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Dumbarton Middle

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Dumbarton Middle ranks 53 rd of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Dumbarton Middle is a large public school in Baltimore, MD, serving 1,064 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, which is ranked 18th out of 25 districts in Maryland. The school has a strong track record of academic performance, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade and consistently ranking in the 72nd to 85th percentile statewide, with its most recent ranking at 53rd out of 339 schools (84th percentile). This positions Dumbarton as a high-performing school within a district that, overall, is ranked relatively low.

Dumbarton significantly outperforms both its district and the state in core subjects. In the most recent testing year, 73.1% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), compared to 46.1% for the district and 51.7% for the state. In Mathematics, 37.1% were proficient, versus 21.9% for the district and 27.1% for the state. This performance is dramatically higher than most nearby schools; for example, Parkville Middle had only 52.1% proficiency in ELA and 13.4% in Math, while Pikesville Middle had 26.4% and 5.5%, respectively. Dumbarton also excels in advanced coursework, with 42.3% of students proficient in Algebra I and 64.5% in Geometry—over three times the district average for Geometry (21.1%). Its 8th-grade Science proficiency (55%) is more than double the district average (26.4%). The school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (29.3%), which is significantly lower than most nearby schools like Pine Grove Middle (53.4%) and Loch Raven Technical Academy (62.6%).

While Dumbarton is a strong school, its closest competitor is Ridgely Middle, which consistently outperforms it with a higher state ranking (42nd vs. 53rd), higher ELA and Math proficiency, lower chronic absenteeism (11.4% vs. 25.2%), and a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students (20.2% vs. 29.3%). This comparison suggests that while Dumbarton is excellent, there is still a performance ceiling being met by a nearby peer. The data also reveals a stark contrast between the Baltimore County Public Schools and Baltimore City Public Schools districts, with Dumbarton representing the top tier of BCPS middle schools, while nearby BCityPS schools like Stadium School and Vanguard Collegiate Middle are among the lowest-performing in the state, with proficiency rates often in the single digits and chronic absenteeism exceeding 50%.

1,064

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,033

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Dumbarton Rd
Baltimore, MD 21212-1562

(443) 809-3176

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Dumbarton Middle usually attend:

High:

Towson High

Feeder schools for Dumbarton Middle:

Elementary:	Riderwood Elementary
	Rodgers Forge Elementary
	Stoneleigh Elementary
	West Towson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

African American:

22.8%

Hispanic:

12.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (54% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Maryland middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg32%

Maryland avg37%

53^rd of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 29Middle Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

18^th of 25Baltimore 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	84.3	53 of 339	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	79 of 337	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	77 of 328	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	90 of 322	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	83 of 333	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	46 of 303	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	79 of 316	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	64 of 328	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	77.9	64 of 317	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	71 of 314	77.4%	★★★★☆
2015	85.6	34 of 315	89.2%	★★★★☆
2014	84.0	49 of 339	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	70 of 316	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	76.2	78 of 314	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.5	80 of 309	74.1%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	79 of 324	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	76 of 301	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	73.5	86 of 283	69.6%	★★★★☆
2007	13.9	228 of 264	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	232 of 254	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.7	239 of 255	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.0	242 of 252	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.5	146 of 259	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	94 of 116	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.2	48 of 303	84.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.6	169 of 207	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	55.9	95 of 273	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	77.1	53 of 288	81.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	69.6	33 of 136	75.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	35.7	86 of 120	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	81.4	29 of 210	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2021)86th percentile~ school

Female (2021)84th percentile~ school

Male (2021)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)76th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)65th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2021)44th percentile-41 vs school

Special Education (2021)28th percentile-56 vs school

Asian (2021)19th percentile-66 vs school

Hispanic (2021)18th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+21 vs state

