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Lime Kiln Middle

Public Grades 6-8

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Lime Kiln Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Fulton, Maryland, serving 650 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools district, which is ranked 4th out of 25 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lime Kiln Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Maryland, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Lime Kiln Middle significantly outperforms the state and district averages in both mathematics and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 84.2% of Lime Kiln students were proficient or better in MCAP/English Language Arts, compared to 65.2% for the Howard County district and 50.8% for the state of Maryland. The school also has a high percentage of students enrolled in advanced courses, such as Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry, with proficiency rates far exceeding the district and state averages.

While Lime Kiln Middle outperforms the nearby middle schools in the Howard County district, such as Lake Elkhorn Middle, Patuxent Valley Middle, and Wilde Lake Middle, the performance gap is significant. These neighboring schools have lower proficiency rates in both mathematics and English language arts, as well as higher chronic absenteeism rates. Despite Lime Kiln Middle's overall strong performance, there are a few areas where the school could potentially improve, such as increasing the proficiency rates in mathematics, particularly in the upper grade levels, and continuing to address chronic absenteeism.

675

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,144

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11650 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759

(410) 880-5988

District: Howard County Public Schools

Students who attend Lime Kiln Middle usually attend:

High:

River Hill High

Feeder schools for Lime Kiln Middle:

Elementary:

Fulton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.8%

Asian:

31.4%

African American:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (72% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Maryland middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg52%

Maryland avg37%

13^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 20Middle Schools in the Howard County Public Schools

4^th of 25Howard 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	94.7	13 of 337	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	17 of 328	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	14 of 322	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	12 of 333	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	19 of 303	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	20 of 316	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	9 of 328	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	16 of 317	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	27 of 314	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	93.8	15 of 315	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	88.9	21 of 339	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	89.3	13 of 316	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	14 of 314	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	12 of 309	96.1%	★★★★★
2010	88.7	9 of 324	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	89.8	5 of 301	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	89.2	11 of 283	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	3.4	256 of 264	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	244 of 254	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.7	242 of 255	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	241 of 252	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	90.6	10 of 259	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	73.7	23 of 116	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	85.7	29 of 303	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	88.8	15 of 288	94.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	78.5	17 of 136	87.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	68.7	20 of 120	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	69.6	61 of 210	71.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2021)96th percentile~ school

Male (2021)95th percentile~ school

Female (2021)90th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)88th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2021)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2021)80th percentile-14 vs school

White (2021)71st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

Geometry90%+63 vs state

Algebra II90%+66 vs state

English Language Arts84%+33 vs state

Algebra I78%+57 vs state

Social Studies74%+34 vs state

Science65%+34 vs state

Mathematics56%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Algebra II (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 Algebra II 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
Lime Kiln Middle	Public	6-8	11650 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5988	675	43	15.6	8.6%	255 (37.8%)	112 (16.6%)	43 (6.4%)	212 (31.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.6%)	94.7	13^th of 337 public middle schools	96.1%		91.5	17^th of 328 public middle schools	94.8%	4	48.4	29.1	15.9	56.2	82.8	85.6	84.4	84.2	78.5	90.0	90.4	65.1	73.6	$17,144	$859	$16,285
Hammond Middle	Public	6-8	8100 Aladdin Dr	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5830	604	41	14.8	16.4%	232 (38.4%)	174 (28.8%)	60 (9.9%)	76 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.9%)	84.9	50^th of 337 public middle schools	85.2%		78.2	55^th of 328 public middle schools	83.2%	5	43.7	21.0	16.7	41.7	74.9	68.1	67.3	70.2	62.2		66.1	51.7	54.4	$17,343	$742	$16,601
Clarksville Middle	Public	6-8	6535 S Trotter Rd	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7057	679	41	16.6	6.6%	224 (33.0%)	93 (13.7%)	20 (2.9%)	301 (44.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	97.7	3^rd of 337 public middle schools	99.1%		98.2	1^st of 328 public middle schools	99.7%	2	61.2	47.2	48.1	72.7	81.3	81.9	85.6	82.8	92.4	100.0	93.7	72.4	90.5	$17,045	$619	$16,426
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
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	858	59	14.6	62.0%	48 (5.6%)	444 (51.7%)	250 (29.1%)	93 (10.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.7%)	40.2	185^th of 337 public middle schools	45.1%		34.7	184^th of 328 public middle schools	43.9%	1	15.6	6.0	2.6	12.7	41.6	48.7	39.0	42.9	22.4		29.4	21.8	38.5	$20,397	$991	$19,406
Benjamin Banneker Middle	Public	6-8	14800 Perrywood Dr	Burtonsville	20866	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6250	705	58	12.1	51.9%	23 (3.3%)	419 (59.4%)	182 (25.8%)	64 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	29	228^th of 337 public middle schools	32.3%		21.1	245^th of 328 public middle schools	25.3%	17	16.0	6.3	2.3	12.1	37.3	40.4	26.4	34.7	46.5		33.3	16.0	24.3	$19,960	$921	$19,039
Lake Elkhorn Middle	Public	6-8	6680 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7600	569	47	12.2	49.0%	89 (15.6%)	272 (47.8%)	129 (22.7%)	32 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	48.1	162^nd of 337 public middle schools	51.9%		31.8	197^th of 328 public middle schools	39.9%	35	19.2	9.5	4.5	21.2	36.9	56.8	45.8	46.3	50.0		72.7	22.0	50.0	$20,282	$1,058	$19,224
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
Wilde Lake Middle	Public	6-8	10481 Cross Fox Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6957	643	49	13.2	39.0%	191 (29.7%)	277 (43.1%)	82 (12.8%)	35 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	62.8	115^th of 337 public middle schools	65.9%		56.1	111^th of 328 public middle schools	66.2%	4	27.8	9.0	14.4	29.3	52.5	56.5	61.7	56.8	63.6		59.5	30.0	45.7	$21,976	$912	$21,064
Harpers Choice Middle	Public	6-8	5450 Beaverkill Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6929	471	41	11.5	46.9%	87 (18.5%)	204 (43.3%)	109 (23.1%)	38 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.6%)	41.9	182^nd of 337 public middle schools	46.0%		38.6	173^rd of 328 public middle schools	47.3%	9	26.8	7.8	3.0	25.1	42.1	46.6	36.6	41.8	81.8		56.7	25.2	30.9	$23,115	$920	$22,195

Frequently Asked Questions about Lime Kiln Middle

Is Lime Kiln Middle a good school?

Yes! Lime Kiln Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 337 Maryland middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Lime Kiln Middle attend?

Students who attend Lime Kiln Middle usually go on to attend River Hill High

What is the racial makeup of Lime Kiln Middle?

Students at Lime Kiln Middle are 38% White, 31% Asian, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Lime Kiln Middle in?

Howard County Public Schools

How many students attend Lime Kiln Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Lime Kiln Middle.

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