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Best Middle Schools in Baltimore County, MD

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Schools

22,058

Students

Top rankedRidgely Middle42^nd of 342 Maryland middle schools

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Biggest riser

Meadowood Education Center up 34 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dundalk Middle 11.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Nottingham Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)						MCAP English Language Arts (2026)						MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arbutus Middle	Public	6-8	5525 Shelbourne Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1402	974	60	16.1	54.6%	400 (41.1%)	175 (18.0%)	95 (9.8%)	229 (23.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.4%)	49.7	164^th of 342 public middle schools	52.0%		51.7	147^th of 337 public middle schools	56.4%	17			24.0	5.1	2.4	14.9			53.5	47.7	49.2	50.2	12.2		30.8		30.5	$16,403	$1,299	$15,104
Catonsville Middle	Public	6-8	2301 Edmondson Ave	Catonsville	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-0803	818	47	17.4	36.6%	397 (48.5%)	143 (17.5%)	78 (9.5%)	155 (18.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.8%)	59.1	123^rd of 342 public middle schools	64.0%		67.2	103^rd of 337 public middle schools	69.4%	20			25.6	6.0	1.0	20.1			50.2	65.7	49.6	55.3	30.5		26.8		39.8	$17,283	$1,238	$16,046
Cockeysville Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Greenside Dr	Cockeysville	21030	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7626	928	60	15.3	42.3%	348 (37.5%)	225 (24.2%)	224 (24.1%)	81 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.4%)	65.8	111^th of 342 public middle schools	67.5%		61.2	120^th of 337 public middle schools	64.4%	9			33.9	11.6	0.0	26.7			58.1	57.9	58.9	58.3	34.3		52.2		41.8	$22,324	$1,968	$20,356
Deep Creek Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 S Marlyn Ave	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(443) 809-0112	670	49	13.6	75.5%	130 (19.4%)	376 (56.1%)	96 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.4%)	19.7	289^th of 342 public middle schools	15.5%		22.8	258^th of 337 public middle schools	23.4%	31			6.4	2.3	0.0	4.6			26.4	35.6	29.5	30.4	16.7		7.7		14.4	$20,353	$2,419	$17,934
Deer Park Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	9830 Winands Rd	Randallstown	21133	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0726	1,127	70	16.0	55.7%	32 (2.8%)	902 (80.0%)	141 (12.5%)	18 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.6%)	32.7	218^th of 342 public middle schools	36.3%		35.2	201^st of 337 public middle schools	40.4%	17			8.7	2.5	3.4	6.7			40.9	44.2	41.4	42.2	17.5		3.7		22.1	$16,402	$1,629	$14,773
Dundalk Middle	Public	6-8	7400 Dunmanway	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7018	598	51	11.7	70.9%	134 (22.4%)	141 (23.6%)	258 (43.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.4%)	17	301^st of 342 public middle schools	12.0%		10.4	329^th of 337 public middle schools	2.4%	28			6.0	1.8	3.2	5.6			26.6	29.0	19.2	25.0	81.8		15.4		11.1	$20,069	$2,910	$17,159
Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	10 Cockeysmill Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1114	1,150	71	16.1	57.4%	179 (15.6%)	519 (45.1%)	323 (28.1%)	64 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.1%)	21.9	274^th of 342 public middle schools	19.9%		25.9	240^th of 337 public middle schools	28.8%	34			7.6	1.7	0.0	5.6			34.5	27.2	31.5	31.0	10.0		11.5		18.0	$16,590	$1,440	$15,150
Holabird Middle	Public	4-8	1701 Delvale Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7049	1,027	66	15.5	67.9%	293 (28.5%)	107 (10.4%)	523 (50.9%)	37 (3.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.7%)	13.9	315^th of 342 public middle schools	7.9%		13	318^th of 337 public middle schools	5.6%	3	12.9	12.3	5.0	1.0	1.2	5.6	19.8	19.4	20.7	21.3	20.3	20.5	7.0		17.6	14.7	11.2	$17,292	$2,109	$15,184