Geometry64%+20 vs state

Science55%+24 vs state

Algebra I42%+21 vs state

Mathematics37%+10 vs state

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This school is great. My daughter goes their. She loves the school and I myself love it too. 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	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
Dumbarton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Dumbarton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-3176	1,064	65	16.3	29.3%	550 (51.7%)	243 (22.8%)	135 (12.7%)	80 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	84.3	53^rd of 339 public middle schools	84.4%		73.9	79^th of 337 public middle schools	76.6%	26			45.5	14.9	9.3	37.1			72.9	78.0	69.4	73.1	42.3	64.5		55.0	$17,033	$1,269	$15,764
Loch Raven Technical Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	8101 La Salle Rd	Baltimore	21286	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(443) 809-3518	722	49	14.8	62.6%	98 (13.6%)	485 (67.2%)	86 (11.9%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	21.8	273^rd of 339 public middle schools	19.5%		21	271^st of 337 public middle schools	19.6%	2			7.4	1.6	0.7	6.0			33.2	33.7	26.8	31.4	15.9	17.1		18.8	$17,674	$1,586	$16,087
Ridgely Middle	Public	6-8	121 Ridgely Road	Lutherville	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7650	1,039	64	16.3	20.2%	627 (60.3%)	101 (9.7%)	88 (8.5%)	163 (15.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.5%)	86.5	42^nd of 339 public middle schools	87.6%		91	33^rd of 337 public middle schools	90.2%	9			49.1	9.2	0.0	41.3			79.4	78.4	73.3	77.0	48.1	56.1		64.3	$17,370	$1,219	$16,151
Stadium School	Public	6-8	1400 Exeter Hall Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2682	259	17	15.2	86.1%	3 (1.2%)	238 (91.9%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	8.6	335^th of 339 public middle schools	1.2%		9.7	332^nd of 337 public middle schools	1.5%	3			1.3	1.4	0.0	1.0			7.8	8.7	13.0	9.4				0.0	$30,471	$6,086	$24,385
Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys	Public, Charter	4-8	2525 Kirk Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5320	303	20	15.1	78.9%	2 (0.7%)	291 (96.0%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.8	313^th of 339 public middle schools	7.7%		12.6	319^th of 337 public middle schools	5.3%	6	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.9	5.9	2.6	9.1	0.0	9.6	26.8	19.1	15.4			0.0	3.0	$24,945	$7,203	$17,743
Parkville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8711 Avondale Road	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-5250	900	54	16.8	45.1%	349 (38.8%)	353 (39.2%)	81 (9.0%)	60 (6.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.7%)	47.7	165^th of 339 public middle schools	51.3%		51.1	148^th of 337 public middle schools	56.1%	17			14.8	6.2	2.4	13.4			45.7	63.3	47.7	52.1	22.1	29.8		29.4	$17,150	$1,445	$15,705
Lillie May Carroll Jackson School	Public, Charter	5-8	2200 Sinclair Lane	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 320-9499	209	14	14.9	82.8%	3 (1.4%)	200 (95.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20.1	282^nd of 339 public middle schools	16.8%		19	285^th of 337 public middle schools	15.4%	3		0.0	0.0	6.1	5.3	3.3		26.7	26.1	40.3	28.1	31.3			20.0	3.5	$29,164	$6,398	$22,766
Pine Grove Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Old Harford Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5270	804	53	15.2	53.4%	275 (34.2%)	361 (44.9%)	62 (7.7%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	26.3	243^rd of 339 public middle schools	28.3%		31	219^th of 337 public middle schools	35.0%	24			9.1	3.6	1.1	11.1			35.3	33.2	29.7	32.7	35.0	38.7		25.2	$18,132	$1,294	$16,839
Pikesville Middle	Public	6-8	7701 Seven Mile Ln	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1207	943	61	15.5	57.6%	130 (13.8%)	546 (57.9%)	183 (19.4%)	48 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.2%)	18.5	291^st of 339 public middle schools	14.2%		19.8	280^th of 337 public middle schools	16.9%	11			8.5	2.6	0.0	5.5			29.0	27.0	23.6	26.4	16.1	8.9		15.6	$18,451	$1,415	$17,036
Booker T. Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Mcculloh Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7734	192	21	9.1	95.3%	2 (1.0%)	185 (96.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11.9	326^th of 339 public middle schools	3.8%		11.7	324^th of 337 public middle schools	3.9%	2			1.6	1.9	3.8	2.4			17.9	22.6	11.3	17.3				0.0	$33,882	$8,326	$25,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Dumbarton Middle

What high school do graduates of Dumbarton Middle attend?

Students who attend Dumbarton Middle usually go on to attend Towson High

Is Dumbarton Middle a good school?

Dumbarton Middle ranks 53^rd of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dumbarton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,064 students attended Dumbarton Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Dumbarton Middle?

Students at Dumbarton Middle are 52% White, 23% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Dumbarton Middle in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

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