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)
240012010500	211	Sparrows Point Middle	Public	6-8	7400 North Point Rd	Baltimore	21219	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7524	561	38	14.8	54.2%	427 (76.1%)	54 (9.6%)	34 (6.1%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.1%)	$16,704			$2,186			$14,518	28.2	40.4	161	50
240039000689	212	Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	2311 Willoughby Beach Rd	Edgewood	21040	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 612-1518	999	80	12.4	71.6%	268 (26.8%)	439 (43.9%)	170 (17.0%)	21 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (9.6%)	$18,052			$2,207			$15,844	27.9	24.3	234	22
240012000451	213	Pine Grove Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Old Harford Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5270	916	61	15.1	56.4%	340 (37.1%)	382 (41.7%)	69 (7.5%)	68 (7.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.0%)	$17,151			$1,934			$15,216	27.9	34.6	187	26
240051001472	214	Kettering Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	65 Herrington Dr	Upper Marlboro	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 808-4060	915	75	12.2	61.0%	8 (0.9%)	720 (78.7%)	167 (18.3%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	$19,996			$1,603			$18,393	27.4	30.3	206	8
240051001223	215	Ernest Everett Just Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Campus Way N	Mitchellville	20721	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 808-4040	795	51	15.5	69.4%	3 (0.4%)	700 (88.1%)	75 (9.4%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	$17,399			$1,645			$15,755	27.4	26.7	222	7
240009000322	216	Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	605 Dryden Drive	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0534	299	24	12.7	78.3%	2 (0.7%)	284 (95.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$23,144			$3,081			$20,064	26.8	17.6	271	55
240048000837	217	Gaithersburg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2 Teachers' Way	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-4950	875	76	11.5	63.3%	91 (10.4%)	190 (21.7%)	498 (56.9%)	54 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	$22,737			$1,183			$21,553	26.5	22.5	238	21
240012001574	218	Windsor Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8300 Windsor Mill Rd	Baltimore	21209	Baltimore city	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0000	626	41	15.2	55.0%	9 (1.4%)	550 (87.9%)	42 (6.7%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$17,413			$1,912			$15,501	26.5	20.3	257	39
240009000222	219	Glenmount Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6211 Walther Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6366	657	44	14.9	75.8%	10 (1.5%)	587 (89.3%)	44 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$20,004			$1,390			$18,615	26.3	22.2	239	20
240027000599	220	Matthew Henson Middle School	Public	6-8	3535 Livingston Rd	Indian Head	20640	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 375-8550	710	43	16.7	43.2%	80 (11.3%)	446 (62.8%)	96 (13.5%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (9.6%)	$15,475			$401			$15,074	26.2	28.4	213	7

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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