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Northern Middle

Public Grades 6-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Northern Middle in Owings, MD, is a high-performing public school serving 745 students in grades 6-8, part of the top-ranked Calvert County Public Schools district. This school stands out for its exceptional academic results, ranking 27th out of 339 Maryland middle schools (92nd percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year, placing it well ahead of nearby same-district peers like Windy Hill Middle (34th) and Plum Point Middle (57th).

Northern Middle excels particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and advanced math. Its ELA proficiency rate of 76.9% is 10 points higher than the district average and a remarkable 25 points above the state average. The school is a powerhouse for advanced math, with Algebra I proficiency at 67.3% and Geometry at 91.3%—dramatically higher than district averages of 25.8% and 36.5%, respectively. This suggests a highly effective program for accelerating students into high school-level math. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.8%, the lowest among nearby schools, compared to 19.0% at Plum Point Middle and over 40% at schools in Prince George's County Public Schools like Thurgood Marshall Middle.

Notably, Northern Middle achieves these top-tier results while spending just $15,776 per student—the lowest per-pupil spending among nearby schools. For comparison, Calvert Middle spends $19,027 and Stephen Decatur Middle spends $21,636, yet both have significantly lower academic outcomes. The school also shows effectiveness across student groups, with strong rankings for African American students (23rd in the state) and Special Education students (22nd in the state), indicating it is closing achievement gaps. With only 17% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Northern Middle serves a less economically disadvantaged population than its neighbors, but its consistent excellence and efficient use of resources make it a standout choice for families in the area.

745

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,776

Per pupil spending ?

17.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2954 Chaneyville Rd
Owings, MD 20736-9665

(443) 550-9230

District: Calvert County Public Schools

Students who attend Northern Middle usually attend:

High:

Northern High

Feeder schools for Northern Middle:

Elementary:

Mount Harmony Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

African American:

8.6%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (59% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Maryland middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 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 school59%

District avg49%

Maryland avg37%

27^th of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Calvert County Public Schools

3^rd of 24Calvert 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	90.8	27 of 342	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.5	36 of 337	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	35 of 328	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	27 of 322	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	11 of 333	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	47 of 303	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.1	16 of 316	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	20 of 328	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	85.0	51 of 317	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	64 of 314	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.9	81 of 315	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	91.8	8 of 339	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	89.2	14 of 316	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	18 of 314	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	90.3	8 of 309	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	7 of 324	97.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.1	8 of 301	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	85.7	29 of 283	89.8%	★★★★★
2007	12.5	231 of 264	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	223 of 254	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	206 of 255	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.8	186 of 252	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.2	23 of 259	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.8	45 of 303	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	66.5	51 of 273	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.2	45 of 288	84.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	49.6	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.9	29 of 136	78.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	67.3	22 of 120	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	61.4	79 of 210	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)85th percentile~ school

Male (2021)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)81st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)62nd percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2021)44th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Geometry91%+47 vs state

English Language Arts77%+25 vs state

Algebra I67%+46 vs state

Science52%+22 vs state

Mathematics42%+14 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, June 27, 2019

