Best Middle Schools in Maryland

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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
31	Crofton Middle	Public	6-8	2301 Davidsonville Rd	Gambrills	21054	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 793-0280	1,345	78	17.2	19.8%	673 (50.0%)	297 (22.1%)	158 (11.7%)	113 (8.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (7.2%)	$14,054			$1,104			$12,950	91.2	88.2	31			240006001403
32	South Dorchester School	Public	PK, KG-8	3485 Golden Hill Road	Church Creek	21622	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 901-6934	230	16	14.3	49.6%	197 (85.7%)	7 (3.0%)	11 (4.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$19,962			$2,889			$17,073	91.2	94.8	10	22		240030000622
33	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%)	$17,370			$1,219			$16,151	91	87.7	34	1		240012001434
34	Smithsburg Middle	Public	6-8	68 N Main St	Smithsburg	21783	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8353	554	36	15.5	46.4%	415 (74.9%)	39 (7.0%)	61 (11.0%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$16,462			$1,005			$15,457	90.8	89.3	29	5		240066001287
35	Boonsboro Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1 J-H Wade Dr	Boonsboro	21713	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8038	673	40	16.7	33.4%	567 (84.2%)	22 (3.3%)	47 (7.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	$17,110			$2,706			$14,404	90.8	84.8	41	6		240066001255
36	Northern Middle	Public	6-8	2954 Chaneyville Rd	Owings	20736	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9230	745	39	19.1	17.0%	537 (72.1%)	64 (8.6%)	64 (8.6%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.5%)	$15,776			$1,004			$14,772	90.5	87.2	35	1		240015000515
37	Sykesville Middle	Public	6-8	7301 Springfield Avenue	Sykesville	21784	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3545	697	47	14.9	18.4%	521 (74.7%)	32 (4.6%)	48 (6.9%)	52 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.6%)	$14,261			$740			$13,521	90.3	88.2	32	5		240021000547
38	Shiloh Middle	Public	6-8	3675 Willow Street	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-4570	631	43	14.5	27.3%	493 (78.1%)	37 (5.9%)	60 (9.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	$17,500			$803			$16,697	90	77.7	57	19		240021002947
39	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%)	$17,471			$1,229			$16,242	89.8	90.7	24	15		240012001422
40	Rosa M. Parks Middle	Public	6-8	19200 Olney Mill Rd	Olney	20832	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3300	863	53	16.4	16.5%	461 (53.4%)	118 (13.7%)	142 (16.5%)	79 (9.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (6.7%)	$19,235			$901			$18,334	89.3	78.6	53	13		240048000181

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection