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Aberdeen Middle

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Aberdeen Middle ranks 191 st of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Aberdeen Middle in Aberdeen, MD, serves 1,071 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Harford County Public Schools district, a community with a high percentage of students from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Aberdeen Middle has a 2-star rating and ranks in the 44th percentile statewide, which is below the district average and many nearby schools. The most significant challenge is math proficiency, with only 9.1% of students meeting standards in 2025-2026—far lower than the district average of 28.4% and top-performing peers like Fallston Middle (41.8%) and Bel Air Middle (35.7%). Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, with 27.4% of students chronically absent, nearly double the rates at Patterson Mill Middle (10.3%) and Fallston Middle (12.0%). Over 61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a much higher rate than at higher-performing schools like Fallston Middle (12.08%) and Bel Air Middle (24.07%).

Despite these challenges, there are some positive signs. English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is a relative strength at 47.5%, closer to the state average of 51.7% and much higher than the school’s own math scores. The school’s statewide ranking has also improved from the 18th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 44th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting recent interventions may be helping. A notable comparison is with Havre de Grace Middle, just 3.9 miles away, which ranks higher (51st percentile) with lower chronic absenteeism (23.6%) and fewer economically disadvantaged students (46.03%). This shows that while Aberdeen Middle faces significant hurdles, it has a realistic benchmark for improvement. The school also spends a relatively high $18,715 per student, more than top-performing peers like Fallston Middle ($14,427), indicating that resources are available but must be effectively targeted to overcome attendance and socio-economic barriers.

1,071

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,715

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Mount Royal Ave
Aberdeen, MD 21001-2492

(410) 273-5510

District: Harford County Public Schools

Students who attend Aberdeen Middle usually attend:

High:

Aberdeen High

Feeder schools for Aberdeen Middle:

Elementary:	Bakerfield Elementary
	Church Creek Elementary
	G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale
	Halls Cross Roads Elementary
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	Roye-Williams Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.8%

White:

28.1%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (27% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

!Geometry scores 24 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg41%

Maryland avg37%

191^st of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Middle Schools in the Harford County Public Schools

11^th of 25Harford 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	40.0	191 of 339	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	205 of 337	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	199 of 328	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	226 of 322	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	274 of 333	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	213 of 303	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	227 of 316	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	223 of 328	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	209 of 317	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	181 of 314	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.6	125 of 315	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.3	163 of 339	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.0	196 of 316	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.9	169 of 314	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	180 of 309	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.3	191 of 324	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.9	193 of 301	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.9	166 of 283	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.0	76 of 264	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	71.9	71 of 254	72.0%	★★★★☆
2005	74.1	66 of 255	74.1%	★★★★☆
2004	73.5	65 of 252	74.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.1	188 of 259	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.6	216 of 303	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.0	145 of 207	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	36.9	189 of 273	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	213 of 288	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.0	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.9	104 of 136	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.1	183 of 210	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)30th percentile~ school

Female (2021)29th percentile~ school

African American (2021)27th percentile~ school

Male (2021)26th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)24th percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)13th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2021)7th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-4 vs state

Science25%-6 vs state

Geometry20%-24 vs state

Algebra I16%-6 vs state

Mathematics9%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 3, 2014

The faculty doesn't seem to care how well the kids do and will drop down to their (kids) level with snide remarks and comments which I believe to be totally unprofessional. I also dealt with a situation where we called to the school to discuss our child and one of the Asst. Principal's apparently had the discussion in open forum at the front office desk instead of returning to her office and possibly closing the door so other children could not hear the conversation. By the time my child returned to school the next day, other children were already aware of the conversation and my child was picked on. 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
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	191^st of 339 public middle schools	43.7%		34.5	205^th of 337 public middle schools	39.2%	14	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
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	167^th of 339 public middle schools	50.7%		48.6	160^th of 337 public middle schools	52.5%	7	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
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 339 public middle schools	64.3%		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
Patterson Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Patterson Mill Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4640	716	49	14.5	21.2%	508 (70.9%)	70 (9.8%)	48 (6.7%)	47 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	80.9	63^rd of 339 public middle schools	81.4%		79.3	64^th of 337 public middle schools	81.0%	1	35.3	22.3	6.9	31.5	78.5	78.9	63.7	73.4	49.1	41.1	47.6	$14,947	$983	$13,963
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 339 public middle schools	87.0%		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
Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	2311 Willoughby Beach Rd	Edgewood	21040	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 612-1518	936	81	11.5	69.2%	224 (23.9%)	427 (45.6%)	173 (18.5%)	29 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (8.4%)	25.9	249^th of 339 public middle schools	26.5%		29.1	227^th of 337 public middle schools	32.6%	22	6.8	2.5	1.2	5.0	40.6	42.4	32.6	38.5	9.8	25.0	13.4	$18,776	$2,062	$16,714
Bel Air Middle	Public	6-8	99 Idlewild Street	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4140	1,080	77	14.1	24.1%	751 (69.5%)	74 (6.9%)	106 (9.8%)	66 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (7.1%)	86.1	45^th of 339 public middle schools	86.7%		83.4	53^rd of 337 public middle schools	84.3%	8	37.7	22.5	16.2	35.7	75.7	75.1	75.9	75.6	62.2	50.0	53.1	$17,162	$1,271	$15,891
Magnolia Middle	Public	6-8	299 Fort Hoyle Rd	Joppa	21085	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 612-1525	689	63	10.9	76.2%	155 (22.5%)	356 (51.7%)	86 (12.5%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.3%)	22.1	270^th of 339 public middle schools	20.4%		27.8	231^st of 337 public middle schools	31.5%	39	6.4	0.6	1.5	5.6	35.5	40.1	28.0	34.5	14.5	8.3	11.5	$20,839	$2,159	$18,680
Fallston Middle School	Public	6-8	2303 Carrs Mill Rd	Fallston	21047	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4129	1,068	69	15.5	12.1%	896 (83.9%)	45 (4.2%)	49 (4.6%)	25 (2.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	44 (4.1%)	91	26^th of 339 public middle schools	92.3%		91.4	30^th of 337 public middle schools	91.1%	4	45.6	32.5	9.0	41.8	85.5	84.7	75.5	81.9	53.2	65.7	56.9	$14,427	$925	$13,502
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%)	34.2	209^th of 339 public middle schools	38.3%		36.9	196^th of 337 public middle schools	41.8%	13	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Aberdeen Middle

How many students attend Aberdeen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,071 students attended Aberdeen Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Aberdeen Middle?

Students at Aberdeen Middle are 47% African American, 28% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Aberdeen Middle attend?

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

What district is Aberdeen Middle in?

Harford County Public Schools

Is Aberdeen Middle a good school?

Aberdeen Middle ranks 191^st of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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