Best Middle Schools in Maryland for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Maryland!

Every year, the Maryland State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP (shortened) 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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2021)
ID	Rank (of 25)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
240048001447	1	Robert Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	9201 Scott Dr	Rockville	20850	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 279-3949	1,017	58	17.5	7.9%	375 (36.9%)	105 (10.3%)	81 (8.0%)	399 (39.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.3%)	$17,166			$810			$16,356	96.0%	96.4%	0.37%
240048000849	2	Herbert Hoover Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8810 Post Oak Rd	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 968-3740	1,021	65	15.6	6.2%	400 (39.2%)	81 (7.9%)	76 (7.4%)	399 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.2%)	$17,696			$880			$16,817	92.0%	99.7%	7.67%
240048001526	3	Cabin John Middle	Public	6-8	10701 Gainsborough Road	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 406-1600	1,077	67	16	8.5%	414 (38.4%)	137 (12.7%)	104 (9.7%)	357 (33.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.9%)	$18,203			$952			$17,252	88.0%	97.0%	9.03%
240048001118	4	North Bethesda Middle	Public	6-8	8935 Bradmoor Dr	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-2100	1,198	72	16.6	9.7%	649 (54.2%)	126 (10.5%)	162 (13.5%)	150 (12.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (8.9%)	$16,531			$780			$15,751	84.0%	99.0%	15.01%
240048009000	5	Thomas W. Pyle Middle	Public	6-8	6311 Wilson Lane	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3500	1,433	89	16	2.1%	931 (65.0%)	41 (2.9%)	149 (10.4%)	214 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.8%)	$17,326			$904			$16,422	80.0%	98.7%	18.68%
240048001450	6	Tilden Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Tilden Ln	Rockville	20852	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6700	1,022	63	16.1	16.8%	423 (41.4%)	141 (13.8%)	227 (22.2%)	173 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.4%)	$16,778			$1,053			$15,725	76.0%	95.0%	19.05%
240048000949	7	Westland Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5511 Massachusetts Ave	Bethesda	20816	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-5850	764	51	14.8	9.6%	434 (56.8%)	60 (7.9%)	140 (18.3%)	63 (8.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.1%)	$17,760			$746			$17,014	72.0%	95.7%	23.71%
240048001739	8	Hallie Wells Middle	Public	6-8	11701 Little Seneca Parkway	Clarksburg	20871	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4800	930	57	16.2	16.7%	192 (20.6%)	201 (21.6%)	132 (14.2%)	345 (37.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.3%)	$18,103			$952			$17,151	68.0%	87.5%	19.46%
240048090450	9	Briggs Chaney Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Rainbow Dr	Silver Spring	20905	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 288-8300	978	65	14.9	54.9%	64 (6.5%)	521 (53.3%)	247 (25.3%)	102 (10.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.2%)	$19,485			$906			$18,579	64.0%	58.1%	5.91%
240048000903	10	Ridgeview Middle	Public	6-8	16600 Raven Rock Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3330	792	55	14.4	35.4%	288 (36.4%)	116 (14.6%)	261 (33.0%)	89 (11.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	$18,681			$841			$17,839	60.0%	79.9%	19.87%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts, MCAP (shortened) Mathematics, MCAP (shortened) 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.