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)
240042000725	1	Clarksville Middle	Public	6-8	6535 S Trotter Rd	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7057	649	43	15	6.6%	214 (33.0%)	86 (13.3%)	20 (3.1%)	297 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$15,917			$570			$15,347	98.2	97.8	1
240048009000	2	Thomas W. Pyle Middle	Public	6-8	6311 Wilson Lane	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3500	1,241	79	15.6	4.6%	740 (59.6%)	50 (4.0%)	149 (12.0%)	195 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (8.5%)	$17,326			$904			$16,422	98	97.6	2
240006000126	3	Severna Park Middle	Public	6-8	450 Jumpers Hole Rd	Severna Park	21146	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 647-7900	1,399	87	16	8.7%	1,092 (78.1%)	45 (3.2%)	88 (6.3%)	78 (5.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (6.6%)	$14,182			$1,158			$13,025	96.7	96.1	6	3
240033001536	4	Urbana Middle	Public	6-8	3511 Pontius Ct	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-9200	1,128	59	19.1	13.9%	507 (44.9%)	144 (12.8%)	131 (11.6%)	265 (23.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.7%)	$11,749			$743			$11,005	96.6	96.9	4
240042001552	5	Folly Quarter Middle	Public	6-8	13500 Triadelphia Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-1506	683	44	15.4	4.5%	318 (46.6%)	64 (9.4%)	34 (5.0%)	223 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.7%)	$16,226			$654			$15,572	96.5	96.6	5
240042000403	6	Mount View Middle	Public	6-8	12101 Woodford Dr	Marriottsville	21104	Carroll County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5545	894	55	16.1	7.8%	318 (35.6%)	52 (5.8%)	34 (3.8%)	450 (50.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.1%)	$14,638			$649			$13,988	96.4	95.3	7	1
240048001526	7	Cabin John Middle	Public	6-8	10701 Gainsborough Road	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 406-1600	974	63	15.3	12.9%	359 (36.9%)	122 (12.5%)	118 (12.1%)	315 (32.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.0%)	$18,203			$952			$17,252	95.7	91.7	18	11
240006001401	8	Chesapeake Science Point	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7321 Parkway Drive South	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(443) 757-5277	502	34	14.7	24.3%	128 (25.5%)	209 (41.6%)	53 (10.6%)	68 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	$16,956			$1,142			$15,814	95.1	90.8	20	12
240048000849	9	Herbert Hoover Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8810 Post Oak Rd	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 968-3740	925	58	15.8	10.5%	355 (38.4%)	90 (9.7%)	63 (6.8%)	341 (36.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.8%)	$17,696			$880			$16,817	95	93.8	10	1
240030000622	10	South Dorchester School	Public	PK, KG-8	3485 Golden Hill Road	Church Creek	21622	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 901-6934	225	15	15	100.0%	195 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	$21,128			$2,196			$18,931	94.8	86.9	31	21

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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

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