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Deep Creek Middle

Q: Is Deep Creek Middle a good school?

Deep Creek Middle ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Maryland middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Deep Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Deep Creek Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Deep Creek Middle?

Students at Deep Creek Middle are 56% African American, 19% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Deep Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Deep Creek Middle usually go on to attend Chesapeake High

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Deep Creek Middle in Baltimore, MD, is a public school serving 670 students in grades 6-8 within the Baltimore County Public Schools district, where over 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most critical concern for parents is the school's math proficiency, which stands at just 4.6%—far below the district average of 21.9% and the state average of 27.1%. This is the lowest math score among nearby schools like Parkville Middle (13.4%) and Sparrows Point Middle (11.3%). In fact, 8th-grade math proficiency is 0%, meaning no tested student met the standard. However, English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is 30.4%, which is closer to the district average of 46.1% and competitive with Middle River Middle (32.1%). An interesting bright spot is Algebra I: the 16.7% proficiency rate for accelerated students actually exceeds the district average of 13%.

Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, with 40.4% of students missing significant school—the highest rate among standard middle schools in the area, compared to 22.9% at Parkville Middle and 25.7% at Sparrows Point Middle. This absenteeism strongly correlates with low test scores, as schools with the highest absenteeism (like General John Stricker Middle at 42.3%) also have the lowest math scores. Despite spending $20,353 per student—more than nearby schools like Parkville ($17,150) and Nottingham Middle ($13,800)—Deep Creek struggles to convert resources into achievement. The school is part of a cluster of struggling schools in eastern Baltimore County, including Stemmers Run Middle and Dundalk Middle, all with math proficiency below 6% and high poverty rates.

670

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,353

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 S Marlyn Ave
Baltimore, MD 21221-5939

(443) 809-0112

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Deep Creek Middle usually attend:

High:

Chesapeake High

Feeder schools for Deep Creek Middle:

Elementary:	Deep Creek Elementary
	Middleborough Elementary
	Sandalwood Elementary
	Sussex Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.1%

White:

19.4%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (17% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg32%

Maryland avg37%

289^th of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 29Middle Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

18^th of 24Baltimore 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	19.7	289 of 342	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	258 of 337	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	253 of 328	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	245 of 322	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	288 of 333	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	253 of 303	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	287 of 316	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	292 of 328	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	248 of 317	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	242 of 314	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	264 of 315	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.9	236 of 339	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.9	244 of 316	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	261 of 314	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	245 of 309	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	233 of 324	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.7	226 of 301	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	228 of 283	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	79.7	57 of 264	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	82.2	45 of 254	82.3%	★★★★☆
2005	78.7	54 of 255	78.8%	★★★★☆
2004	77.5	56 of 252	77.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	230 of 259	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.0	263 of 303	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	37.9	122 of 207	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.6	229 of 273	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	243 of 288	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	106 of 136	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.7	120 of 120	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	6.2	208 of 210	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)16th percentile~ school

Male (2021)16th percentile~ school

Female (2021)13th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)11th percentile-5 vs school

White (2021)1st percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2021)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Algebra I17%-5 vs state

Science14%-16 vs state

Geometry8%-37 vs state

Mathematics5%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, December 10, 2012

We chose this school as a magnet middle school for my child to attend. Of course at the orientation for enrollment/testing this school seemed great. We were told about so many different projects the magnet students would be doing and so forth. This school has been an ABSOLUTE disappointment. The staff is TERRIBLE!! This is truly a problem school. We have been to several meetings at our own request with the administrative staff to express our concerns. We were promised certain things at those meetings which were never received. The teachers are an absolute disgrace and the administrative staff are worse. I would NOT send my child to this school if I were a parent looking into magnet schools for my child to attend. I only wish that upon my search for a good magnet school for my child other parents would have posted their thoughts about this school so we could have enrolled my child somewhere else. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

