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)
240051001245	21	Dora Kennedy French Immersion	Public, Magnet	K-8	8950 Edmonston Rd	Greenbelt	20770	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 918-8660	679	46	14.7	29.5%	105 (15.5%)	462 (68.0%)	52 (7.7%)	24 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.4%)	$17,874			$1,294			$16,580	91.1	83.4	41	20
240048001118	22	North Bethesda Middle	Public	6-8	8935 Bradmoor Dr	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-2100	1,110	66	16.7	14.4%	577 (52.0%)	143 (12.9%)	165 (14.9%)	131 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.1%)	$16,531			$780			$15,751	90.8	88.1	28	6
240033001163	23	Oakdale Middle	Public	6-8	5810 Oakdale School Road	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5500	1,057	57	18.7	10.8%	625 (59.1%)	114 (10.8%)	111 (10.5%)	133 (12.6%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	65 (6.1%)	$12,603			$813			$11,790	90.7	92	17	6
240012001422	24	Hereford Middle	Public	6-8	712 Corbett Rd	Monkton	21111	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7902	903	57	15.7	12.4%	780 (86.4%)	19 (2.1%)	41 (4.5%)	29 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	$16,896			$1,652			$15,244	90.7	85.2	38	14
240006000091	25	Magothy River Middle	Public	6-8	241 Peninsula Farm Rd	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 544-0926	683	48	14.2	19.3%	513 (75.1%)	33 (4.8%)	78 (11.4%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	$17,045			$1,588			$15,457	90.3	90.4	21	4
240006000124	26	Severn River Middle	Public	6-8	241 Peninsula Farm Rd	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 544-0922	734	51	14.4	19.8%	511 (69.6%)	52 (7.1%)	107 (14.6%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	$16,434			$1,522			$14,912	90.3	85.6	37	11
240051001251	27	Robert Goddard Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9850 Good Luck Rd	Seabrook	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 918-3515	481	31	15.7	43.0%	108 (22.5%)	289 (60.1%)	33 (6.9%)	32 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	$18,826			$1,414			$17,412	89.9	83.2	42	15
240048000861	28	John Poole Middle	Public	6-8	17014 Tom Fox Ave	Poolesville	20837	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4200	443	28	15.5	18.3%	262 (59.1%)	32 (7.2%)	57 (12.9%)	43 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.6%)	$19,627			$853			$18,774	89.9	87.4	30	2
240066001287	29	Smithsburg Middle	Public	6-8	68 N Main St	Smithsburg	21783	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8353	534	39	13.8	46.6%	409 (76.6%)	39 (7.3%)	48 (9.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$15,546			$1,264			$14,282	89.3	85.7	36	7
240033000392	30	Windsor Knolls Middle	Public	6-8	11150 Windsor Rd	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5000	744	42	17.7	12.8%	439 (59.0%)	59 (7.9%)	111 (14.9%)	88 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	$13,579			$747			$12,833	88.7	92.2	16	14

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds