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
11	Windsor Knolls Middle	Public	6-8	11150 Windsor Rd	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2750	812	47	17.4	13.4%	461 (56.8%)	53 (6.5%)	117 (14.4%)	116 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.9%)	$14,731			$700			$14,031	95	88.7	30	19		240033000392
12	Glenwood Middle	Public	6-8	2680 Rt 97	Glenwood	21738	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5520	494	38	13.1	14.0%	337 (68.2%)	29 (5.9%)	45 (9.1%)	50 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	$20,445			$839			$19,606	94.8	91.4	18	6		240042000732
13	Lime Kiln Middle	Public	6-8	11650 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5988	675	43	15.6	8.6%	255 (37.8%)	112 (16.6%)	43 (6.4%)	212 (31.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.6%)	$17,144			$859			$16,285	94.7	91.5	17	4		240042001115
14	Cabin John Middle	Public	6-8	10701 Gainsborough Road	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 406-1600	983	59	16.5	12.3%	364 (37.0%)	110 (11.2%)	107 (10.9%)	337 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.5%)	$19,138			$962			$18,176	94.7	95.7	7	7		240048001526
15	Robert Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	9201 Scott Dr	Rockville	20850	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7610	915	57	16.1	16.4%	243 (26.6%)	120 (13.1%)	94 (10.3%)	379 (41.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.1%)	$18,583			$821			$17,762	94	93.9	13	2		240048001447
16	Dora Kennedy French Immersion	Public, Magnet	K-8	8950 Edmonston Rd	Greenbelt	20770	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 918-8660	684	47	14.5	28.7%	135 (19.7%)	429 (62.7%)	52 (7.6%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.4%)	$19,733			$865			$18,868	93.8	91.1	21	5		240051001245
17	Magothy River Middle	Public	6-8	241 Peninsula Farm Rd	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 544-0926	655	44	14.7	18.2%	483 (73.7%)	30 (4.6%)	75 (11.5%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	$18,115			$1,339			$16,776	93.5	90.3	25	8		240006000091
18	Robert Goddard Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9850 Good Luck Rd	Seabrook	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 918-3515	464	33	14.2	38.1%	121 (26.1%)	261 (56.3%)	41 (8.8%)	22 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	$20,793			$922			$19,872	93.1	89.9	27	9		240051001251
19	Chesapeake Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	20945 Great Mills Road	Lexington Park	20653	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 863-9585	539	38	14.1	26.9%	326 (60.5%)	89 (16.5%)	33 (6.1%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.8%)	$16,810			$1,019			$15,791	92.9	91.8	16	3		240060001639
20	North Bethesda Middle	Public	6-8	8935 Bradmoor Dr	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-2100	1,224	72	17	15.9%	573 (46.8%)	163 (13.3%)	226 (18.5%)	152 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (9.0%)	$18,038			$884			$17,154	92.8	90.8	22	2		240048001118

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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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