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)
240048001127	151	Shady Grove Middle	Public	6-8	8100 Midcounty Hgwy	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1440	495	40	12.5	58.6%	96 (19.4%)	100 (20.2%)	209 (42.2%)	54 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	$23,096			$1,334			$21,761	43.6	47.7	138	13
240030000619	152	North Dorchester Middle School	Public	6-8	5745 Cloverdale Road	Hurlock	21643	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 943-3322	415	30	13.8	100.0%	258 (62.2%)	88 (21.2%)	38 (9.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$20,436			$2,874			$17,561	43.3	37.1	171	19
240051000978	153	Beltsville Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4300 Wicomico Ave	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 572-0630	1,102	86	12.8	76.0%	51 (4.6%)	138 (12.5%)	846 (76.8%)	48 (4.4%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	$19,361			$1,673			$17,688	43.1	35.8	181	28
240024000578	154	Perryville Middle	Public	6-8	850 Aiken Ave	Perryville	21903	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6010	557	39	14.2	50.3%	425 (76.3%)	49 (8.8%)	30 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	$15,854			$1,627			$14,227	43	60.9	102	52
240069001145	155	Salisbury Middle	Public	6-8	607 Morris St	Salisbury	21801	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5149	873	88	9.9	51.3%	201 (23.0%)	459 (52.6%)	89 (10.2%)	39 (4.5%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.6%)	$18,790			$2,757			$16,032	42.8	33.1	192	37
240033000658	156	West Frederick Middle	Public	6-8	515 W Patrick St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4000	776	53	14.6	60.8%	182 (23.5%)	186 (24.0%)	324 (41.8%)	29 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.8%)	$16,466			$960			$15,506	42.3	36.1	179	23
240036000675	157	Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Harvey Winters Road	Oakland	21550	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 334-8881	434	37	11.6	46.8%	416 (95.9%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$17,934			$2,329			$15,605	41.6	36.1	178	21
240015002946	158	Mill Creek Middle	Public	6-8	12200 Southern Connector Blvd	Lusby	20657	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9190	446	32	14.1	41.5%	278 (62.3%)	69 (15.5%)	37 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.0%)	$18,260			$1,517			$16,743	41.5	38.5	166	8
240051001637	159	Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	14111 Oak Grove Rd	Upper Marlboro	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 383-1899	490	26	18.8	46.1%	1 (0.2%)	463 (94.5%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$20,652			$1,437			$19,216	40.9	51.6	125	34
240051001706	160	Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	6900 Ames St	Suitland	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 817-0544	365	29	12.5	66.3%	1 (0.3%)	345 (94.5%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,648			$1,725			$19,923	40.6	47.5	140	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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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