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
81	Accokeek Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	14400 Berry Rd	Accokeek	20607	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 203-3200	1,445	90	16	45.8%	40 (2.8%)	976 (67.5%)	306 (21.2%)	61 (4.2%)	7 (0.5%)	9 (0.6%)	46 (3.2%)	$17,059			$921			$16,138	73.8	63.9	94	13		240051001686
82	College Park Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5751 Rivertech Ct	Riverdale	20737	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 696-3206	682	41	16.6	53.2%	93 (13.6%)	272 (39.9%)	264 (38.7%)	27 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$22,745			$1,503			$21,242	73.7	73.7	71	11		240051001718
83	Rising Sun Middle School	Public	6-8	289 Pearl Street	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5535	592	42	14.1	40.5%	525 (88.7%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$15,835			$1,628			$14,206	73.5	67.4	84	1		240024000580
84	Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	1799 Schifferstadt Blvd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2550	573	37	15.4	45.2%	231 (40.3%)	113 (19.7%)	142 (24.8%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.7%)	$22,644			$1,184			$21,460	73.1	52.6	125	41		240033001549
85	Braddock Middle	Public	6-8	909 Holland St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-7990	536	43	12.5	55.0%	433 (80.8%)	27 (5.0%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.6%)	$16,043			$1,706			$14,337	72.9	71.3	75	10		240003000006
86	Pocomoke Middle	Public	4-8	800 8th St	Pocomoke City	21851	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 632-5150	465	45	10.3	71.6%	183 (39.4%)	203 (43.7%)	34 (7.3%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$22,286			$2,197			$20,089	72.6	58.5	104	18		240072001329
87	Tunbridge Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5504 York Road	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(410) 323-8692	493	26	18.9	42.8%	47 (9.5%)	386 (78.3%)	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$20,779			$3,682			$17,097	72.5	78.6	54	33		240009001689
88	North Harford Middle	Public	6-8	112 Pylesville Rd	Pylesville	21132	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3658	849	61	13.8	21.4%	773 (91.0%)	11 (1.3%)	33 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	$17,446			$1,465			$15,980	72.4	67.1	86	2		240039000709
89	North Carroll Middle	Public	6-8	2401 Hanover Pike	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3440	626	40	15.7	30.0%	528 (84.3%)	22 (3.5%)	41 (6.5%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	$16,009			$580			$15,429	71.9	60.9	100	11		240021000542
90	John Hanson Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6360 Oxon Hill Rd	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 749-4052	496	35	14.3	31.3%	10 (2.0%)	425 (85.7%)	27 (5.4%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$21,372			$959			$20,413	71.4	63.3	95	5		240051000870

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds