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Northern Middle

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Northern Middle ranks 36 th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Northern Middle is a public middle school located in Owings, Maryland, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 682 students. It is part of the Calvert County Public Schools district, which is ranked 3 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Northern Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in the state, with a current ranking of 36 out of 337 Maryland middle schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northern Middle consistently outperforms the Calvert County Public Schools district and the state of Maryland in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Northern Middle's proficiency rates in Mathematics and ELA for all grades were 37.7% and 77.7%, respectively, compared to the district's 33% and 66.2%, and the state's 26.5% and 50.8%. The school's performance is particularly strong in ELA, with proficiency rates ranging from 69.4% to 82.2% across the different grade levels. Northern Middle also excels in Algebra I and Geometry, with proficiency rates of 50.5% and 91.3%, respectively, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Northern Middle's overall performance is strong, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated between 11.2% and 30.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance for military-connected students is relatively lower than other subgroups, ranking 15 out of 27 Maryland middle schools in the 2020-2021 school year. This suggests that the school may need to explore additional support and resources to better serve this student population. Furthermore, the school's proficiency rates for white students are lower than other subgroups, ranking 79 out of 210 Maryland middle schools in the 2020-2021 school year, indicating a need to address the unique needs of this student population as well.

745

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,776

Per pupil spending ?

17%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Recently slipping — 97th percentile in 2022 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Maryland middle schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 97th-percentile peak (2022) to 89th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg45%

Maryland avg37%

36^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Maryland Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

3^rd of 25Calvert 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
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 (2024-2025) ?

Geometry91%+64 vs state

English Language Arts78%+27 vs state

Social Studies63%+24 vs state

Science54%+23 vs state

Algebra I50%+29 vs state

Mathematics38%+11 vs state

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What people are saying

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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Geometry (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)	MCAP Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 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%)	90.5	36^th of 337 public middle schools	89.3%		87.2	35^th of 328 public middle schools	89.3%	1	42.0	35.3	14.5	37.7	81.6	82.2	69.4	77.7	50.5	91.3	54.0	62.9	$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%)	81.7	57^th of 337 public middle schools	83.1%		73.7	72^nd of 328 public middle schools	78.0%	15	35.0	26.3	10.1	29.9	71.1	74.3	67.9	70.9	47.3	100.0	47.8	52.0	$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%)	83.4	54^th of 337 public middle schools	84.0%		84.2	43^rd of 328 public middle schools	86.9%	11	41.9	35.8	16.9	36.5	74.0	69.6	57.8	66.4	49.5		38.9	58.9	$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%)	73.9	80^th of 337 public middle schools	76.3%		59	103^rd of 328 public middle schools	68.6%	23	17.7	23.1	9.0	21.9	65.2	67.0	64.5	65.5	37.1		43.3	60.0	$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%)	64.8	110^th of 337 public middle schools	67.4%		51.9	130^th of 328 public middle schools	60.4%	20	22.1	23.1	13.5	23.2	56.2	60.6	55.6	57.6	68.1		33.2	37.5	$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%)	26.2	239^th of 337 public middle schools	29.1%		21.1	246^th of 328 public middle schools	25.0%	7	3.9	11.4	1.0	6.1	39.7	37.0	30.2	35.7	14.8		13.5	21.0	$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%)	22.2	266^th of 337 public middle schools	21.1%		25.3	224^th of 328 public middle schools	31.7%	42	3.9	2.3	1.9	2.8	44.5	29.8	34.2	35.7	7.1		10.4	12.5	$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%)	32.5	212^th of 337 public middle schools	37.1%		23.1	234^th of 328 public middle schools	28.7%	22	9.5	9.7	0.0	10.1	30.3	38.1	44.2	37.6	19.3		25.1	24.8	$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%)	23.3	256^th of 337 public middle schools	24.0%		15.2	279^th of 328 public middle schools	14.9%	23	7.5	5.6	4.4	8.7	24.9	34.0	29.1	29.6	29.2		15.4	21.8	$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%)	24.5	250^th of 337 public middle schools	25.8%		23.7	232^nd of 328 public middle schools	29.3%	18	5.0	3.3	2.6	4.2	42.5	35.0	30.4	35.9	13.2		16.5	16.0	$21,636	$1,232	$20,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Northern Middle

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.

Is Northern Middle a good school?

Northern Middle ranks 36^th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Northern Middle attend?

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

What district is Northern Middle in?

Calvert County Public Schools

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