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Edgewood Middle

Public Grades 6-8
227th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 337 Maryland Middle Schools
Better than 33% of Maryland middle schools
Summary

Edgewood Middle is a public middle school in Edgewood, Maryland, serving 994 students in grades 6-8. While the school is part of the Harford County Public Schools district, which is ranked 10th out of 25 districts in Maryland, Edgewood Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Maryland middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edgewood Middle faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 5.3% of students proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 28.4% in Harford County and 26.5% statewide. The school also struggles in English Language Arts, with only 39.2% of students proficient or better, compared to 60.2% in Harford County and 50.8% statewide. Additionally, Edgewood Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.3% to 38.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Despite the high spending per student at Edgewood Middle, which is significantly higher than the nearby Bel Air Middle, Patterson Mill Middle School, and other top-performing schools in the Harford County Public Schools district, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school culture, teacher quality, and student engagement, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

936
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,776
Per pupil spending ?
69.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2311 Willoughby Beach Rd
       Edgewood, MD  21040-3497

(410) 612-1518

District: Harford County Public Schools


Students who attend Edgewood Middle usually attend:

High:    Edgewood High

Feeder schools for Edgewood Middle:

Elementary:    Abingdon Elementary
    Deerfield Elementary
    Edgewood Elementary
    Old Post Road Elementary
Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.6%
White:
23.9%
Hispanic:
18.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Maryland average (21% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg40%
Maryland avg37%
227th of 337
Maryland public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▼ down 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 9Middle Schools in the Harford County Public Schools
10th of 25Harford 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
202529.1227 of 33732.6%★★☆☆☆
202427.9212 of 32835.4%★★☆☆☆
202324.3234 of 32227.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.7237 of 33328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202133.5199 of 30334.3%★★☆☆☆
201923.4228 of 31627.8%★☆☆☆☆
201831.9219 of 32833.2%★★☆☆☆
201736.5200 of 31736.9%★★☆☆☆
201638.2194 of 31438.2%★★☆☆☆
201547.3162 of 31548.6%★★☆☆☆
201458.2158 of 33953.4%★★★☆☆
201341.2202 of 31636.1%★★☆☆☆
201239.4204 of 31435.0%★★☆☆☆
201145.5184 of 30940.5%★★☆☆☆
201050.7193 of 32440.4%★★☆☆☆
200938.9219 of 30127.2%★☆☆☆☆
200839.9197 of 28330.4%★★☆☆☆
200774.868 of 26474.2%★★★★☆
200672.370 of 25472.4%★★★★☆
200575.959 of 25576.9%★★★★☆
200475.263 of 25275.0%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202137.6166 of 25935.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202135.1189 of 30337.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202144.696 of 20753.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202142.2164 of 27339.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202130.3199 of 28830.9%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202113.3132 of 1362.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202120.2175 of 21016.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2021)54th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2021)40th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2021)38th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2021)36th percentile~ school
Male (2021)31st percentile-3 vs school
White (2021)17th percentile-18 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)3rd percentile-31 vs school
By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts39%-12 vs state
Social Studies25%-14 vs state
Science17%-14 vs state
Geometry10%-18 vs state
Algebra I9%-12 vs state
Mathematics5%-21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 936 students attended Edgewood Middle.

Students who attend Edgewood Middle usually go on to attend Edgewood High

Students at Edgewood Middle are 46% African American, 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Edgewood Middle ranks 227th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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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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