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)
240051000982	131	Benjamin Tasker Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Collington Rd	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 805-2660	1,044	69	15.1	51.7%	106 (10.2%)	725 (69.4%)	132 (12.6%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	28 (2.7%)	$17,148			$1,503			$15,645	50.7	58	109	22
240009000233	132	Hampden Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3608 Chestnut Avenue	Baltimore	21211	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6004	488	28	17.7	45.1%	202 (41.4%)	213 (43.6%)	25 (5.1%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	$19,290			$618			$18,672	50.5	49.1	133	1
240042000860	133	Murray Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9989 Winter Sun Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5897	591	50	11.7	39.6%	84 (14.2%)	239 (40.4%)	123 (20.8%)	104 (17.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	$21,053			$678			$20,375	50.2	49.3	131	2
240042090477	134	Mayfield Woods Middle	Public	6-8	7950 Redbarn Way	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5022	716	56	12.7	43.9%	167 (23.3%)	195 (27.2%)	212 (29.6%)	97 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.0%)	$18,864			$760			$18,104	50	52.2	123	11
240009000205	135	Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1425 E Fort Avenue	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1503	589	35	16.8	44.3%	236 (40.1%)	218 (37.0%)	93 (15.8%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)	$18,447			$269			$18,178	49.9	49.1	134	1
240012000342	136	Arbutus Middle	Public	6-8	5525 Shelbourne Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1402	970	59	16.5	56.0%	464 (47.8%)	183 (18.9%)	69 (7.1%)	169 (17.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (8.0%)	$15,786			$1,541			$14,245	49.2	44.8	148	12
240048000493	137	Roberto W. Clemente Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	18808 Waring Station Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 284-4750	857	64	13.3	59.3%	104 (12.1%)	275 (32.1%)	295 (34.4%)	144 (16.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	$19,210			$955			$18,255	48.1	54.8	120	17
240009000182	138	Cross Country Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6900 Park Heights Avenue	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0602	649	36	18	67.6%	18 (2.8%)	486 (74.9%)	136 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$20,435			$438			$19,997	47.5	41.2	160	22
240042001522	139	Patuxent Valley Middle	Public	6-8	9151 Vollmerhausen Rd	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5840	767	60	12.8	43.9%	118 (15.4%)	353 (46.0%)	158 (20.6%)	94 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.5%)	$17,617			$799			$16,818	47.3	47	141	2
240003000007	140	Westmar Middle	Public	6-8	16915 Lower George's Creek Rd	Lonaconing	21539	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 463-5751	232	25	9.2	70.3%	218 (94.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	$25,770			$4,181			$21,589	46.8	39.5	165	25

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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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