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MacArthur Middle

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MacArthur Middle ranks 211 th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

MacArthur Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Fort Meade, Maryland, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 842 students. It is part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district, which is ranked 13 out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

MacArthur Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Anne Arundel County and Maryland state averages on MCAP assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.4% of MacArthur Middle students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 28.8% in Anne Arundel County and 26.5% statewide. Similarly, in English Language Arts, 37.7% of MacArthur Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 56.3% in the county and 50.8% statewide. Additionally, MacArthur Middle has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.7% to 25.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing MacArthur Middle to other nearby schools in the Anne Arundel County district, it consistently underperforms academically. For example, Arundel Middle, located just 4.51 miles away, outperforms MacArthur Middle by a significant margin, with 36.3% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 67.1% in English Language Arts. While MacArthur Middle spends more per student ($18,254 in 2023-2024) compared to the district average, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

992

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,254

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 Rockenbach Road
Fort Meade, MD 20755

(410) 674-0032

District: Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Students who attend MacArthur Middle usually attend:

High:

Meade High

Feeder schools for MacArthur Middle:

Elementary:	Hebron - Harman Elementary
	Manor View Elementary
	Meade Heights Elementary
	Pershing Hill Elementary
	More...
	Seven Oaks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.6%

White:

15.6%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg41%

Maryland avg37%

211^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 19Middle Schools in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools

13^th of 25Anne Arundel County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	211 of 337	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	205 of 328	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	190 of 322	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	171 of 333	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	163 of 303	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	188 of 316	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	188 of 328	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	187 of 317	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	207 of 314	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.9	186 of 315	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.2	191 of 339	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.1	213 of 316	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	201 of 314	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	191 of 309	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.5	177 of 324	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.2	152 of 301	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.3	186 of 283	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.5	96 of 264	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.5	111 of 254	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.5	120 of 255	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.0	109 of 252	56.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	46.7	127 of 259	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.6	78 of 116	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.1	171 of 303	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	109 of 207	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	56.3	93 of 273	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.5	142 of 288	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.3	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	43.8	70 of 136	48.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	55.6	92 of 210	56.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)66th percentile+20 vs school

White (2021)56th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2021)51st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)51st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)49th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)47th percentile~ school

Female (2021)44th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2021)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2021)11th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-13 vs state

Algebra I30%+8 vs state

Social Studies23%-16 vs state

Science14%-17 vs state

Mathematics11%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

As a full time teacher at MacArthur, I would never have my own children go to this school. I have tried to make a difference but with lack of support from Administrators, this will be my last year. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Absolutely horrific excuse of a school where liberal policy makers are destroying the education of already challenged military children by busing kids from off base ghettos to diversify the population. Try your experiment elsewhere. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Geometry (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)	MCAP Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	992	79	12.6	54.2%	155 (15.6%)	581 (58.6%)	155 (15.6%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.4%)	32.9	211^th of 337 public middle schools	37.4%		29.7	205^th of 328 public middle schools	37.5%	6	9.2	14.7	7.4	11.4	37.2	44.0	30.5	37.7	29.6		14.0	23.3	$18,254	$1,689	$16,566
Meade Middle	Public	6-8	1103 26th St	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 305-2400	697	63	11.0	74.5%	43 (6.2%)	226 (32.4%)	367 (52.7%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	29.2	226^th of 337 public middle schools	32.9%		15.9	276^th of 328 public middle schools	15.9%	50	6.0	8.1	5.1	7.5	36.1	39.5	31.8	35.7	34.5		14.1	29.9	$20,275	$2,484	$17,791
Arundel Middle	Public	6-8	1179 Hammond Ln	Odenton	21113	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 674-6900	1,312	84	15.6	26.2%	490 (37.3%)	408 (31.1%)	200 (15.2%)	87 (6.6%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	116 (8.8%)	85.4	48^th of 337 public middle schools	85.8%		79.3	52^nd of 328 public middle schools	84.1%	4	33.6	37.4	19.4	36.3	68.2	67.8	65.5	67.1	65.5		45.5	61.5	$15,247	$1,129	$14,117
Thomas Viaduct Middle	Public	6-8	7000 Banbury Drive	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-8711	758	58	13.1	47.5%	80 (10.6%)	335 (44.2%)	163 (21.5%)	129 (17.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	42.7	181^st of 337 public middle schools	46.3%		35.2	181^st of 328 public middle schools	44.8%		12.7	9.0	2.6	14.1	40.3	44.5	42.9	42.6	28.3	52.1	26.4	46.6	$19,005	$1,002	$18,003
Patuxent Valley Middle	Public	6-8	9151 Vollmerhausen Rd	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5840	840	62	13.5	43.7%	128 (15.2%)	373 (44.4%)	165 (19.6%)	119 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.4%)	54.6	141^st of 337 public middle schools	58.2%		47.3	139^th of 328 public middle schools	57.6%	2	21.4	13.3	6.5	18.4	41.9	50.2	52.7	48.5	27.8	48.9	27.1	58.8	$17,818	$815	$17,003
Mayfield Woods Middle	Public	6-8	7950 Redbarn Way	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5022	731	57	12.7	40.1%	157 (21.5%)	196 (26.8%)	238 (32.6%)	100 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	56.1	134^th of 337 public middle schools	60.2%		50	134^th of 328 public middle schools	59.1%		24.7	13.1	5.7	27.4	48.1	53.2	50.4	50.6	73.7	82.9	33.8	43.0	$20,765	$896	$19,869
Murray Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9989 Winter Sun Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5897	616	47	13.1	37.3%	70 (11.4%)	246 (39.9%)	151 (24.5%)	116 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	69.2	98^th of 337 public middle schools	70.9%		50.2	133^rd of 328 public middle schools	59.5%	35	28.0	14.6	7.6	30.0	60.9	57.0	60.1	59.2	59.8	66.7	43.2	54.1	$22,293	$783	$21,510
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Briarwood Dr	Laurel	20708	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 497-3620	1,047	73	14.3	96.4%	30 (2.9%)	440 (42.0%)	534 (51.0%)	24 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	20.8	274^th of 337 public middle schools	18.7%		14.7	285^th of 328 public middle schools	13.1%	11	3.4	7.8	3.8	5.4	25.7	38.6	30.5	31.6	23.8		8.5	9.2	$18,935	$1,448	$17,487
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	958	77	12.5	41.3%	346 (36.1%)	265 (27.7%)	187 (19.5%)	49 (5.1%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (10.6%)	48.8	158^th of 337 public middle schools	53.1%		29.5	206^th of 328 public middle schools	37.2%	48	15.0	18.0	6.0	16.0	53.2	45.9	39.4	46.5	49.2		24.7	44.9	$17,356	$1,330	$16,026
Corkran Middle School	Public	6-8	7600 Quarterfield Rd	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 787-6350	553	51	10.8	76.9%	171 (30.9%)	83 (15.0%)	252 (45.6%)	20 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	27	235^th of 337 public middle schools	30.3%		19.2	258^th of 328 public middle schools	21.3%	23	4.4	11.4	7.3	8.3	33.0	28.7	31.4	31.1	26.3		10.7	27.4	$20,171	$1,795	$18,376

Frequently Asked Questions about MacArthur Middle

What district is MacArthur Middle in?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of MacArthur Middle attend?

Students who attend MacArthur Middle usually go on to attend Meade High

What is the racial makeup of MacArthur Middle?

Students at MacArthur Middle are 59% African American, 16% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is MacArthur Middle a good school?

MacArthur Middle ranks 211^th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend MacArthur Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 992 students attended MacArthur Middle.

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