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Middlesex Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Middlesex Elementary in Baltimore, MD, is a PK-5 school in the Baltimore County Public Schools district serving 448 students in a high-poverty community, where 80.36% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school currently ranks in the 17th percentile statewide (715 out of 864), earning a 1-star rating, and has never risen above the 25th percentile in the last decade. Academic performance is extremely low, with only 13.5% of students proficient in Math and 28.1% in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2025-2026 school year, dramatically lower than nearby Orems Elementary (36.4% Math, 45.2% ELA) and Middleborough Elementary (32.1% Math, 42.6% ELA).

Chronic absenteeism is a severe issue, with a rate of 30.3% compared to the district average of 25.6%, and it has hovered around 30-45% for the past five years. This is significantly higher than Orems Elementary (16.1%) and Middleborough Elementary (20.2%), though not as high as Hawthorne Elementary (41.9%) or Sussex Elementary (36.1%). The school spends $22,136 per student, more than the higher-performing Orems ($20,697) and Middleborough ($18,218), suggesting that funding alone isn't the solution. There is a troubling decline in 5th-grade performance, with Math proficiency dropping from 16.7% in 3rd grade to just 6.8% in 5th grade, a "leaky pipeline" effect more severe than at Orems, where 5th-grade Math proficiency (34.2%) actually exceeds 4th-grade (31%).

Despite these challenges, Middlesex shows a relative strength in serving its low socio-economic status (SES) students, who ranked in the 42nd percentile statewide in 2020-2021, earning 2 stars—the school's highest subgroup ranking. The school is part of a cluster of six struggling schools within a 1.5-mile radius, all ranking in the bottom 20% of the state, including Mars Estates Elementary, Deep Creek Elementary, and Victory Villa Elementary. However, the success of Orems Elementary and Middleborough Elementary in the same area proves that improvement is possible, offering a potential model for Middlesex to follow.

448

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,136

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

142 Bennett Rd
Baltimore, MD 21221-1316

(410) 887-0170

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Middlesex Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stemmers Run Middle
High:	Kenwood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.6%

White:

28.6%

Hispanic:

27.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

Maryland avg39%

715^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 108Elementary 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	17.7	715 of 864	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	832 of 865	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	799 of 859	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	689 of 855	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	715 of 862	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	694 of 802	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	754 of 853	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	756 of 857	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	634 of 847	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	672 of 845	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	621 of 859	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.8	567 of 867	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.5	534 of 847	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	536 of 857	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.1	711 of 853	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.5	792 of 855	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	717 of 850	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	727 of 838	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	64.5	314 of 818	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.3	203 of 804	74.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.6	161 of 805	80.0%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	187 of 803	76.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.2	382 of 504	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	692 of 796	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.8	314 of 347	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	39.2	318 of 546	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.0	641 of 788	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	8.1	519 of 528	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)42nd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2021)24th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2021)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)10th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-24 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics14%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (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 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th 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 All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middlesex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	142 Bennett Rd	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0170	448	36	12.5	80.4%	128 (28.6%)	146 (32.6%)	122 (27.2%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.5%)	17.7	715^th of 864 public elementary schools	17.2%		10.2	832^nd of 865 public elementary schools	3.8%	117	16.7	15.9	6.8	13.5	25.7	29.0	30.0	28.1	15.4	$22,136	$2,851	$19,285
Mars Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 E Homberg Ave	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0154	400	27	14.6	75.8%	43 (10.8%)	218 (54.5%)	94 (23.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)	10.8	814^th of 864 public elementary schools	5.8%		17.3	727^th of 865 public elementary schools	16.0%	87	8.6	4.7	10.4	8.1	22.8	24.4	12.2	19.7	10.0	$23,567	$2,999	$20,568
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Kingston Rd	Baltimore	21220	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0138	499	37	13.6	83.2%	92 (18.4%)	259 (51.9%)	105 (21.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	13.3	778^th of 864 public elementary schools	10.0%		13.4	785^th of 865 public elementary schools	9.2%	7	13.3	14.3	8.0	12.2	12.1	31.4	12.0	19.7	9.8	$22,100	$3,289	$18,811
Orems Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Highvilla Rd	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0172	402	25	16.3	66.4%	139 (34.6%)	94 (23.4%)	119 (29.6%)	25 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	48.6	423^rd of 864 public elementary schools	51.0%		50.3	405^th of 865 public elementary schools	53.2%	18	43.3	31.0	34.2	36.4	51.5	46.6	38.4	45.2	23.0	$20,697	$2,814	$17,883
Martin Boulevard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Riverton Rd	Baltimore	21220	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0158	253	23	11.1	67.2%	36 (14.2%)	100 (39.5%)	82 (32.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	27 (10.7%)	27.1	607^th of 864 public elementary schools	29.7%		45.5	444^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.7%	163	37.1	26.9	13.2	25.3	40.5	29.6	28.9	33.3	7.9	$25,770	$3,093	$22,677
Deep Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 E Homberg Ave	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0110	385	28	13.7	80.3%	35 (9.1%)	251 (65.2%)	62 (16.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	11.5	802^nd of 864 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.6	801^st of 865 public elementary schools	7.4%	1	4.7	8.9	9.2	7.6	20.0	26.8	21.5	22.6	6.1	$20,623	$2,941	$17,682
Victory Villa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Compass Rd	Baltimore	21220	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-0184	612	39	15.6	74.2%	117 (19.1%)	287 (46.9%)	142 (23.2%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.7%)	16.1	740^th of 864 public elementary schools	14.4%		22	665^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.1%	75	15.8	13.0	9.3	12.8	27.4	24.8	24.4	25.5	16.5	$19,695	$3,027	$16,667
Glenmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9700 Community Dr	Baltimore	21220	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0127	263	25	10.5	60.5%	24 (9.1%)	167 (63.5%)	43 (16.3%)	13 (4.9%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	17.6	719^th of 864 public elementary schools	16.8%		14	773^rd of 865 public elementary schools	10.6%	54	26.8	6.9	2.5	12.7	36.6	21.4	26.3	29.0	11.9	$25,204	$2,718	$22,486
Middleborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	313 West Rd	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-0160	288	21	13.8	48.3%	159 (55.2%)	64 (22.2%)	27 (9.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.8%)	46.6	438^th of 864 public elementary schools	49.3%		42.6	469^th of 865 public elementary schools	45.8%	31	28.9	38.0	28.6	32.1	45.5	42.0	40.5	42.6	34.9	$18,218	$1,363	$16,855
Sussex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 S Woodward Dr	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0182	475	32	14.8	78.9%	136 (28.6%)	131 (27.6%)	136 (28.6%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.8%)	15.5	751^st of 864 public elementary schools	13.1%		15.6	746^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.8%	5	13.0	16.1	12.1	13.7	20.3	35.5	15.2	23.4	10.1	$19,256	$2,469	$16,787

Frequently Asked Questions about Middlesex Elementary

How many students attend Middlesex Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Middlesex Elementary.

What district is Middlesex Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Middlesex Elementary?

Students at Middlesex Elementary are 33% African American, 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Middlesex Elementary attend?

Students who attend Middlesex Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stemmers Run Middle
High : Kenwood High

Is Middlesex Elementary a good school?

Middlesex Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

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