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
261	Oxon Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9570 Fort Foote Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 749-4270	773	59	13.1	94.3%	13 (1.7%)	246 (31.8%)	485 (62.7%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$19,366			$1,706			$17,660	22.6	18.3	262	1		240051001471
262	Southwest Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6200 Johnnycake Rd	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0825	842	52	16.1	63.8%	61 (7.2%)	432 (51.3%)	202 (24.0%)	127 (15.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	$19,023			$2,019			$17,004	22.5	17.3	270	8		240012000411
263	Northwest Academy of Health Sciences	Public, Magnet	6-8	4627 Old Court Rd	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0742	808	58	13.8	68.7%	12 (1.5%)	724 (89.6%)	44 (5.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (2.2%)	$19,756			$2,161			$17,594	22.4	16.3	275	12		240012001431
264	Odessa Shannon Middle	Public	6-8	11800 Monticello Ave	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4150	784	61	12.7	55.6%	35 (4.5%)	186 (23.7%)	497 (63.4%)	47 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	$22,692			$1,992			$20,701	22.4	22.1	240	24		240048000806
265	Hyattsville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6001 42nd Ave	Hyattsville	20781	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(301) 209-5830	1,305	75	17.4	94.6%	74 (5.7%)	319 (24.4%)	869 (66.6%)	25 (1.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	$16,910			$1,476			$15,434	22.2	14	289	24		240051001065
266	James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	7300 Woodyard Road	Upper Marlboro	20772	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 599-2422	800	50	16.1	63.5%	18 (2.3%)	608 (76.0%)	154 (19.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	$17,099			$955			$16,144	22.2	25.3	224	42		240051001475
267	Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 E 26th Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6509	235	18	13.4	60.0%	35 (14.9%)	102 (43.4%)	82 (34.9%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.6%)	$24,395			$4,780			$19,615	21.8	20.6	248	19		240009000276
268	Thurgood Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Brinkley Rd	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 702-7540	707	43	16.4	93.5%	4 (0.6%)	390 (55.2%)	292 (41.3%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$18,581			$1,063			$17,518	21.7	15.3	278	10		240051001465
269	Waverly Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 Ellerslie Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6394	534	37	14.4	82.2%	8 (1.5%)	479 (89.7%)	37 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$24,490			$5,214			$19,275	21.4	14.1	288	19		240009000329
270	Wicomico Middle	Public	6-8	635 E Main St	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5145	827	74	11.1	68.2%	147 (17.8%)	418 (50.5%)	170 (20.6%)	23 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.7%)	$20,427			$2,017			$18,410	21.4	15.1	281	11		240069001319

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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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