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Meade Middle

Public Grades 6-8

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Meade Middle in Fort Meade, MD, is a public school serving 697 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district, where a high percentage of students (74.5%) come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Meade Middle faces significant academic challenges, with only 5.9% of students proficient in math and 34.3% in English Language Arts—well below district averages of 29.3% and 55.9%, respectively. This places the school in the 24th percentile statewide, earning a 1-star rating. Chronic absenteeism has been a major issue, though it improved from 31.6% in 2023-2024 to 21.4% in 2024-2025, coinciding with a slight uptick in state ranking. Interestingly, a small group of advanced students taking Algebra I achieved a 34.5% proficiency rate, higher than the district average, but this does not reflect the overall student body. Despite spending $20,275 per student—the highest among nearby schools—academic outcomes remain low, suggesting resources are directed at addressing high needs rather than boosting achievement.

Comparisons to nearby schools highlight stark differences. MacArthur Middle, located just 0.75 miles away on the same base, has a lower poverty rate (54.2%) and significantly better performance, with math proficiency nearly triple that of Meade (14.7% vs. 5.9%) and ELA proficiency 7 points higher. Meanwhile, Arundel Middle, only 4.6 miles away, boasts a 4-star rating, 38.7% math proficiency, and just 11.6% chronic absenteeism, underscoring how socioeconomic factors and attendance drive achievement gaps. While Meade Middle shows small signs of improvement, it remains a high-needs school requiring sustained, targeted interventions.

697

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,275

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1103 26th St
Fort Meade, MD 20755

(410) 305-2400

District: Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Students who attend Meade Middle usually attend:

High:

Meade High

Feeder schools for Meade Middle:

Elementary:	Brock Bridge Elementary
	Jessup Elementary
	Maryland City Elementary
	Van Bokkelen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

African American:

32.4%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2023 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2026) from a 11th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg41%

Maryland avg37%

261^st of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

13^th of 24Anne 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	24.0	261 of 342	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	226 of 337	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.9	276 of 328	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	287 of 322	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	271 of 333	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	255 of 303	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	245 of 316	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	229 of 328	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.3	202 of 317	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	193 of 314	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.6	197 of 315	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.3	231 of 339	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	229 of 316	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	229 of 314	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.6	201 of 309	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.6	222 of 324	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.7	196 of 301	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.9	179 of 283	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.5	100 of 264	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.2	127 of 254	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.6	118 of 255	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.9	125 of 252	50.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	184 of 259	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	255 of 303	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.8	194 of 207	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	241 of 273	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.8	252 of 288	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.0	127 of 136	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)29th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2021)16th percentile~ school

Male (2021)12th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)12th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)7th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2021)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-17 vs state

Algebra I12%-9 vs state

Science12%-19 vs state

Mathematics6%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 18, 2018

This is the worst experience that I ever had in my life. I want to withdraw my son from that school before the end of school year. I feel so unsafe in that school. Please do not put your love ones there if you have a another option. I really regreat about moving near this school. Suck suck suckkkkkkkkkk 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 Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (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 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	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 Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meade Middle	Public	6-8	1103 26th St	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 305-2400	697	63	11.0	74.5%	43 (6.2%)	226 (32.4%)	367 (52.7%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	24	261^st of 342 public middle schools	23.7%		29.2	226^th of 337 public middle schools	32.9%	35	5.2	8.2	2.8	5.9	27.1	41.2	34.0	34.3	12.0			11.9	$20,275	$2,484	$17,791
MacArthur Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3500 Rockenbach Road	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 674-0032	992	79	12.6	54.2%	155 (15.6%)	581 (58.6%)	155 (15.6%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.4%)	40.2	192^nd of 342 public middle schools	43.9%		32.9	211^th of 337 public middle schools	37.4%	19	11.0	16.9	10.7	14.7	35.6	47.9	41.3	41.3	41.9			22.3	$18,254	$1,689	$16,566
Thomas Viaduct Middle	Public	6-8	7000 Banbury Drive	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-8711	758	58	13.1	47.5%	80 (10.6%)	335 (44.2%)	163 (21.5%)	129 (17.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	36.3	202^nd of 342 public middle schools	40.9%		42.7	181^st of 337 public middle schools	46.3%	21	16.7	6.1	2.4	14.6	40.9	41.2	48.4	43.5	40.2		35.7	18.7	$19,005	$1,002	$18,003
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 342 public middle schools	88.0%		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
Patuxent Valley Middle	Public	6-8	9151 Vollmerhausen Rd	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5840	840	62	13.5	43.7%	128 (15.2%)	373 (44.4%)	165 (19.6%)	119 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.4%)	46.9	170^th of 342 public middle schools	50.3%		54.6	141^st of 337 public middle schools	58.2%	29	19.1	14.4	4.0	18.0	42.7	52.9	46.6	47.4	31.9		51.3	28.4	$17,818	$815	$17,003
Mayfield Woods Middle	Public	6-8	7950 Redbarn Way	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5022	731	57	12.7	40.1%	157 (21.5%)	196 (26.8%)	238 (32.6%)	100 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	51.9	152^nd of 342 public middle schools	55.6%		56.1	134^th of 337 public middle schools	60.2%	18	25.8	12.8	5.6	23.2	45.9	57.1	43.9	48.9	42.7		63.9	30.9	$20,765	$896	$19,869
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 342 public middle schools	60.5%		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
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	283^rd of 342 public middle schools	17.3%		27	235^th of 337 public middle schools	30.3%	48	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
Elkridge Landing Middle	Public	6-8	7085 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5040	686	51	13.3	31.0%	233 (34.0%)	171 (24.9%)	76 (11.1%)	153 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.3%)	80.3	65^th of 342 public middle schools	81.0%		76.9	71^st of 337 public middle schools	78.9%	6	45.1	23.5	22.5	44.6	67.7	65.1	58.6	63.9	85.7		69.0	39.7	$19,549	$779	$18,770
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	175^th of 342 public middle schools	48.8%		46.4	164^th of 337 public middle schools	51.3%	11	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Meade Middle

What high school do graduates of Meade Middle attend?

Students who attend Meade Middle usually go on to attend Meade High

What district is Meade Middle in?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Meade Middle?

Students at Meade Middle are 53% Hispanic, 32% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Meade Middle a good school?

Meade Middle ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Maryland middle schools.

How many students attend Meade Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended Meade Middle.

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