Southwest Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6200 Johnnycake Rd	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0825	842	52	16.1	63.8%	61 (7.2%)	432 (51.3%)	202 (24.0%)	127 (15.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	25	254^th of 342 public middle schools	25.7%		22.5	262^nd of 337 public middle schools	22.3%	8			7.2	1.7	2.5	5.3			39.4	39.5	26.7	35.3	11.2		9.1		17.4	$19,023	$2,019	$17,004
Lansdowne Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2400 Lansdowne Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(410) 887-1411	661	51	12.9	70.2%	122 (18.5%)	153 (23.1%)	305 (46.1%)	18 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.8%)	14.6	312^th of 342 public middle schools	8.8%		12	323^rd of 337 public middle schools	4.2%	11			4.6	0.0	0.8	3.8			24.1	27.7	22.4	24.8	13.0		10.0		8.5	$19,327	$2,109	$17,217
Loch Raven Technical Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	8101 La Salle Rd	Baltimore	21286	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(443) 809-3518	722	49	14.8	62.6%	98 (13.6%)	485 (67.2%)	86 (11.9%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	21.8	276^th of 342 public middle schools	19.3%		21	271^st of 337 public middle schools	19.6%	5			7.4	1.6	0.7	6.0			33.2	33.7	26.8	31.4	15.9		17.1		18.8	$17,674	$1,586	$16,087
Sudbrook Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4300 Bedford Rd	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-6720	821	57	14.4	43.7%	70 (8.5%)	565 (68.8%)	97 (11.8%)	52 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	58.2	124^th of 342 public middle schools	63.7%		50	154^th of 337 public middle schools	54.3%	30			18.6	4.3	2.3	12.3			58.5	61.5	55.9	58.8	9.1		22.5		37.2	$18,475	$1,225	$17,250
Parkville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8711 Avondale Road	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-5250	900	54	16.8	45.1%	349 (38.8%)	353 (39.2%)	81 (9.0%)	60 (6.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.7%)	47.7	167^th of 342 public middle schools	51.2%		51.1	148^th of 337 public middle schools	56.1%	19			14.8	6.2	2.4	13.4			45.7	63.3	47.7	52.1	22.1		29.8		29.4	$17,150	$1,445	$15,705
Perry Hall Middle	Public	6-8	4300 Ebenezer Rd	Baltimore	21236	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5100	1,582	96	16.5	36.6%	655 (41.4%)	422 (26.7%)	82 (5.2%)	335 (21.2%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (4.9%)	70.2	93^rd of 342 public middle schools	72.8%		71	91^st of 337 public middle schools	73.0%	2			29.4	10.6	4.6	27.0			61.3	65.9	65.7	64.3	40.4		38.1		39.8	$16,070	$1,103	$14,967
Pikesville Middle	Public	6-8	7701 Seven Mile Ln	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1207	943	61	15.5	57.6%	130 (13.8%)	546 (57.9%)	183 (19.4%)	48 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.2%)	18.5	294^th of 342 public middle schools	14.0%		19.8	280^th of 337 public middle schools	16.9%	14			8.5	2.6	0.0	5.5			29.0	27.0	23.6	26.4	16.1		8.9		15.6	$18,451	$1,415	$17,036
Pine Grove Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Old Harford Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5270	804	53	15.2	53.4%	275 (34.2%)	361 (44.9%)	62 (7.7%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	26.3	246^th of 342 public middle schools	28.1%		31	219^th of 337 public middle schools	35.0%	27			9.1	3.6	1.1	11.1			35.3	33.2	29.7	32.7	35.0		38.7		25.2	$18,132	$1,294	$16,839
Stemmers Run Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Stemmers Run Rd	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(410) 887-0177	831	55	15.1	70.2%	275 (33.1%)	301 (36.2%)	176 (21.2%)	17 (2.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.6%)	17.8	297^th of 342 public middle schools	13.2%		20.9	273^rd of 337 public middle schools	19.0%	24			7.3	1.1	0.6	5.3			24.4	22.5	29.0	25.3	20.0		10.0		15.9	$19,926	$2,668	$17,259
