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
101	Mardela Middle & High	Public	6-12	24940 Delmar Rd	Mardela Springs	21837	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5142	742	52	14.2	44.9%	553 (74.5%)	78 (10.5%)	42 (5.7%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)	$18,754			$1,645			$17,109	67.9	69.6	78	23		240069001306
102	Margaret Brent Middle	Public	6-8	29675 Point Lookout Rd	Mechanicsville	20659	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 884-4635	878	54	16.4	38.5%	691 (78.7%)	78 (8.9%)	40 (4.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.3%)	$16,197			$1,259			$14,939	67.6	68.7	79	23		240060001231
103	Catonsville Middle	Public	6-8	2301 Edmondson Ave	Catonsville	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-0803	818	47	17.4	36.6%	397 (48.5%)	143 (17.5%)	78 (9.5%)	155 (18.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.8%)	$17,283			$1,238			$16,046	67.2	67.8	82	21		240012000354
104	North Dorchester Middle School	Public	6-8	5745 Cloverdale Road	Hurlock	21643	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 943-3322	414	30	13.8	62.8%	253 (61.1%)	81 (19.6%)	43 (10.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	$20,939			$3,722			$17,217	66.3	43.3	152	48		240030000619
105	Monarch Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6730 Baymeadow Drive	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(410) 760-2072	687	49	14.1	38.0%	220 (32.0%)	308 (44.8%)	74 (10.8%)	22 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.2%)	$18,958			$1,499			$17,459	66.1	68.5	81	24		240006001687
106	Centreville Middle School	Public	6-8	231 Ruthsburg Rd	Centreville	21617	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 758-0883	501	39	12.8	35.9%	385 (76.8%)	38 (7.6%)	41 (8.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	$20,106			$1,121			$18,985	65.9	75.2	68	38		240054001190
107	Northern Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Northern Ave	Hagerstown	21742	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8258	841	62	13.6	61.2%	335 (39.8%)	189 (22.5%)	186 (22.1%)	38 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (10.9%)	$19,574			$4,635			$14,939	65.8	52.3	129	22		240066001276
108	E. Russell Hicks Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1321 S Potomac St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8110	841	61	13.7	68.8%	297 (35.3%)	190 (22.6%)	212 (25.2%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (14.3%)	$19,017			$3,782			$15,236	65.4	52.4	128	20		240066001263
109	Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel Campus	Public	K-8	430 Brock Bridge Road	Laurel	20724	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 886-8648	830	62	13.4	57.2%	70 (8.4%)	459 (55.3%)	226 (27.2%)	44 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	$18,467			$1,119			$17,348	64.8	55.2	115	6		240006001724
110	Southern Middle	Public	6-8	5235 Solomons Island Rd	Lothian	20711	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 867-0050	726	53	13.7	47.5%	422 (58.1%)	47 (6.5%)	215 (29.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	$17,906			$1,417			$16,489	64.8	51.9	130	20		240006000131

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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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