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)
240063001248	121	St. Michaels Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Seymour Ave	St Michaels	21663	Talbot County	Talbot County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 745-2852	443	32	13.8	44.7%	321 (72.5%)	51 (11.5%)	40 (9.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	$17,329			$1,724			$15,605	53.6	62.4	98	23
240048000820	122	Earle B. Wood Middle	Public	6-8	14615 Bauer Dr	Rockville	20853	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7640	1,068	74	14.5	50.2%	278 (26.0%)	163 (15.3%)	443 (41.5%)	104 (9.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.7%)	$17,842			$910			$16,932	53.6	54.5	121	1
240051001152	123	Samuel Ogle Middle	Public	6-8	4111 Chelmont Ln	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-2641	795	45	17.6	48.6%	93 (11.7%)	497 (62.5%)	159 (20.0%)	30 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$16,751			$1,469			$15,281	53.1	61.6	100	23
240024000791	124	Bohemia Manor Middle	Public	6-8	2757 Augustine Herman Hwy	Chesapeake City	21915	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 885-2095	436	36	12.1	47.5%	336 (77.1%)	27 (6.2%)	40 (9.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	$15,126			$1,964			$13,162	52.6	62.7	97	27
240033001549	125	Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	1799 Schifferstadt Blvd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4900	549	65	8.4	45.7%	218 (39.7%)	107 (19.5%)	143 (26.0%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.2%)	$21,327			$1,203			$20,124	52.6	55.8	114	11
240048001458	126	Sligo Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Dennis Ave	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 287-8890	676	53	12.8	52.7%	196 (29.0%)	145 (21.4%)	259 (38.3%)	44 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	$21,072			$940			$20,133	52.6	48.6	137	11
240048000660	127	Rocky Hill Middle	Public	6-8	22401 Brick Haven Way	Clarksburg	20871	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6670	1,058	69	15.3	52.0%	122 (11.5%)	297 (28.1%)	355 (33.6%)	212 (20.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.4%)	$17,852			$950			$16,902	52.5	51.8	124	3
240066001263	128	E. Russell Hicks Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1321 S Potomac St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8110	824	50	16.4	74.4%	334 (40.5%)	214 (26.0%)	161 (19.5%)	22 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.2%)	$17,978			$4,254			$13,724	52.4	50.6	126	2
240066001276	129	Northern Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Northern Ave	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8258	848	52	16.3	68.4%	365 (43.0%)	167 (19.7%)	172 (20.3%)	35 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (12.4%)	$17,670			$4,220			$13,450	52.3	46.3	142	13
240006000131	130	Southern Middle	Public	6-8	5235 Solomons Island Rd	Lothian	20711	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1659	755	54	14	44.6%	463 (61.3%)	58 (7.7%)	197 (26.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	$16,642			$1,507			$15,135	51.9	44.4	150	20

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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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