Best Middle Schools in Maryland for African American Students

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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, African American 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 (African American vs All Students - 2021)
ID	Rank (of 259)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
240033001536	1	Urbana Middle	Public	6-8	3511 Pontius Ct	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-9200	967	55	17.5	8.8%	483 (49.9%)	91 (9.4%)	112 (11.6%)	208 (21.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.2%)	$11,749			$743			$11,005	99.6%	97.4%	2.25%
240048009000	2	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	99.2%	98.7%	0.55%
240042000403	3	Mount View Middle	Public	6-8	12101 Woodford Dr	Marriottsville	21104	Carroll County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5545	835	51	16.5	3.2%	356 (42.6%)	47 (5.6%)	32 (3.8%)	348 (41.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	$14,638			$649			$13,988	98.8%	96.0%	2.80%
240042001552	4	Folly Quarter Middle	Public	6-8	13500 Triadelphia Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-1506	662	44	15	1.5%	326 (49.2%)	46 (6.9%)	34 (5.1%)	211 (31.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	$16,226			$654			$15,572	98.5%	95.4%	3.08%
240048001118	5	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	98.1%	99.0%	0.94%
240048001526	6	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	97.7%	97.0%	0.65%
240033001409	7	Brunswick Middle	Public	6-8	301 Cummings Dr	Brunswick	21716	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5400	610	37	16.7	26.1%	427 (70.0%)	42 (6.9%)	84 (13.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	$14,630			$900			$13,730	97.3%	66.7%	30.63%
240048000849	8	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	96.9%	99.7%	2.76%
240048000891	9	Parkland Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4610 West Frankfort Dr	Rockville	20853	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6800	1,158	74	15.6	58.8%	100 (8.6%)	272 (23.5%)	605 (52.2%)	149 (12.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.4%)	$17,955			$924			$17,031	96.5%	68.3%	28.21%
240042001115	10	Lime Kiln Middle	Public	6-8	11650 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5988	642	43	14.8	3.6%	274 (42.7%)	106 (16.5%)	27 (4.2%)	176 (27.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	$16,475			$781			$15,694	96.1%	93.7%	2.41%

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

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.