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Rising Sun Middle School

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Rising Sun Middle School ranks 91 st of 342 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Rising Sun Middle School in Rising Sun, MD, serves 592 students in grades 6-8 and is a consistent high-performer within the Cecil County Public Schools district, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for eight of the last nine years.

This school truly shines in English Language Arts (ELA), with 62.9% of students proficient compared to the district's 46.9% and the state's 51.7%—a trend that holds steady across all grade levels. Even more impressive is its support for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide for this group, a standout achievement that no nearby school matches. The school also excels in Algebra I acceleration, with 68.2% of test-takers proficient versus just 20% district-wide, and maintains low chronic absenteeism at 16.0%, far better than Elkton Middle (37.3%) or North East Middle (30.0%). However, overall math proficiency is a concern at 28.2%, only slightly above the state average, creating a "bimodal" picture where advanced students thrive while the general student body struggles. Compared to top Harford County Public Schools like Bel Air Middle (75.6% ELA) and Southampton Middle (76.2% ELA), Rising Sun leads Cecil County but still trails in overall proficiency.

Despite these challenges, Rising Sun Middle School shows remarkable consistency, with state rankings stable between the 69th and 77th percentile over the last decade. Its strong ELA performance, exceptional support for low-income students, and low absenteeism point to a stable, effective school culture that has weathered challenges like the pandemic better than many peers. For parents, this school offers a clear strength in reading and a standout program for advanced math, though general math skills need attention.

592

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,835

Per pupil spending ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

289 Pearl Street
Rising Sun, MD 21911

(410) 658-5535

District: Cecil County Public Schools

Students who attend Rising Sun Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rising Sun High

Feeder schools for Rising Sun Middle School:

Elementary:	Calvert Elementary
	Rising Sun Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (47% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Maryland median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg33%

Maryland avg37%

91^st of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

17^th of 24Cecil 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	72.2	91 of 342	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	83 of 337	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	84 of 328	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	78 of 322	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	82 of 333	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.5	137 of 303	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	73 of 316	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	85 of 328	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.5	72 of 317	77.3%	★★★★☆
2016	66.0	96 of 314	69.4%	★★★★☆
2015	58.8	118 of 315	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.0	120 of 339	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.1	114 of 316	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	91 of 314	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	69.8	98 of 309	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.7	95 of 324	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	64.6	122 of 301	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	112 of 283	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.9	147 of 264	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.4	141 of 254	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.6	150 of 255	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.4	150 of 252	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	55.7	111 of 303	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	59.4	64 of 207	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.0	11 of 273	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	43.5	149 of 288	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	37.9	77 of 120	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.1	162 of 210	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)96th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2021)69th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2021)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2021)48th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2021)36th percentile-19 vs school

White (2021)23rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I68%+47 vs state

