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
291	Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	5025 Dickey Hill Road	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0610	218	15	15	82.1%	2 (0.9%)	184 (84.4%)	25 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$28,972			$6,122			$22,850	18.7	30.6	202	89		240009000186
292	Rosemont Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2777 Presstman Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0574	294	19	15.4	90.1%	4 (1.4%)	288 (98.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,006			$5,902			$19,105	18.6	8.3	316	24		240009000307
293	Charles Carroll Middle	Public	6-8	6130 Lamont Dr	New Carrollton	20784	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 918-8640	884	65	13.6	96.8%	21 (2.4%)	258 (29.2%)	586 (66.3%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$18,310			$1,664			$16,646	18.4	17.6	268	25		240051001004
294	Harlem Park Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1401 W Lafayette Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0633	402	30	13.4	93.5%	3 (0.7%)	388 (96.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$20,251			$4,743			$15,508	18.3	7.6	318	24		240009000239
295	Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4849 Pimlico Road	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0876	732	42	17.4	82.5%	7 (1.0%)	583 (79.6%)	129 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$28,032			$6,973			$21,059	18.2	9.1	307	12		240009000299
296	Montgomery Village Middle	Public	6-8	19300 Watkins Mill Rd	Montgomery Village	20886	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-6720	780	63	12.4	59.2%	27 (3.5%)	171 (21.9%)	514 (65.9%)	43 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	$22,732			$2,201			$20,531	18.1	14	291	5		240048000879
297	Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 Ailsa Avenue	Baltimore	21214	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6361	320	26	12.3	74.1%	20 (6.3%)	274 (85.6%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$24,021			$5,189			$18,832	18	16.3	274	23		240009000213
298	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215	Public	PK, KG-8	3223 E Pratt Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9381	405	36	11.2	63.7%	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.6%)	356 (87.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,016			$4,324			$18,692	16.8	14	290	8		240009000243
299	Leith Walk Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	5915 Glennor Road	Baltimore	21239	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6380	910	65	14.1	80.2%	12 (1.3%)	833 (91.5%)	47 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	$21,336			$4,372			$16,964	16.7	10.6	301	2		240009000268
300	Buck Lodge Middle	Public	6-8	2611 Buck Lodge Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6290	1,200	76	15.7	95.7%	20 (1.7%)	192 (16.0%)	900 (75.0%)	75 (6.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	$19,685			$2,098			$17,586	16.5	12.1	296	4		240051000993

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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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