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Ridgely Middle

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Ridgely Middle ranks 42 nd of 342 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Ridgely Middle in Lutherville, MD, is a high-performing public school serving approximately 1,039 students in grades 6-8, and it consistently ranks among the top 12% of all Maryland middle schools. This school stands out dramatically from its peers, ranking 42nd out of 339 Maryland middle schools for the 2025-2026 school year, far ahead of nearby schools like Dumbarton Middle (53rd) and Perry Hall Middle (93rd). Its academic proficiency rates are exceptional, with 77% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 41.3% in Mathematics—nearly double the district averages for Baltimore County Public Schools. In 8th-grade science, Ridgely achieves a 64.3% proficiency rate, more than double the state average, and its advanced math program is a standout, with 48.1% of students proficient in Algebra I and 56.1% in Geometry.

One of the most interesting findings is that Ridgely’s low chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.4% is less than half the district average of 25.6%, indicating strong student engagement and family support. The school also excels in serving its low socio-economic status students, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide, which suggests effective programs for closing opportunity gaps. However, performance for special education students (65th percentile) is a relative weakness. Notably, Ridgely’s per-pupil spending of $17,370 is actually lower than several lower-performing nearby schools, such as Cockeysville Middle ($22,324) and Pikesville Middle ($18,451), highlighting that factors like school culture and family support are more powerful predictors of success than spending alone.

A fascinating pattern emerges in math scores: while 6th-grade math proficiency is a strong 49.1%, it drops to 9.2% in 7th grade and 0% in 8th grade. This is not a weakness but a reflection of the school’s advanced math pathway, where top students take high school-level courses like Algebra I and Geometry in 7th and 8th grade, and are tested on those subjects instead. This pattern is common across all nearby schools, including Dumbarton Middle, and is a structural feature of the district’s advanced placement system. Overall, Ridgely Middle offers a rigorous academic environment with strong support for its students, making it a top choice for families in the area.

1,039

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,370

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Ridgely Road
Lutherville, MD 21093

(443) 809-7650

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Ridgely Middle usually attend:

High:

Dulaney High

Feeder schools for Ridgely Middle:

Elementary:	Hampton Elementary
	Lutherville Laboratory
	Pinewood Elementary
	Pot Spring Elementary
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	Timonium Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.3%

Asian:

15.7%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (58% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Maryland middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baltimore County Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg32%

Maryland avg37%

42^nd of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^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	86.5	42 of 342	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	91.0	33 of 337	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	34 of 328	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	34 of 322	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	29 of 333	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	23 of 303	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	42 of 316	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	38 of 328	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	90.5	30 of 317	90.5%	★★★★★
2016	85.6	32 of 314	89.8%	★★★★★
2015	96.6	6 of 315	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	11 of 339	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	89.6	11 of 316	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.9	24 of 314	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	15 of 309	95.1%	★★★★★
2010	86.6	23 of 324	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.8	18 of 301	94.0%	★★★★★
2008	89.6	10 of 283	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	6.0	250 of 264	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.1	243 of 254	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.8	245 of 255	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.0	236 of 252	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.1	69 of 259	73.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	74.5	20 of 116	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	87.3	27 of 303	91.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	66.6	44 of 207	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	72.7	32 of 273	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	86.4	23 of 288	92.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	70.2	32 of 136	76.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	53.6	42 of 120	65.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.1	34 of 210	83.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2021)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)88th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)84th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2021)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2021)79th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)76th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2021)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2021)65th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts77%+25 vs state

Science64%+33 vs state

Geometry56%+12 vs state

Algebra I48%+27 vs state

Mathematics41%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Ridgely Middle coddles students to a shameful degree. As an official school policy, the students are allowed to re-do 90 of assignments. I don't understand in the least how this is a beneficial policy, as it certainly isn't how most high schools and colleges operate, in addition to, oh, REAL LIFE. The bottom line is that the school doesn't have faith that kids can rise to the challenge, so it doesn't even TRY to make them stretch intellectually. It's easier for tired teachers to slap A's on everything and not worry about student and parent complaints. Principal Seth Barish sends his own middle school-age children to a private school. If that doesn't say something, I don't know what does. 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 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 Algebra II 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
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 342 public middle schools	87.7%		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
Cockeysville Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Greenside Dr	Cockeysville	21030	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7626	928	60	15.3	42.3%	348 (37.5%)	225 (24.2%)	224 (24.1%)	81 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.4%)	65.8	111^th of 342 public middle schools	67.5%		61.2	120^th of 337 public middle schools	64.4%	9			33.9	11.6	0.0	26.7			58.1	57.9	58.9	58.3	34.3		52.2		41.8	$22,324	$1,968	$20,356
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	276^th of 342 public middle schools	19.3%		21	271^st of 337 public middle schools	19.6%	5			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
Dumbarton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Dumbarton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	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 342 public middle schools	84.5%		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
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	246^th of 342 public middle schools	28.1%		31	219^th of 337 public middle schools	35.0%	27			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
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	167^th of 342 public middle schools	51.2%		51.1	148^th of 337 public middle schools	56.1%	19			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
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	294^th of 342 public middle schools	14.0%		19.8	280^th of 337 public middle schools	16.9%	14			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
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	338^th of 342 public middle schools	1.2%		9.7	332^nd of 337 public middle schools	1.5%	6			1.3	1.4	0.0	1.0			7.8	8.7	13.0	9.4					0.0	$30,471	$6,086	$24,385
Sudbrook Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4300 Bedford Rd	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-6720	821	57	14.4	43.7%	70 (8.5%)	565 (68.8%)	97 (11.8%)	52 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	58.2	124^th of 342 public middle schools	63.7%		50	154^th of 337 public middle schools	54.3%	30			18.6	4.3	2.3	12.3			58.5	61.5	55.9	58.8	9.1		22.5		37.2	$18,475	$1,225	$17,250
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	316^th of 342 public middle schools	7.6%		12.6	319^th of 337 public middle schools	5.3%	3	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgely Middle

What district is Ridgely Middle in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

Is Ridgely Middle a good school?

Ridgely Middle ranks 42^nd of 342 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ridgely Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,039 students attended Ridgely Middle.

What high school do graduates of Ridgely Middle attend?

Students who attend Ridgely Middle usually go on to attend Dulaney High

What is the racial makeup of Ridgely Middle?

Students at Ridgely Middle are 60% White, 16% Asian, 10% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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