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)
240033001409	101	Brunswick Middle	Public	6-8	301 Cummings Dr	Brunswick	21716	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5400	656	39	17	25.8%	439 (66.9%)	64 (9.8%)	89 (13.6%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	$14,630			$900			$13,730	60.5	60.2	105	4
240021000550	102	Westminster East Middle	Public	6-8	121 Longwell Avenue	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3656	767	54	14.1	36.4%	561 (73.1%)	50 (6.5%)	99 (12.9%)	25 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.4%)	$15,051			$610			$14,441	60.4	69.9	79	23
240015000507	103	Calvert Middle	Public	6-8	655 Chesapeake Blvd	Prince Frederick	20678	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-8970	652	45	14.6	32.7%	378 (58.0%)	123 (18.9%)	66 (10.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.4%)	$17,442			$1,392			$16,050	59	64.5	91	12
240072001329	104	Pocomoke Middle	Public	4-8	800 8th St	Pocomoke City	21851	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 632-5150	448	42	10.6	71.7%	182 (40.6%)	198 (44.2%)	29 (6.5%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$21,611			$1,669			$19,942	58.5	67.7	84	20
240048001456	105	John T. Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	25400 Oak Dr	Damascus	20872	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 207-2440	825	55	14.9	37.6%	333 (40.4%)	113 (13.7%)	263 (31.9%)	55 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.0%)	$19,161			$950			$18,212	58	57.2	112	7
240051001554	106	Maya Angelou French Immersion	Public, Magnet	K-8	2000 Callaway St	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 702-3950	392	37	10.7	45.2%	3 (0.8%)	362 (92.3%)	16 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$22,955			$1,529			$21,426	57.6	66.3	88	18
240021000543	107	Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	99 Kings Drive	Taneytown	21787	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3270	637	47	13.6	43.8%	497 (78.0%)	56 (8.8%)	39 (6.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.0%)	$16,345			$762			$15,583	57.3	48.7	136	29
240009000285	108	Mount Royal Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	121 McMechen Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0864	791	49	16.1	65.6%	98 (12.4%)	608 (76.9%)	36 (4.6%)	20 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.0%)	$19,742			$1,523			$18,219	57.2	44.1	152	44
240033090446	109	Ballenger Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5525 Ballenger Creek Pike	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5700	805	50	16.2	35.7%	311 (38.6%)	165 (20.5%)	202 (25.1%)	67 (8.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (6.7%)	$15,285			$1,258			$14,027	56.8	45.3	146	37
240048000903	110	Ridgeview Middle	Public	6-8	16600 Raven Rock Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3330	751	50	15.1	42.1%	266 (35.4%)	113 (15.0%)	248 (33.0%)	78 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$18,681			$841			$17,839	56.4	58.9	106	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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America