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)
240006001687	81	Monarch Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6730 Baymeadow Drive	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(410) 760-2072	681	48	14.1	33.9%	254 (37.3%)	272 (39.9%)	64 (9.4%)	26 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.8%)	$16,945			$979			$15,966	68.5	64.7	89	8
240012000354	82	Catonsville Middle	Public	6-8	2301 Edmondson Ave	Catonsville	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-0803	805	47	17.2	40.1%	412 (51.2%)	166 (20.6%)	70 (8.7%)	119 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.3%)	$15,544			$1,757			$13,787	67.8	58.8	107	25
240042001172	83	Bonnie Branch Middle	Public	6-8	4979 Ilchester Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2580	682	49	13.8	25.7%	253 (37.1%)	144 (21.1%)	97 (14.2%)	133 (19.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.9%)	$17,697			$790			$16,907	67.7	72	70	13
240024000580	84	Rising Sun Middle School	Public	6-8	289 Pearl Street	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5535	619	43	14.2	38.0%	559 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$15,185			$1,385			$13,800	67.4	70.6	78	6
240003000023	85	Mount Savage Middle	Public	6-8	13201 New School Rd Nw	Mount Savage	21545	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 264-3220	425	32	13.2	53.6%	392 (92.2%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$15,739			$2,135			$13,604	67.3	69.7	80	5
240039000709	86	North Harford Middle	Public	6-8	112 Pylesville Rd	Pylesville	21132	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3658	848	58	14.5	21.6%	770 (90.8%)	9 (1.1%)	30 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$17,193			$1,629			$15,564	67.1	67.7	85	1
240051001726	87	Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9822 Fallard Ct	Upper Marlboro	20772	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 573-7250	1,486	82	18.1	36.1%	12 (0.8%)	1,411 (95.0%)	23 (1.5%)	15 (1.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (1.1%)	$21,123			$2,231			$18,891	66.3	57	113	26
240039001642	88	Patterson Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Patterson Mill Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4640	760	49	15.4	19.6%	528 (69.5%)	61 (8.0%)	59 (7.8%)	56 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.0%)	$14,259			$1,064			$13,195	66.2	74.8	64	24
240012000366	89	Cockeysville Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Greenside Dr	Cockeysville	21030	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7626	840	58	14.4	41.5%	348 (41.4%)	196 (23.3%)	180 (21.4%)	73 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.1%)	$20,457			$2,315			$18,142	66.2	68.3	82	7
240012000447	90	Perry Hall Middle	Public	6-8	4300 Ebenezer Rd	Baltimore	21236	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5100	1,754	107	16.4	40.4%	761 (43.4%)	491 (28.0%)	82 (4.7%)	317 (18.1%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (5.2%)	$14,838			$1,422			$13,415	65.2	67.2	86	4

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education