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)
240027000615	241	Mattawoman Middle School	Public	6-8	10145 Berry Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-7708	934	54	17.3	48.5%	36 (3.9%)	695 (74.4%)	111 (11.9%)	33 (3.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.8%)	$13,785			$554			$13,231	22	26.3	223	18
240012000419	242	Loch Raven Technical Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	8101 La Salle Rd	Baltimore	21286	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(443) 809-3518	781	50	15.6	60.1%	141 (18.1%)	514 (65.8%)	63 (8.1%)	22 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	$17,453			$1,874			$15,580	21.6	18.1	270	28
240009000281	243	Montebello Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2040 E 32nd Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6576	468	37	12.6	81.8%	5 (1.1%)	435 (92.9%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$22,251			$1,951			$20,299	21.5	10.6	295	52
240009000147	244	Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	5001 E Eager Street	Baltimore	21205	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9090	756	56	13.5	70.2%	122 (16.1%)	74 (9.8%)	537 (71.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	$21,175			$691			$20,484	21.5	18.3	268	24
240048000783	245	Benjamin Banneker Middle	Public	6-8	14800 Perrywood Dr	Burtonsville	20866	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6250	781	54	14.5	69.9%	27 (3.5%)	494 (63.3%)	166 (21.3%)	66 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	$19,105			$1,053			$18,052	21.1	26.2	224	21
240051001051	246	Gwynn Park Middle	Public	6-8	8000 Dyson Rd	Brandywine	20613	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 372-0120	711	43	16.5	57.4%	19 (2.7%)	560 (78.8%)	105 (14.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$17,149			$1,551			$15,598	21.1	20.9	251	5
240009000602	247	North Bend Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	181 North Bend Road	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0376	439	33	13.3	75.6%	10 (2.3%)	399 (90.9%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$24,057			$2,128			$21,929	21	21.7	246	1
240009000276	248	Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 E 26th Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6509	248	20	12.7	54.8%	36 (14.5%)	116 (46.8%)	77 (31.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	$23,273			$2,237			$21,036	20.6	23.1	237	11
240051001175	249	Thomas Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	5401 Barker Pl	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 918-8680	1,274	80	15.9	80.4%	24 (1.9%)	568 (44.6%)	635 (49.8%)	33 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.9%)	$16,629			$1,446			$15,183	20.5	21.9	244	5
240009000337	250	Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	4001 Alto Road	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0595	216	22	9.8	87.0%	3 (1.4%)	196 (90.7%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	$32,915			$2,346			$30,569	20.3			(n/a)

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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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