School is falling down and terrible. I was bullied and the administration didn’t care or do anything. They just look the other way and let the bullies do whatever they want. I was supposed to go to a quiet room for testing but I got put in the special ed classroom which was right next to the wood shop room and people kept talking to me when I was trying to do a test. 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	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 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northern Middle	Public	6-8	2954 Chaneyville Rd	Owings	20736	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9230	745	39	19.1	17.0%	537 (72.1%)	64 (8.6%)	64 (8.6%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.5%)	90.8	27^th of 342 public middle schools	92.1%		90.5	36^th of 337 public middle schools	89.3%	9	38.6	40.8	18.1	41.6	69.8	82.5	78.2	76.9	67.3		91.3	52.5	$15,776	$1,004	$14,772
Windy Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9560 Boyd's Turn Rd	Owings	20736	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9310	669	43	15.7	29.1%	431 (64.4%)	93 (13.9%)	64 (9.6%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (9.7%)	88.7	34^th of 342 public middle schools	90.1%		81.7	57^th of 337 public middle schools	83.1%	23	45.6	35.3	14.2	38.7	75.1	70.9	72.2	72.8	60.8		70.0	54.9	$16,249	$1,035	$15,213
Plum Point Middle	Public	6-8	1475 Plum Point Rd	Huntingtown	20639	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9170	619	37	16.5	20.7%	450 (72.7%)	60 (9.7%)	48 (7.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	83.9	57^th of 342 public middle schools	83.3%		83.4	54^th of 337 public middle schools	84.0%	3	39.7	42.9	27.3	38.4	60.5	77.2	60.7	65.5	34.3		86.7	39.3	$16,466	$918	$15,548
Calvert Middle	Public	6-8	655 Chesapeake Blvd	Prince Frederick	20678	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-8970	607	44	13.9	39.5%	353 (58.2%)	113 (18.6%)	58 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (12.2%)	72.6	89^th of 342 public middle schools	74.0%		73.9	80^th of 337 public middle schools	76.3%	9	21.9	21.5	15.1	23.9	74.1	70.1	61.2	68.8	50.8			34.6	$19,027	$1,339	$17,688
Southern Middle	Public	6-8	5235 Solomons Island Rd	Lothian	20711	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 867-0050	726	53	13.7	47.5%	422 (58.1%)	47 (6.5%)	215 (29.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	57.3	131^st of 342 public middle schools	61.7%		64.8	110^th of 337 public middle schools	67.4%	21	12.6	23.7	17.7	21.4	50.4	49.8	53.5	51.4	88.2			28.1	$17,906	$1,417	$16,489
Gwynn Park Middle	Public	6-8	8000 Dyson Rd	Brandywine	20613	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 372-0120	702	39	18.0	56.1%	27 (3.8%)	537 (76.5%)	110 (15.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	27.6	240^th of 342 public middle schools	29.8%		26.2	239^th of 337 public middle schools	29.1%	1	2.9	9.2	3.7	5.7	40.2	41.0	36.0	39.1	10.8			12.2	$18,265	$1,018	$17,247
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	7300 Woodyard Road	Upper Marlboro	20772	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 599-2422	800	50	16.1	63.5%	18 (2.3%)	608 (76.0%)	154 (19.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	23.8	264^th of 342 public middle schools	22.8%		22.2	266^th of 337 public middle schools	21.1%	2	4.1	4.9	3.8	4.2	42.2	33.5	30.0	35.0	2.9			11.2	$17,099	$955	$16,144
John Hanson Middle School	Public	6-8	3165 John Hanson Dr	Waldorf	20601	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-4520	727	59	12.3	56.8%	73 (10.0%)	435 (59.8%)	130 (17.9%)	13 (1.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.2%)	33.2	215^th of 342 public middle schools	37.1%		32.5	212^th of 337 public middle schools	37.1%	3	18.3	10.2	0.0	13.1	42.5	45.4	33.9	40.6	26.0			13.0	$17,563	$771	$16,792
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	Public	6-8	2040 Saint Thomas Dr	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-1334	920	54	17.0	59.8%	34 (3.7%)	595 (64.7%)	209 (22.7%)	18 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.7%)	26.5	244^th of 342 public middle schools	28.7%		23.3	256^th of 337 public middle schools	24.0%	12	8.1	7.2	4.2	10.5	37.5	39.0	33.1	36.3	43.0			12.8	$15,552	$545	$15,007
Stephen Decatur Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Pinewood Dr	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4950	751	56	13.5	75.1%	17 (2.3%)	492 (65.5%)	219 (29.2%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	29.3	232^nd of 342 public middle schools	32.2%		24.5	250^th of 337 public middle schools	25.8%	18	5.4	11.8	3.4	7.5	36.7	53.2	32.9	40.5	18.9			7.9	$21,636	$1,232	$20,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Northern Middle

What district is Northern Middle in?

Calvert County Public Schools

How many students attend Northern Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Northern Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Northern Middle?

Students at Northern Middle are 72% White, 9% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Northern Middle attend?

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

Is Northern Middle a good school?

Yes. Northern Middle ranks in the top 7.9% of Maryland middle schools.

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