It was a poor expirience. Many students dont know how to behave.I dont suggest going here, Honestly.. 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 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 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 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 Geometry 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
Deep Creek Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 S Marlyn Ave	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(443) 809-0112	670	49	13.6	75.5%	130 (19.4%)	376 (56.1%)	96 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.4%)	19.7	289^th of 342 public middle schools	15.5%		22.8	258^th of 337 public middle schools	23.4%	31			6.4	2.3	0.0	4.6			26.4	35.6	29.5	30.4	16.7	7.7		14.4	$20,353	$2,419	$17,934
Stemmers Run Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Stemmers Run Rd	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(410) 887-0177	831	55	15.1	70.2%	275 (33.1%)	301 (36.2%)	176 (21.2%)	17 (2.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.6%)	17.8	297^th of 342 public middle schools	13.2%		20.9	273^rd of 337 public middle schools	19.0%	24			7.3	1.1	0.6	5.3			24.4	22.5	29.0	25.3	20.0	10.0		15.9	$19,926	$2,668	$17,259
General John Stricker Middle	Public	6-8	7855 Trappe Rd	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7038	713	51	14.0	73.4%	322 (45.2%)	157 (22.0%)	149 (20.9%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.4%)	13.7	317^th of 342 public middle schools	7.3%		13.6	313^th of 337 public middle schools	7.1%	4			5.1	0.0	0.0	2.3			25.9	20.4	20.2	22.2	2.8	2.2		8.6	$22,145	$3,596	$18,549
Holabird Middle	Public	4-8	1701 Delvale Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7049	1,027	66	15.5	67.9%	293 (28.5%)	107 (10.4%)	523 (50.9%)	37 (3.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.7%)	13.9	315^th of 342 public middle schools	7.9%		13	318^th of 337 public middle schools	5.6%	3	12.9	12.3	5.0	1.0	1.2	5.6	19.8	19.4	20.7	21.3	20.3	20.5	7.0	17.6	14.7	11.2	$17,292	$2,109	$15,184
Middle River Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	800 Middle River Rd	Baltimore	21220	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0165	822	50	16.4	66.1%	182 (22.1%)	371 (45.1%)	176 (21.4%)	31 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.2%)	24.7	257^th of 342 public middle schools	24.9%		19.5	284^th of 337 public middle schools	15.7%	27			7.9	3.4	2.2	6.4			30.0	30.7	35.0	32.1	7.2	24.5		21.5	$16,410	$1,385	$15,025
Sparrows Point Middle	Public	6-8	7400 North Point Rd	Baltimore	21219	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7524	555	36	15.6	48.8%	415 (74.8%)	53 (9.5%)	50 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	28.3	237^th of 342 public middle schools	30.7%		39.1	187^th of 337 public middle schools	44.5%	50			12.6	4.5	2.1	11.3			31.5	43.6	31.1	35.4	24.2	18.2		20.1	$17,737	$1,722	$16,015
Dundalk Middle	Public	6-8	7400 Dunmanway	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7018	598	51	11.7	70.9%	134 (22.4%)	141 (23.6%)	258 (43.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.4%)	17	301^st of 342 public middle schools	12.0%		10.4	329^th of 337 public middle schools	2.4%	28			6.0	1.8	3.2	5.6			26.6	29.0	19.2	25.0	81.8	15.4		11.1	$20,069	$2,910	$17,159
Nottingham Middle	Public	6-8	5210 King Ave	Rosedale	21237	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(443) 809-8900	1,279	74	17.2	26.5%	201 (15.7%)	708 (55.4%)	238 (18.6%)	68 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (4.8%)	24.5	258^th of 342 public middle schools	24.6%					(n/a)			9.7	0.8	2.1	6.2			36.3	35.9	34.8	35.7	13.8	25.6		15.6
Crossroads Center	Public	6-8	11640 Crossroads Circle	Baltimore	21220	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-2275	32	24	1.3	65.6%	5 (15.6%)	18 (56.3%)	8 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	6.5	341^st of 342 public middle schools	0.3%		8	336^th of 337 public middle schools	0.3%	5			0.0	2.7	< 5%	1.1			5.9	2.8	2.2	3.1				0.0
Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Truesdale Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2069	313	22	14.2	85.6%	14 (4.5%)	247 (78.9%)	29 (9.3%)	16 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10	336^th of 342 public middle schools	1.8%		10.8	327^th of 337 public middle schools	3.0%	9			0.0	0.0	2.1	0.7			13.5	12.5	14.4	13.5				2.1	$30,169	$5,684	$24,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Deep Creek Middle

What district is Deep Creek Middle in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Deep Creek Middle?

Students at Deep Creek Middle are 56% African American, 19% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Deep Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Deep Creek Middle usually go on to attend Chesapeake High

Is Deep Creek Middle a good school?

Deep Creek Middle ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Maryland middle schools.

How many students attend Deep Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Deep Creek Middle.

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