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Middletown Middle

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Middletown Middle in Middletown, MD, is a high-performing school serving 784 students in grades 6-8 as part of the highly-rated Frederick County Public Schools district, consistently ranking in the top 10-15% of all middle schools in Maryland over the past decade.

This school truly shines in English Language Arts (ELA), with 79.1% of students proficient—a remarkable 27.4 percentage points above the state average and even surpassing the highly-ranked Urbana Middle (78.8%). This strength is consistent across all grade levels. Additionally, the school excels at accelerating students into high school-level math, with 67.2% of students taking the Algebra I exam scoring proficient—more than double the district average and over three times the state average. While schools like Oakdale Middle (88%) have even higher Algebra I rates, Middletown's performance is still exceptionally strong. The school also boasts low chronic absenteeism (18.0%) compared to nearby peers like Monocacy Middle (22.0%) and Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle (22.3%), suggesting a highly engaged student body.

However, there is a notable contrast in math performance. While the accelerated Algebra I track is a standout, overall math proficiency (36.2%) falls below the district average (38.5%), with scores dropping significantly by 8th grade (21.9%). This suggests that students not in the accelerated track may need additional support. Interestingly, the school achieves these top-tier results despite having the highest student-teacher ratio (18.2) among nearby schools and spending less per student ($16,490) than some lower-performing peers like Crestwood Middle ($17,429). For parents, this means your child will benefit from an exceptional literacy program and strong opportunities for math acceleration, but you may want to pay close attention to general math instruction if your child is not on the accelerated track.

784

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,490

Per pupil spending ?

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Martha Mason St
Middletown, MD 21769-7957

(227) 203-2300

District: Frederick County Public Schools

Students who attend Middletown Middle usually attend:

High:

Middletown High

Feeder schools for Middletown Middle:

Elementary:	Middletown Elementary
	Middletown Primary
	Myersville Elementary
	Wolfsville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (57% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Maryland middle schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg49%

Maryland avg37%

33^rd of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 10%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Middle Schools in the Frederick County Public Schools

5^th of 25Frederick 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	88.8	33 of 339	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	43 of 337	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	48 of 328	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	33 of 322	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	26 of 333	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.5	62 of 303	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	18 of 316	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	29 of 328	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	84.0	52 of 317	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	86.6	29 of 314	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	80.0	48 of 315	84.8%	★★★★☆
2014	84.3	44 of 339	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	87.2	26 of 316	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	12 of 314	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.2	21 of 309	93.2%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	12 of 324	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	85.9	24 of 301	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.7	16 of 283	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	7.0	244 of 264	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.5	240 of 254	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.0	232 of 255	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.4	231 of 252	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	72.2	62 of 303	79.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	64.7	48 of 207	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	64.5	60 of 273	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	75.6	60 of 288	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	53.9	53 of 136	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	61.2	27 of 120	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.1	102 of 210	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2021)80th percentile~ school

Male (2021)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)77th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)61st percentile-19 vs school

White (2021)51st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts79%+27 vs state

Algebra I67%+46 vs state

Science48%+17 vs state

Mathematics36%+9 vs state

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by a student
Friday, March 11, 2022

I've gone to Middletown schools my entire life. I've never really liked Middletown, and just recently, there has been shooting threats held against Black students at our school. I don't even know of even 5 Black students in my own grade apparently, only 3 of our school is African-American. I am extremely disappointed. People at Middletown have always been racist, but the kids coming from the feeder schools (Myersville, Wolfsville, etc) have made it worse. The school / test scores may be good in Middletown, but the people here are horrible. 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 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	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
Middletown Middle	Public	6-8	100 Martha Mason St	Middletown	21769	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2300	784	43	18.2	19.9%	619 (79.0%)	18 (2.3%)	83 (10.6%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.5%)	88.8	33^rd of 339 public middle schools	90.3%		86.9	43^rd of 337 public middle schools	87.2%	10	35.7	28.8	21.9	36.2	80.7	82.3	74.3	79.1	67.2		47.7	$16,490	$873	$15,617
West Frederick Middle	Public	6-8	515 W Patrick St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2700	820	56	14.7	64.5%	203 (24.8%)	212 (25.9%)	305 (37.2%)	33 (4.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.6%)	54.5	141^st of 339 public middle schools	58.4%		50.1	153^rd of 337 public middle schools	54.6%	12	20.9	20.1	17.7	22.0	53.4	47.0	44.5	48.4	56.9		23.7	$18,174	$1,548	$16,626
Ballenger Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5525 Ballenger Creek Pike	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2150	777	48	16.3	42.3%	274 (35.3%)	174 (22.4%)	205 (26.4%)	65 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (6.9%)	64	116^th of 339 public middle schools	65.8%		68.9	99^th of 337 public middle schools	70.6%	17	23.3	20.2	12.9	24.1	56.3	54.1	52.3	54.3	58.3	75.0	43.3	$16,705	$1,141	$15,564
Monocacy Middle	Public	6-8	8009 Opossumtown Pike	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2350	710	55	13.0	56.5%	194 (27.3%)	181 (25.5%)	245 (34.5%)	31 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.9%)	49.2	163^rd of 339 public middle schools	51.9%		49.8	155^th of 337 public middle schools	54.0%	8	9.7	14.8	12.6	17.7	41.5	57.1	48.0	48.8	73.1		31.2	$16,931	$1,481	$15,450
Crestwood Middle	Public	6-8	7100 Foxcroft Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2250	996	66	15.0	67.7%	172 (17.3%)	255 (25.6%)	427 (42.9%)	68 (6.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.8%)	42	182^nd of 339 public middle schools	46.3%		44.1	178^th of 337 public middle schools	47.2%	4	11.0	10.7	7.3	12.5	45.2	49.1	49.7	48.0	49.2		21.8	$17,429	$1,019	$16,410
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	1799 Schifferstadt Blvd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2550	573	37	15.4	45.2%	231 (40.3%)	113 (19.7%)	142 (24.8%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.7%)	75.6	76^th of 339 public middle schools	77.6%		73.1	84^th of 337 public middle schools	75.1%	8	25.0	35.8	30.0	32.6	60.5	67.9	55.6	61.5	62.2		30.5	$22,644	$1,184	$21,460
Boonsboro Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1 J-H Wade Dr	Boonsboro	21713	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8038	673	40	16.7	33.4%	567 (84.2%)	22 (3.3%)	47 (7.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	84.4	52^nd of 339 public middle schools	84.7%		90.8	35^th of 337 public middle schools	89.6%	17	33.8	46.0	13.9	38.9	66.8	68.4	67.3	67.5	77.5		50.0	$17,110	$2,706	$14,404
Brunswick Middle	Public	6-8	301 Cummings Dr	Brunswick	21716	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2200	638	40	16.1	29.9%	402 (63.0%)	61 (9.6%)	100 (15.7%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.8%)	75.6	77^th of 339 public middle schools	77.3%		69.8	95^th of 337 public middle schools	71.8%	18	25.9	24.6	21.9	28.3	61.1	64.6	64.2	63.2	55.3		39.6	$15,961	$900	$15,061
Walkersville Middle	Public	6-8	55 W Frederick Street	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2650	779	49	16.0	41.6%	468 (60.1%)	116 (14.9%)	107 (13.7%)	25 (3.2%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.8%)	75.4	80^th of 339 public middle schools	76.4%		81.9	56^th of 337 public middle schools	83.4%	24	25.5	28.7	18.0	28.9	64.0	66.0	62.7	64.3	92.6		35.8	$15,638	$734	$14,904
Oakdale Middle	Public	6-8	5810 Oakdale School Road	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2450	1,085	61	17.7	15.8%	627 (57.8%)	125 (11.5%)	110 (10.1%)	164 (15.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (4.8%)	88.4	35^th of 339 public middle schools	89.7%		92.1	23^rd of 337 public middle schools	93.2%	12	42.6	35.9	24.6	44.5	68.2	72.1	68.1	69.4	88.0		49.2	$14,663	$756	$13,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Middletown Middle

How many students attend Middletown Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 784 students attended Middletown Middle.

What high school do graduates of Middletown Middle attend?

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

What district is Middletown Middle in?

Frederick County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Middletown Middle?

Students at Middletown Middle are 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Middletown Middle a good school?

Yes. Middletown Middle ranks in the top 9.7% of Maryland middle schools.

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