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)
240009000264	191	Lakeland Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2921 Stranden Road	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1406	997	74	13.4	56.9%	29 (2.9%)	219 (22.0%)	732 (73.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$19,371			$300			$19,071	32.7	27.9	216	25
240009001558	192	Empowerment Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	851 Braddish Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2381	305	24	12.7	73.4%	1 (0.3%)	299 (98.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,186			$1,002			$20,184	32.6	18.4	267	75
240048000409	193	Argyle Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2400 Bel Pre Rd	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6370	995	64	15.4	72.2%	79 (7.9%)	276 (27.7%)	527 (53.0%)	75 (7.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.2%)	$15,897			$837			$15,061	32.5	30.8	203	10
240024000574	194	North East Middle	Public	6-8	200 E Cecil Ave	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6210	791	57	13.8	53.9%	587 (74.2%)	78 (9.9%)	60 (7.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.6%)	$14,075			$1,847			$12,228	32.4	36.9	173	21
240003000031	195	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	200 Massachusetts Ave	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-5360	583	46	12.6	62.3%	482 (82.7%)	23 (3.9%)	11 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.5%)	$15,726			$1,810			$13,916	32.1	36.9	172	23
240039001767	196	Swan Creek School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	253 Paradise Road	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(410) 273-5594	488	49	10	36.1%	209 (42.8%)	174 (35.7%)	48 (9.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.8%)	$24,609			$5,312			$19,297	31.9	23.7	235	39
240042001700	197	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Public	6-8	6680 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7600	598	48	12.4	54.0%	86 (14.4%)	305 (51.0%)	126 (21.1%)	45 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$19,133			$872			$18,260	31.8	31.8	196	1
240006000072	198	Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	7922 Outing Ave	Pasadena	21122	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 437-5512	882	52	16.8	48.6%	573 (65.0%)	95 (10.8%)	120 (13.6%)	25 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.1%)	$15,231			$1,286			$13,945	31.5	25.1	230	32
240039000678	199	Aberdeen Middle	Public	6-8	111 Mount Royal Ave	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 273-5510	1,082	88	12.2	63.2%	334 (30.9%)	470 (43.4%)	148 (13.7%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (10.1%)	$17,489			$1,825			$15,664	31.5	25.9	226	27
240051001112	200	Nicholas Orem Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Editors Park Dr	Hyattsville	20782	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 853-0840	1,138	68	16.7	91.7%	20 (1.8%)	189 (16.6%)	905 (79.5%)	8 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.9%)	$17,193			$2,224			$14,968	30.8	36	180	20

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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:

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

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