (17.0%)	39 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	$18,050			$869			$17,181	77.6	77.7	57	1
240054001644	59	Matapeake Middle School	Public	6-8	671 Romancoke Road	Stevensville	21666	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 643-7330	393	27	14.5	23.2%	318 (80.9%)	14 (3.6%)	27 (6.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.6%)	$17,230			$1,521			$15,709	77.5	81.7	48	11
240021000539	60	Mount Airy Middle	Public	6-8	102 Watersville Road	Mount Airy	21771	Frederick County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3554	721	50	14.4	22.9%	557 (77.3%)	24 (3.3%)	97 (13.5%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.4%)	$14,617			$870			$13,747	77.2	75.3	61	1

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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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