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)
240051001718	71	College Park Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5751 Rivertech Ct	Riverdale	20737	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 696-3206	692	34	20.3	48.6%	86 (12.4%)	319 (46.1%)	222 (32.1%)	20 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)	$22,117			$2,976			$19,141	73.7	70.9	75	4
240015000967	72	Windy Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9560 Boyd's Turn Rd	Owings	20736	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9310	737	43	17.1	22.0%	471 (63.9%)	103 (14.0%)	59 (8.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (13.3%)	$15,224			$1,116			$14,108	73.7	82.5	44	28
240048001441	73	Lakelands Park Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Main St	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6450	1,042	73	14.2	34.2%	348 (33.4%)	149 (14.3%)	270 (25.9%)	207 (19.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.0%)	$19,531			$957			$18,575	72.4	75.7	60	13
240051001174	74	Thomas G. Pullen	Public, Magnet	K-8	700 Brightseat Rd	Landover	20785	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 808-8160	735	54	13.7	50.5%	28 (3.8%)	595 (81.0%)	76 (10.3%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$17,650			$1,427			$16,223	71.8	64.2	93	19
240003000006	75	Braddock Middle	Public	6-8	909 Holland St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-7990	603	42	14.2	60.2%	489 (81.1%)	30 (5.0%)	22 (3.6%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	$14,786			$1,496			$13,290	71.3	64.1	94	19
240072001333	76	Snow Hill Middle	Public	4-8	522 Coulbourne Ln	Snow Hill	21863	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5240	403	44	9.1	59.3%	237 (58.8%)	106 (26.3%)	27 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	$23,438			$2,083			$21,354	71	68	83	7
240012000374	77	Dumbarton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Dumbarton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-3176	1,073	75	14.3	31.5%	558 (52.0%)	176 (16.4%)	184 (17.1%)	91 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.6%)	$16,552			$1,525			$15,028	69.7	64.6	90	13
240069001306	78	Mardela Middle & High	Public	6-12	24940 Delmar Rd	Mardela Springs	21837	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5142	691	53	13.1	43.1%	539 (78.0%)	68 (9.8%)	32 (4.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.4%)	$19,424			$3,148			$16,276	69.6	71.9	71	7
240060001231	79	Margaret Brent Middle	Public	6-8	29675 Point Lookout Rd	Mechanicsville	20659	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 884-4635	935	54	17.4	35.9%	744 (79.6%)	66 (7.1%)	41 (4.4%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.1%)	$14,859			$1,650			$13,209	68.7	71.5	72	7
240054001196	80	Stevensville Middle School	Public	6-8	610 Main St	Stevensville	21666	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 643-3194	496	35	14.1	34.7%	370 (74.6%)	32 (6.5%)	48 (9.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	$16,390			$977			$15,412	68.6	60.9	103	23

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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