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Old Mill Middle South

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8
176th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 337 Maryland Middle Schools
Better than 48% of Maryland middle schools
Summary

Old Mill Middle South is a public magnet middle school located in Millersville, Maryland, serving grades 6-8 and part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district. With a student population of 963, the school has been ranked between 78-176 out of 303-337 Maryland middle schools over the past 10 school years, with a 2-4 star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Old Mill Middle South consistently underperforms the county and state averages in mathematics proficiency, it performs better in English Language Arts (ELA), with 42.9% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 56.3% for Anne Arundel County and 50.8% for Maryland. The school also stands out in Algebra I, with 33.1% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the county and state averages. However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.8% to 25.3% over the past few years, which may be contributing to its lower academic performance in some areas.

Compared to nearby schools, Old Mill Middle South performs better than some, such as Meade Middle, Brooklyn Park Middle, and Corkran Middle School, in both mathematics and ELA proficiency. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Severna Park Middle and Arundel Middle in these areas.

1,173
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,487
Per pupil spending ?
57.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 430 Old Mill Road
       Millersville, MD  21108-1355

(410) 969-7000

District: Anne Arundel County Public Schools


Students who attend Old Mill Middle South usually attend:

High:    Old Mill High

Feeder schools for Old Mill Middle South:

Elementary:    Glen Burnie Park Elementary
    Millersville Elementary
    Ridgeway Elementary
    South Shore Elementary
Racial breakdown:

African American:
38.8%
White:
28.0%
Hispanic:
20.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Maryland average (30% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg41%
Maryland avg37%
176th of 337
Maryland public middle schools ?
Bottom 48%▼ down 27 pts since 2015
From top 25% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Maryland Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 19Middle Schools in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools
13th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202544.2176 of 33747.8%★★☆☆☆
202455.0117 of 32864.3%★★★☆☆
202354.8118 of 32263.4%★★★☆☆
202267.697 of 33370.9%★★★★☆
202167.778 of 30374.3%★★★★☆
201966.992 of 31670.9%★★★★☆
201872.287 of 32873.5%★★★★☆
201766.399 of 31768.8%★★★☆☆
201668.486 of 31472.6%★★★★☆
201570.080 of 31574.6%★★★★☆
201462.0144 of 33957.5%★★★☆☆
201353.9153 of 31651.6%★★★☆☆
201265.2120 of 31461.8%★★★☆☆
201168.1112 of 30963.8%★★★☆☆
201064.9133 of 32459.0%★★★☆☆
200971.396 of 30168.1%★★★☆☆
200867.9104 of 28363.3%★★★☆☆
200727.9192 of 26427.3%★☆☆☆☆
200630.9178 of 25429.9%★★☆☆☆
200526.5188 of 25526.3%★☆☆☆☆
200439.1162 of 25235.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202163.976 of 25970.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202155.649 of 11657.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202131.222 of 2512.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202167.673 of 30375.9%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202150.082 of 20760.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202166.950 of 27381.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202165.679 of 28872.6%★★★★☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202149.417 of 2737.0%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202160.644 of 13667.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202155.195 of 21054.8%★★★☆☆
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)82nd percentile+7 vs school
Female (2021)76th percentile~ school
Male (2021)73rd percentile~ school
African American (2021)71st percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)68th percentile-7 vs school
Hispanic (2021)60th percentile-14 vs school
Asian (2021)58th percentile-16 vs school
White (2021)55th percentile-19 vs school
Military Connected (2021)37th percentile-37 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)12th percentile-62 vs school
By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts43%-8 vs state
Social Studies34%-6 vs state
Algebra I33%+12 vs state
Science24%-7 vs state
Mathematics16%-10 vs state

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Old Mill Middle South ranks 176th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Old Mill Middle South usually go on to attend Old Mill High

Students at Old Mill Middle South are 39% African American, 28% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,173 students attended Old Mill Middle South.


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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.

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