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
201	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	55.7%	32 (2.8%)	902 (80.0%)	141 (12.5%)	18 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.6%)	$16,402			$1,629			$14,773	35.2	24.2	230	29		240012000372
202	The Crossroads School	Public, Charter	6-8	802 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 276-4924	162	14	11.5	74.7%	5 (3.1%)	109 (67.3%)	44 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$31,737			$7,080			$24,656	35.1	33.4	188	14		240009001291
203	Swan Creek School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	253 Paradise Road	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(410) 273-5594	368	40	9.1	26.9%	183 (49.7%)	115 (31.3%)	35 (9.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.9%)	$24,029			$3,619			$20,410	35	31.9	196	7		240039001767
204	Ernest Everett Just Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Campus Way N	Mitchellville	20721	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 808-4040	752	52	14.4	92.6%	1 (0.1%)	640 (85.1%)	97 (12.9%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$19,086			$1,137			$17,949	34.6	27.4	215	11		240051001223
205	Aberdeen Middle	Public	6-8	111 Mount Royal Ave	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 273-5510	1,071	88	12.2	61.4%	301 (28.1%)	501 (46.8%)	147 (13.7%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (10.0%)	$18,715			$1,929			$16,785	34.5	31.5	199	6		240039000678
206	Crisfield Academy and High School	Public	8-12	210 N Somerset Avenue	Crisfield	21817	Somerset County	Somerset County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 968-0150	366	31	11.8	67.8%	208 (56.8%)	87 (23.8%)	41 (11.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	$27,816			$3,958			$23,857	34.1			(n/a)		240057001201
207	John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol	Public, Alternative	4-12	15000 Broschart Rd	Rockville	20850	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 251-6900	79	21	3.8	40.5%	26 (32.9%)	30 (38.0%)	15 (19.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$77,320			$28,145			$49,175	33.8			(n/a)		240048001398
208	A. Mario Loiederman Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	12701 Goodhill Rd	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-5830	978	76	12.9	62.8%	145 (14.8%)	121 (12.4%)	621 (63.5%)	42 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.4%)	$19,728			$955			$18,773	33.4	28.2	210	2		240048001446
209	White Oak Middle	Public	6-8	12201 New Hampshire Ave	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 288-8200	808	64	12.5	57.3%	36 (4.5%)	244 (30.2%)	441 (54.6%)	50 (6.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	$20,652			$1,613			$19,039	33.2	25.3	225	16		240048000954
210	Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	4545 Ammendale Rd	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 572-0650	605	44	13.7	88.6%	28 (4.6%)	279 (46.1%)	221 (36.5%)	55 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.6%)	$20,284			$1,115			$19,169	32.9	22.8	236	26		240051001101

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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