English Language Arts63%+11 vs state

Science43%+13 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Staffing does not handle bullying very well at all. They make the victim at fault and do not listen and accept everyone's side to be heard just the bullying students get to speak there mind and have their friends side with them when the victim only gets to tell their side and have no one else talked to that can defend them. It also doesn't help that the staff also play part to making the victim feel very unwanted as well as very frightened and not welcomed. 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 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
Rising Sun Middle School	Public	6-8	289 Pearl Street	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5535	592	42	14.1	40.5%	525 (88.7%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	72.2	91^st of 342 public middle schools	73.4%		73.5	83^rd of 337 public middle schools	75.4%	8	26.2	21.7	12.1	28.2	59.0	61.9	67.6	62.9	68.2			43.4	$15,835	$1,628	$14,206
Perryville Middle	Public	6-8	850 Aiken Ave	Perryville	21903	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6010	512	39	13.0	46.5%	384 (75.0%)	56 (10.9%)	25 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.6%)	60.1	121^st of 342 public middle schools	64.6%		58	127^th of 337 public middle schools	62.3%	6	26.5	28.9	11.6	26.8	51.3	48.8	48.2	49.5	43.5			30.1	$17,329	$1,781	$15,548
North East Middle	Public	6-8	200 E Cecil Ave	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6210	758	53	14.4	53.6%	523 (69.0%)	85 (11.2%)	73 (9.6%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.3%)	34.1	212^th of 342 public middle schools	38.0%		36.9	196^th of 337 public middle schools	41.8%	16	7.8	12.3	6.9	14.3	29.8	47.3	40.3	39.1	50.6			22.1	$15,751	$2,248	$13,502
Havre de Grace Middle	Public	6-8	445 Lewis Lane	Havre de Grace	21078	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 939-6608	617	47	13.2	46.0%	347 (56.2%)	137 (22.2%)	56 (9.1%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.7%)	47.3	169^th of 342 public middle schools	50.6%		48.6	160^th of 337 public middle schools	52.5%	9	17.1	11.7	1.8	15.4	52.1	56.5	42.7	50.5	29.3		36.4	28.4	$17,132	$1,039	$16,093
Cherry Hill Middle	Public	6-8	2535 Singerly Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5020	387	32	12.2	49.9%	245 (63.3%)	63 (16.3%)	50 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	51.6	156^th of 342 public middle schools	54.4%		38.9	188^th of 337 public middle schools	44.2%	32	20.0	29.7	6.6	22.5	41.5	47.7	51.6	47.2	34.8			21.7	$19,207	$2,703	$16,504
Elkton Middle	Public	6-8	615 North St	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5010	538	45	11.8	61.2%	201 (37.4%)	171 (31.8%)	95 (17.7%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (11.3%)	27.7	239^th of 342 public middle schools	30.1%		23.7	255^th of 337 public middle schools	24.3%	16	12.7	9.6	2.7	12.5	35.2	39.6	32.2	35.6	40.4			13.4	$19,081	$3,142	$15,939
Aberdeen Middle	Public	6-8	111 Mount Royal Ave	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 273-5510	1,071	88	12.2	61.4%	301 (28.1%)	501 (46.8%)	147 (13.7%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (10.0%)	40	194^th of 342 public middle schools	43.3%		34.5	205^th of 337 public middle schools	39.2%	11	14.2	2.2	1.9	9.1	53.4	46.4	42.7	47.5	15.5		20.0	24.8	$18,715	$1,929	$16,785
Southampton Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Moores Mill Rd	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4150	1,192	79	15.1	22.8%	868 (72.8%)	105 (8.8%)	78 (6.5%)	67 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.0%)	86.3	44^th of 342 public middle schools	87.1%		80.6	61^st of 337 public middle schools	81.9%	17	42.8	28.1	4.9	34.9	80.7	76.5	71.7	76.2	47.6		30.9	50.1	$16,207	$1,306	$14,901
North Harford Middle	Public	6-8	112 Pylesville Rd	Pylesville	21132	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3658	849	61	13.8	21.4%	773 (91.0%)	11 (1.3%)	33 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	73	88^th of 342 public middle schools	74.3%		72.4	88^th of 337 public middle schools	73.9%		25.2	22.6	3.2	26.3	74.4	75.1	57.8	69.2	51.8		51.0	43.2	$17,446	$1,465	$15,980
Bohemia Manor Middle	Public	6-8	2757 Augustine Herman Hwy	Chesapeake City	21915	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 885-2095	473	33	14.2	50.7%	349 (73.8%)	23 (4.9%)	59 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	69.7	95^th of 342 public middle schools	72.2%		59.2	124^th of 337 public middle schools	63.2%	29	21.5	21.1	17.0	24.9	56.4	67.9	66.2	63.6	66.0			34.0	$15,990	$2,188	$13,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Rising Sun Middle School

What high school do graduates of Rising Sun Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rising Sun Middle School usually go on to attend Rising Sun High

How many students attend Rising Sun Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Rising Sun Middle School.

Is Rising Sun Middle School a good school?

Rising Sun Middle School ranks 91^st of 342 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Rising Sun Middle School in?

Cecil County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rising Sun Middle School?

Students at Rising Sun Middle School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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