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)
240009001363	271	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Pontiac Avenue	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1404	688	44	15.6	65.6%	102 (14.8%)	139 (20.2%)	414 (60.2%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	$19,336			$909			$18,426	16.8	12.6	290	19
240009001675	272	Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West	Public	6-12	1500 Harlem Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2110	139	17	8.1	89.2%	2 (1.4%)	135 (97.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,336			$2,321			$33,015	16.6	9.4	301	29
240009000161	273	The Belair-Edison School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3536 Brehms Lane	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9150	935	69	13.5	89.0%	9 (1.0%)	874 (93.5%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.5%)	$25,538			$1,512			$24,026	16.4	13.6	285	12
240009000213	274	Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 Ailsa Avenue	Baltimore	21214	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6361	333	26	12.8	74.5%	23 (6.9%)	290 (87.1%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$22,251			$2,072			$20,179	16.3	6.9	308	34
240012001431	275	Northwest Academy of Health Sciences	Public, Magnet	6-8	4627 Old Court Rd	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0742	843	57	14.7	66.1%	14 (1.7%)	756 (89.7%)	49 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.3%)	$19,648			$1,798			$17,849	16.3	20	262	13
240006000823	276	Meade Middle	Public	6-8	1103 26th St	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 305-2400	779	66	11.8	77.5%	46 (5.9%)	316 (40.6%)	347 (44.5%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.5%)	$17,788			$2,053			$15,735	15.9	13.4	287	11
240057001377	277	Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School	Public	6-7	7970 Tawes Campus Road	Westover	21871	Somerset County	Somerset County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 621-0161	383	35	10.9	77.3%	116 (30.3%)	201 (52.5%)	42 (11.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$22,900			$4,037			$18,863	15.6			(n/a)
240051001465	278	Thurgood Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Brinkley Rd	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 702-7540	731	41	17.8	82.4%	3 (0.4%)	447 (61.1%)	257 (35.2%)	16 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$15,755			$1,404			$14,351	15.3	17.1	273	5
240027000583	279	Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	Public	6-8	2040 Saint Thomas Dr	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-1334	919	43	21.3	59.2%	42 (4.6%)	603 (65.6%)	187 (20.3%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.4%)	$13,712			$467			$13,244	15.2	25.6	228	51
240009000175	280	City Springs Elementary/Middle	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9165	437	37	11.8	88.3%	10 (2.3%)	388 (88.8%)	29 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$29,342			$2,405			$26,937	15.1	16.6	275	5

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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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