Best Middle Schools in Maryland

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 337)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
241	Francis Scott Key Middle	Public	6-8	910 Schindler Drive	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 422-5700	950	68	13.9	63.3%	56 (5.9%)	357 (37.6%)	407 (42.8%)	111 (11.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	$20,075			$1,975			$18,100	25.8	23.2	233	8		240048090453
242	Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6300 O'Donnell Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9083	831	61	13.6	62.3%	43 (5.2%)	101 (12.2%)	674 (81.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$20,150			$3,712			$16,437	25.8	20.3	251	9		240009000224
243	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Pontiac Avenue	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1404	717	50	14.3	66.4%	103 (14.4%)	134 (18.7%)	444 (61.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$21,800			$3,918			$17,882	25.6	16.8	271	28		240009001363
244	Colin L Powell Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12200 Fort Washington Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 203-1114	1,661	104	16	66.0%	72 (4.3%)	872 (52.5%)	614 (37.0%)	48 (2.9%)	14 (0.8%)	9 (0.5%)	32 (1.9%)	$21,920			$1,239			$20,681	25.3			(n/a)		240051090492
245	Annapolis Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1399 Forest Dr	Annapolis	21403	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 267-8658	790	74	10.6	85.1%	66 (8.4%)	215 (27.2%)	480 (60.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	$23,011			$2,560			$20,450	25	19.3	256	11		240006000036
246	Samuel P. Massie Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3301 Regency Pkwy	Forestville	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 669-1120	477	34	14.1	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	435 (91.2%)	37 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$21,088			$2,502			$18,586	25	8.3	317	71		240051001555
247	Thomas Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	5401 Barker Pl	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 918-8680	1,180	74	15.9	94.9%	18 (1.5%)	512 (43.4%)	593 (50.3%)	44 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.1%)	$17,270			$1,019			$16,251	25	20.5	249	2		240051001175
248	Kent County Middle School	Public	6-8	402 E Campus Avenue	Chestertown	21620	Kent County	Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 778-1771	354	34	10.3	75.4%	176 (49.7%)	90 (25.4%)	52 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.6%)	$23,421			$4,727			$18,694	24.8	26.1	222	26		240045000766
249	Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School	Public	6-7	7970 Tawes Campus Road	Westover	21871	Somerset County	Somerset County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 621-0161	389	36	10.8	72.8%	125 (32.1%)	201 (51.7%)	39 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$23,789			$3,317			$20,472	24.8	15.6	277	28		240057001377
250	Stephen Decatur Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Pinewood Dr	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4950	751	56	13.5	75.1%	17 (2.3%)	492 (65.5%)	219 (29.2%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	$21,636			$1,232			$20,404	24.5	23.7	232	18		240051001469

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP Mathematics, MCAP English Language Arts, MCAP Science, MCAP Social Studies test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 26, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
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