Best Middle Schools in Maryland

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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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)
240051001477	201	Walker Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	800 Karen Blvd	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 808-4055	693	45	15.5	72.9%	13 (1.9%)	537 (77.5%)	124 (17.9%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$17,989			$1,506			$16,483	30.7	49.6	129	72
240009000186	202	Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	5025 Dickey Hill Road	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0610	254	17	14.9	78.3%	3 (1.2%)	227 (89.4%)	12 (4.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$23,313			$1,971			$21,342	30.6	24.8	232	30
240066001293	203	Western Heights Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Marshall St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8403	903	59	15.4	77.4%	373 (41.3%)	208 (23.0%)	168 (18.6%)	18 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (15.0%)	$17,287			$3,494			$13,793	30.4	31.6	197	6
240024000564	204	Cherry Hill Middle	Public	6-8	2535 Singerly Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5020	401	35	11.4	53.1%	254 (63.3%)	58 (14.5%)	49 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.7%)	$18,332			$2,517			$15,815	29.7	42.5	158	46
240006000090	205	MacArthur Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3500 Rockenbach Road	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 674-0032	878	56	15.7	52.8%	166 (18.9%)	447 (50.9%)	132 (15.0%)	35 (4.0%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	85 (9.7%)	$16,239			$1,573			$14,666	29.7	33.6	190	15
240006000107	206	Old Mill Middle North	Public, Magnet	6-8	610 Patriot Ln	Millersville	21108	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 969-5950	960	75	12.8	61.1%	261 (27.2%)	438 (45.6%)	170 (17.7%)	25 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.6%)	$16,230			$1,464			$14,765	29.5	28.6	212	6
240048000759	207	Neelsville Middle	Public	6-8	11700 Neelsville Church Rd	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 353-8064	815	56	14.5	71.3%	56 (6.9%)	212 (26.0%)	400 (49.1%)	109 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	$17,999			$877			$17,123	29	27.4	219	12
240012000501	208	Woodlawn Middle	Public	6-8	3033 Saint Lukes Ln	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1304	633	43	14.8	67.1%	10 (1.6%)	533 (84.2%)	69 (10.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	$18,777			$2,458			$16,318	29	24.9	231	23
240015001392	209	Southern Middle	Public	6-8	9615 H G Trueman Rd	Lusby	20657	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9250	449	32	14	42.8%	252 (56.1%)	102 (22.7%)	42 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.1%)	$18,829			$1,531			$17,298	28.8	34.6	186	23
240048001446	210	A. Mario Loiederman Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	12701 Goodhill Rd	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-5830	1,001	73	13.6	68.5%	132 (13.2%)	118 (11.8%)	665 (66.4%)	49 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.9%)	$17,555			$832			$16,723	28.2	24.4	233	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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