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)
240039001397	61	Bel Air Middle	Public	6-8	99 Idlewild Street	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4140	1,138	79	14.3	22.9%	821 (72.1%)	95 (8.3%)	90 (7.9%)	80 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.5%)	$16,027			$1,465			$14,563	76.9	78	55	6
240033000656	62	Walkersville Middle	Public	6-8	55 W Frederick Street	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4400	841	51	16.4	36.4%	497 (59.1%)	128 (15.2%)	135 (16.1%)	22 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.5%)	$14,347			$741			$13,606	76.6	62.2	99	37
240021000553	63	Westminster West Middle	Public	6-8	60 Monroe Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3661	875	57	15.2	28.2%	652 (74.5%)	52 (5.9%)	108 (12.3%)	27 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.5%)	$14,679			$841			$13,838	76	78.1	54	9
240036001351	64	Northern Middle School	Public	6-8	371 Pride Pkwy	Accident	21520	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 746-8165	320	23	13.7	39.1%	310 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$17,854			$2,172			$15,682	75.8	81.9	47	17
240048000957	65	William H. Farquhar Middle	Public	6-8	17017 Batchellors Forest Rd	Olney	20832	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1200	674	41	16.6	31.5%	240 (35.6%)	160 (23.7%)	135 (20.0%)	85 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.6%)	$17,991			$879			$17,112	75.7	80.5	53	12
240033001712	66	Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7215 Corporate Court	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 663-7970	314	17	18	28.3%	169 (53.8%)	55 (17.5%)	51 (16.2%)	21 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$13,417			$713			$12,704	75.4	71.3	73	7
240048001450	67	Tilden Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Tilden Ln	Rockville	20852	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6700	1,100	63	17.4	28.1%	428 (38.9%)	150 (13.6%)	251 (22.8%)	198 (18.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.1%)	$16,778			$1,053			$15,725	75.4	76.5	59	8
240054001190	68	Centreville Middle School	Public	6-8	231 Ruthsburg Rd	Centreville	21617	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 758-0883	481	36	13.3	32.6%	375 (78.0%)	40 (8.3%)	30 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	$17,408			$1,396			$16,012	75.2	68.9	81	13
240048000857	69	Julius West Middle	Public	6-8	651 Great Falls Rd	Rockville	20850	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 337-3400	1,325	88	14.9	40.0%	389 (29.4%)	204 (15.4%)	406 (30.6%)	225 (17.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (6.6%)	$16,691			$914			$15,777	75.1	70.7	76	7
240060001220	70	Esperanza Middle	Public	6-8	22790 Maple Rd	Lexington Park	20653	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 863-4016	875	52	16.8	41.4%	458 (52.3%)	222 (25.4%)	77 (8.8%)	28 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	84 (9.6%)	$15,097			$1,542			$13,555	74.2	73.3	67	3

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences