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Marley Middle

Q: Is Marley Middle a good school?

Marley Middle ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Maryland middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Marley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 991 students attended Marley Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Marley Middle?

Students at Marley Middle are 35% Hispanic, 28% African American, 27% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Marley Middle attend?

Students who attend Marley Middle usually go on to attend Glen Burnie High

Public Grades 6-8

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Marley Middle in Glen Burnie, MD, serves 991 students in grades 6-8 within the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district, and it faces significant challenges, with 72% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a 1-star rating placing it in the bottom third of Maryland middle schools.

Academic proficiency at Marley Middle is extremely low compared to nearby schools. Only 7.4% of students are proficient in math, which is roughly one-quarter of the district average (29.3%) and far below schools like Severna Park Middle (2.74 miles away), which boasts 86.3% ELA proficiency and a 7.79% free lunch rate. In English Language Arts, just 32% of Marley students are proficient, compared to 54.3% at Old Mill Middle North (2.4 miles away). Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, with 24.7% of students missing too much school—among the highest in the area, only surpassed by Corkran Middle School (33.8%) and Brooklyn Park Middle (29.3%). This absenteeism is strongly linked to low test scores, as the three schools with the highest absenteeism also have the lowest math proficiency.

Despite these struggles, Marley Middle has a standout strength: its advanced math program. Students who take Algebra I perform exceptionally well, with 48.1% proficient—nearly double the district average (26.3%). This creates a "tale of two schools," where top-tier students thrive while the majority struggle. The school's trajectory is also concerning, with a sharp drop from the 36th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026. For parents, this means Marley Middle offers a strong path for advanced learners but faces systemic challenges with absenteeism and overall achievement that require urgent attention.

991

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,143

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Davis Ct
Glen Burnie, MD 21060

(410) 424-3220

District: Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Students who attend Marley Middle usually attend:

High:

Glen Burnie High

Feeder schools for Marley Middle:

Elementary:	Freetown Elementary
	Glendale Elementary
	Marley Elementary
	Point Pleasant Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.4%

African American:

28.2%

White:

27.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (19% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg41%

Maryland avg37%

256^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 19Middle Schools in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools

13^th of 25Anne Arundel County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	256 of 339	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	216 of 337	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	239 of 328	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	227 of 322	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	260 of 333	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	240 of 303	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	208 of 316	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	217 of 328	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	227 of 317	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.9	228 of 314	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	244 of 315	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.8	219 of 339	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	205 of 316	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	208 of 314	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.8	211 of 309	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	235 of 324	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.5	223 of 301	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	205 of 283	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	70.3	74 of 264	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	70.9	75 of 254	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	62.0	102 of 255	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.9	80 of 252	68.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.2	232 of 259	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	7.0	113 of 116	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	245 of 303	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	111 of 207	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.6	202 of 273	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.1	233 of 288	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	5.5	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.0	130 of 136	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	7.5	206 of 210	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2021)46th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)19th percentile~ school

Male (2021)19th percentile~ school

African American (2021)10th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)4th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2021)3rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-19 vs school

Military Connected (2021)<1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I48%+27 vs state

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Science15%-16 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 vs state

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by a student
Monday, June 19, 2017

two words disorganized staff Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

marley middel school was the best school ive been to till i moved to lousainana i miss my old teachers from there i cant wait to see you all Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

i went to marley last year it was amazing but now i have to go to Lendale not Glendale. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)							MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marley Middle	Public	6-8	10 Davis Ct	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 424-3220	991	78	12.7	72.0%	270 (27.2%)	279 (28.2%)	351 (35.4%)	29 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.2%)	24.3	256^th of 339 public middle schools	24.5%		31.5	216^th of 337 public middle schools	35.9%	40				4.1	10.5	4.2	7.4				30.7	34.3	31.2	32.0	48.1		15.0	$17,143	$1,511	$15,632
Corkran Middle School	Public	6-8	7600 Quarterfield Rd	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 787-6350	553	51	10.8	76.9%	171 (30.9%)	83 (15.0%)	252 (45.6%)	20 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	20.8	280^th of 339 public middle schools	17.4%		27	235^th of 337 public middle schools	30.3%	45				6.2	5.6	2.0	5.9				27.6	30.6	31.8	29.9	28.0		14.6	$20,171	$1,795	$18,376
Old Mill Middle South	Public, Magnet	6-8	430 Old Mill Road	Millersville	21108	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 969-7000	1,173	78	15.0	57.5%	328 (28.0%)	455 (38.8%)	240 (20.5%)	55 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	88 (7.5%)	43.9	176^th of 339 public middle schools	48.1%		44.2	176^th of 337 public middle schools	47.8%					17.4	20.6	2.3	16.6				45.6	50.3	40.0	45.3	37.9		21.2	$17,487	$1,397	$16,090
Old Mill Middle North	Public, Magnet	6-8	610 Patriot Ln	Millersville	21108	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 969-5950	958	77	12.5	41.3%	346 (36.1%)	265 (27.7%)	187 (19.5%)	49 (5.1%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (10.6%)	56.1	135^th of 339 public middle schools	60.2%		48.8	158^th of 337 public middle schools	53.1%	23				18.4	20.2	6.2	19.1				54.4	58.3	50.1	54.3	55.1		30.8	$17,356	$1,330	$16,026
Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	7922 Outing Ave	Pasadena	21122	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 437-5512	901	62	14.5	48.6%	546 (60.6%)	147 (16.3%)	106 (11.8%)	31 (3.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (7.2%)	43.2	178^th of 339 public middle schools	47.5%		46.2	165^th of 337 public middle schools	51.0%	13				12.4	14.2	7.3	15.2				44.9	49.3	43.5	45.9	66.7		25.9	$17,282	$1,369	$15,912
Severna Park Middle	Public	6-8	450 Jumpers Hole Rd	Severna Park	21146	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 647-7900	1,386	82	16.9	7.8%	1,099 (79.3%)	38 (2.7%)	89 (6.4%)	69 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.4%)	97.7	2^nd of 339 public middle schools	99.4%		98.6	1^st of 337 public middle schools	99.7%	1				55.5	61.5	30.4	57.1				84.4	87.7	87.1	86.3	67.3		60.0	$14,984	$1,151	$13,833
Lindale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	415 Andover Rd	Linthicum	21090	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 691-4344	884	69	12.8	56.9%	281 (31.8%)	285 (32.2%)	206 (23.3%)	54 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	50 (5.7%)	44.9	172^nd of 339 public middle schools	49.3%		46.4	164^th of 337 public middle schools	51.3%	8				16.0	19.9	7.4	17.6				40.3	45.6	44.0	43.3	50.8		27.1	$16,526	$1,489	$15,036
Brooklyn Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	200 Hammonds Ln	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 636-2967	784	60	13.0	65.3%	238 (30.4%)	196 (25.0%)	268 (34.2%)	20 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	57 (7.3%)	35.2	203^rd of 339 public middle schools	40.1%		38	191^st of 337 public middle schools	43.3%	12				10.5	13.7	3.8	12.3				36.2	46.3	41.4	41.2	71.9		20.6	$20,930	$1,829	$19,101
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle	Public	3-8	801 Bridgeview Road	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1392	513	34	15.0	92.6%	9 (1.8%)	456 (88.9%)	37 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	10.1	332^nd of 339 public middle schools	2.1%		10.8	328^th of 337 public middle schools	2.7%	4	2.9	1.0	5.2	0.0	1.3	1.8	2.0	5.9	7.1	6.4	2.2	18.4	16.1	8.6		4.0	7.0	$24,985	$5,003	$19,982
Arundel Middle	Public	6-8	1179 Hammond Ln	Odenton	21113	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 674-6900	1,312	84	15.6	26.2%	490 (37.3%)	408 (31.1%)	200 (15.2%)	87 (6.6%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	116 (8.8%)	86.6	41^st of 339 public middle schools	87.9%		85.4	48^th of 337 public middle schools	85.8%	7				30.6	39.0	29.2	38.7				70.4	71.0	65.3	68.9	91.5		50.8	$15,247	$1,129	$14,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Marley Middle

What district is Marley Middle in?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

How many students attend Marley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 991 students attended Marley Middle.

What high school do graduates of Marley Middle attend?

Students who attend Marley Middle usually go on to attend Glen Burnie High

Is Marley Middle a good school?

Marley Middle ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Maryland middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Marley Middle?

Students at Marley Middle are 35% Hispanic, 28% African American, 27% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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