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Windy Hill Middle

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Windy Hill Middle ranks 34 th of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Windy Hill Middle in Owings, MD, is a high-performing public school serving 669 students in grades 6-8 within the top-rated Calvert County Public Schools district, which ranks 3rd out of 25 districts in Maryland.

Windy Hill stands out for its exceptional advanced math program, with 60.8% of students proficient in Algebra I and 70% in Geometry—far exceeding district and state averages. The school also excels in English Language Arts, where 72.8% of all students are proficient, consistently outperforming nearby schools like Annapolis Middle (27.1% ELA proficiency) and John Hanson Middle School. However, there is a notable split in math performance: while advanced students thrive, only 14.2% of 8th graders were proficient in grade-level math, suggesting the school accelerates top performers but may leave others behind. Windy Hill also maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, better than the district average and significantly lower than schools like John Hanson Middle School (27.8%) and Annapolis Middle (28.5%).

Compared to its local rival, Northern Middle (just 4.83 miles away), Windy Hill has a slightly lower state rank (34th vs. 27th) and trails in overall math (38.7% vs. 41.6%) and ELA (72.8% vs. 76.9%). Yet Windy Hill is closing the gap with a strong upward trend, jumping from the 78th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 90th percentile in 2025-2026. The school also shows remarkable equity, ranking in the 96th percentile for Hispanic students and 92nd percentile for low-income students. The contrast with out-of-district schools is stark: Annapolis Middle (in Anne Arundel County Public Schools) has just 7.3% math proficiency, highlighting the strong community support and district effectiveness that give Windy Hill students a significant advantage.

669

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,249

Per pupil spending ?

29.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9560 Boyd's Turn Rd
Owings, MD 20736

(443) 550-9310

District: Calvert County Public Schools

Students who attend Windy Hill Middle usually attend:

High:

Northern High

Feeder schools for Windy Hill Middle:

Elementary:	Beach Elementary
	Windy Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

African American:

13.9%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (56% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Maryland middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 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 school56%

District avg49%

Maryland avg37%

34^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.7	57 of 337	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	72 of 328	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	44 of 322	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	92.8	15 of 333	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	25 of 303	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	30 of 316	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	21 of 328	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	41 of 317	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	77.7	58 of 314	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	82 of 315	74.0%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	36 of 339	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	87.4	23 of 316	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	48 of 314	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.4	47 of 309	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	71 of 324	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	66 of 301	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	77 of 283	72.8%	★★★★☆
2007	43.1	150 of 264	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.1	149 of 254	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.5	125 of 255	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.8	133 of 252	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	81.4	27 of 259	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.0	38 of 303	87.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	85.1	8 of 207	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	76.2	22 of 273	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	86.3	24 of 288	91.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	74.6	3 of 27	88.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	85.0	12 of 136	91.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.9	69 of 120	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.2	75 of 210	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)96th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)91st percentile~ school

African American (2021)90th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2021)89th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2021)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)64th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2021)42nd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+21 vs state

Geometry70%+26 vs state

Algebra I61%+39 vs state

Science55%+24 vs state

Mathematics39%+12 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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 339 public middle schools	90.0%		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
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%)	90.7	27^th of 339 public middle schools	92.0%		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
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 339 public middle schools	61.4%		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
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 339 public middle schools	83.2%		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%)	72.5	89^th of 339 public middle schools	73.7%		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
Central Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	221 Central Ave E	Edgewater	21037	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 956-5800	1,204	78	15.3	20.0%	865 (71.8%)	67 (5.6%)	183 (15.2%)	28 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.8%)	91.9	23^rd of 339 public middle schools	93.2%		91.9	25^th of 337 public middle schools	92.6%	2	45.2	48.3	29.2	48.3	68.9	72.8	68.8	70.2	83.1		60.3	$15,465	$1,140	$14,326
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	261^st of 339 public middle schools	23.0%		22.2	266^th of 337 public middle schools	21.1%	5	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
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	237^th of 339 public middle schools	30.1%		26.2	239^th of 337 public middle schools	29.1%	2	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
Annapolis Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1399 Forest Dr	Annapolis	21403	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 267-8658	790	74	10.6	85.1%	66 (8.4%)	215 (27.2%)	480 (60.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	19.5	287^th of 339 public middle schools	15.3%		25	245^th of 337 public middle schools	27.3%	42	5.7	5.6	3.1	7.3	27.9	23.4	29.9	27.1	63.3		13.0	$23,011	$2,560	$20,450
Kettering Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	65 Herrington Dr	Upper Marlboro	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 808-4060	874	85	10.2	69.5%	14 (1.6%)	668 (76.4%)	167 (19.1%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	37.1	197^th of 339 public middle schools	41.9%		35.7	200^th of 337 public middle schools	40.7%	3	10.2	13.9	7.2	12.1	40.9	40.5	46.0	42.4	31.0		18.7	$22,580	$1,151	$21,429

Frequently Asked Questions about Windy Hill Middle

What high school do graduates of Windy Hill Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Windy Hill Middle?

Students at Windy Hill Middle are 64% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Windy Hill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended Windy Hill Middle.

Is Windy Hill Middle a good school?

Windy Hill Middle ranks 34^th of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What district is Windy Hill Middle in?

Calvert County Public Schools

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