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Dundalk Middle

Q: Is Dundalk Middle a good school?

Dundalk Middle ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Maryland middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Dundalk Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Dundalk Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dundalk Middle?

Students at Dundalk Middle are 43% Hispanic, 24% African American, 22% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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

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

Public Grades 6-8

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Dundalk Middle in Baltimore, MD, serves 598 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, a high-poverty area where 70.9% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Dundalk Middle presents a striking paradox. On one hand, its advanced math program is exceptional: 81.8% of students taking Algebra I are proficient, dramatically outperforming the district average of 13% and every nearby school, including Sparrows Point Middle (24.2%). On the other hand, overall math proficiency is just 5.6%, the lowest among its Baltimore County peers. This suggests a "two schools" dynamic where resources are heavily concentrated on a select group of advanced students, while the majority struggle. The school also has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the area at 11.7:1, compared to 15.6:1 at Sparrows Point, yet this potential for individualized attention has not translated into broad academic gains. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from a staggering 55.3% in 2022-2023 to 36.0% in 2024-2025, remains 10 points higher than the district average of 25.6%.

Despite these challenges, there are glimmers of hope. After hitting a historic low in 2023-2024, the school's state ranking jumped to the 12th percentile in 2025-2026, and English Language Arts proficiency doubled from 7.8% to 25% over the same period. The school spends $20,069 per student, higher than the highest-performing nearby school, Sparrows Point Middle ($17,737), indicating that funding is not the primary issue. Compared to its closest neighbor, General John Stricker Middle, Dundalk outperforms in both ELA (25% vs. 22.2%) and Algebra I (81.8% vs. 2.8%), showing that targeted programs can create significant disparities even within similar demographics. For parents, Dundalk Middle offers a world-class math track for advanced students but requires careful attention to whether the general education program meets their child's needs.

598

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,069

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7400 Dunmanway
Baltimore, MD 21222-5352

(410) 887-7018

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Dundalk Middle usually attend:

High:

Dundalk High

Feeder schools for Dundalk Middle:

Elementary:	Dundalk Elementary
	Logan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

African American:

23.6%

White:

22.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2024 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2026) from a <1st-percentile low (2024)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (15% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Geometry scores 29 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg32%

Maryland avg37%

298^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th 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	17.0	298 of 339	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	329 of 337	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	328 of 328	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	316 of 333	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	297 of 303	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	311 of 316	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	315 of 328	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	299 of 317	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	271 of 314	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	241 of 315	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.9	237 of 339	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.1	264 of 316	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.5	217 of 314	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	227 of 309	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	254 of 324	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	252 of 301	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	231 of 283	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	84.9	36 of 264	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	46 of 254	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	78.9	53 of 255	79.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	62 of 252	75.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.0	242 of 259	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	7.7	294 of 303	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	13.9	264 of 273	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	279 of 288	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	3.7	210 of 210	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)7th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2021)3rd percentile~ school

White (2021)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I82%+61 vs state

English Language Arts25%-27 vs state

Geometry15%-29 vs state

Science11%-20 vs state

Mathematics6%-22 vs state

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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 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 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
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	298^th of 339 public middle schools	12.1%		10.4	329^th of 337 public middle schools	2.4%	31				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
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	312^th of 339 public middle schools	8.0%		13	318^th of 337 public middle schools	5.6%	6		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
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	314^th of 339 public middle schools	7.4%		13.6	313^th of 337 public middle schools	7.1%	1				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
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%)	19.8	286^th of 339 public middle schools	15.6%		22.8	258^th of 337 public middle schools	23.4%	28				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
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	234^th of 339 public middle schools	31.0%		39.1	187^th of 337 public middle schools	44.5%	47				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
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	333^rd of 339 public middle schools	1.8%		10.8	327^th of 337 public middle schools	3.0%	6				0.0	0.0	2.1	0.7				13.5	12.5	14.4	13.5				2.1	$30,169	$5,684	$24,484
The Crossroads School	Public, Charter	6-8	802 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 276-4924	162	14	11.5	74.7%	5 (3.1%)	109 (67.3%)	44 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	41.5	185^th of 339 public middle schools	45.4%		35.1	202^nd of 337 public middle schools	40.1%	17				20.8	8.2	11.1	13.1				43.4	53.1	39.7	45.0	7.7			13.8	$31,737	$7,080	$24,656
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	294^th of 339 public middle schools	13.3%		20.9	273^rd of 337 public middle schools	19.0%	21				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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dundalk Middle

What is the racial makeup of Dundalk Middle?

Students at Dundalk Middle are 43% Hispanic, 24% African American, 22% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Dundalk Middle attend?

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

What district is Dundalk Middle in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

Is Dundalk Middle a good school?

Dundalk Middle ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Maryland middle schools.

How many students attend Dundalk Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Dundalk Middle.

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