Woodlawn Middle	Public	6-8	3033 Saint Lukes Ln	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1304	522	40	13.2	68.8%	12 (2.3%)	376 (72.0%)	107 (20.5%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	24.9	255^th of 342 public middle schools	25.4%		26.6	237^th of 337 public middle schools	29.7%	18			8.6	1.6	1.2	5.6			38.6	38.6	37.2	38.1	8.2		10.0		8.5	$21,254	$2,428	$18,826
Meadowood Education Center	Public	6-8	1849 Gywnn Oak Ave	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-6888	29	14	2.0	79.3%	3 (10.3%)	21 (72.4%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)	16.6	303^rd of 342 public middle schools	11.4%		5.5	337^th of 337 public middle schools	0.0%	34			0.0	10.0	0.0	2.9				50.0	5.3	17.5					0.0
Hereford Middle	Public	6-8	712 Corbett Rd	Monkton	21111	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7902	861	47	18.2	13.4%	748 (86.9%)	17 (2.0%)	41 (4.8%)	17 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	85.6	47^th of 342 public middle schools	86.3%		89.8	39^th of 337 public middle schools	88.4%	8			33.3	9.9		29.4			76.3	80.4	83.3	80.0	32.5		37.5		62.7	$17,471	$1,229	$16,242
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences	Public, Magnet	6-8	4627 Old Court Rd	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0742	808	58	13.8	68.7%	12 (1.5%)	724 (89.6%)	44 (5.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (2.2%)	20.8	281^st of 342 public middle schools	17.8%		22.4	263^rd of 337 public middle schools	22.0%	18			7.5	2.7	1.1	4.9			31.4	42.2	25.5	32.8	8.3		5.6		8.2	$19,756	$2,161	$17,594
Ridgely Middle	Public	6-8	121 Ridgely Road	Lutherville	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7650	1,039	64	16.3	20.2%	627 (60.3%)	101 (9.7%)	88 (8.5%)	163 (15.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.5%)	86.5	42^nd of 342 public middle schools	87.7%		91	33^rd of 337 public middle schools	90.2%	9			49.1	9.2	0.0	41.3			79.4	78.4	73.3	77.0	48.1		56.1		64.3	$17,370	$1,219	$16,151
General John Stricker Middle	Public	6-8	7855 Trappe Rd	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7038	713	51	14.0	73.4%	322 (45.2%)	157 (22.0%)	149 (20.9%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.4%)	13.7	317^th of 342 public middle schools	7.3%		13.6	313^th of 337 public middle schools	7.1%	4			5.1	0.0	0.0	2.3			25.9	20.4	20.2	22.2	2.8		2.2		8.6	$22,145	$3,596	$18,549
Middle River Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	800 Middle River Rd	Baltimore	21220	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0165	822	50	16.4	66.1%	182 (22.1%)	371 (45.1%)	176 (21.4%)	31 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.2%)	24.7	257^th of 342 public middle schools	24.9%		19.5	284^th of 337 public middle schools	15.7%	27			7.9	3.4	2.2	6.4			30.0	30.7	35.0	32.1	7.2		24.5		21.5	$16,410	$1,385	$15,025
Crossroads Center	Public	6-8	11640 Crossroads Circle	Baltimore	21220	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-2275	32	24	1.3	65.6%	5 (15.6%)	18 (56.3%)	8 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	6.5	341^st of 342 public middle schools	0.3%		8	336^th of 337 public middle schools	0.3%	5			0.0	2.7	< 5%	1.1			5.9	2.8	2.2	3.1					0.0
Sparrows Point Middle	Public	6-8	7400 North Point Rd	Baltimore	21219	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7524	555	36	15.6	48.8%	415 (74.8%)	53 (9.5%)	50 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	28.3	237^th of 342 public middle schools	30.7%		39.1	187^th of 337 public middle schools	44.5%	50			12.6	4.5	2.1	11.3			31.5	43.6	31.1	35.4	24.2		18.2		20.1	$17,737	$1,722	$16,015
Nottingham Middle	Public	6-8	5210 King Ave	Rosedale	21237	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(443) 809-8900	1,279	74	17.2	26.5%	201 (15.7%)	708 (55.4%)	238 (18.6%)	68 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (4.8%)	24.5	258^th of 342 public middle schools	24.6%					(n/a)			9.7	0.8	2.1	6.2			36.3	35.9	34.8	35.7	13.8		25.6		15.6

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