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Southampton Middle

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Southampton Middle ranks 61 st of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Southampton Middle is a public middle school located in Bel Air, Maryland, serving 1,194 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Harford County Public Schools district, which is ranked 10th out of 25 districts in Maryland, Southampton Middle consistently ranks among the top 50 middle schools in the state with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's students outperform the Harford County and Maryland averages in both MCAP Mathematics and English Language Arts assessments across all grade levels, with particularly impressive proficiency rates in MCAP English Language Arts, where over 70% of students score proficient or better. Southampton Middle also stands out in MCAP Algebra I and Geometry, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state. The school's student-teacher ratio of around 15:1 is relatively favorable, indicating a strong focus on personalized attention and support for students.

Southampton Middle is located in close proximity to several other high-performing middle schools, such as Fallston Middle School and Patterson Mill Middle School, which also demonstrate strong academic outcomes. This clustering of high-performing schools in the Bel Air area suggests a strong educational ecosystem that may contribute to the overall academic success of the region. While Southampton Middle's performance is generally excellent, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, particularly in recent years, may be an area for further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student engagement and attendance.

1,192

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,207

Per pupil spending ?

22.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Moores Mill Rd
Bel Air, MD 21014-2797

(410) 638-4150

District: Harford County Public Schools

Students who attend Southampton Middle usually attend:

High:

C. Milton Wright High

Feeder schools for Southampton Middle:

Elementary:	Fountain Green Elementary
	Hickory Elementary
	Prospect Mill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

African American:

8.8%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (51% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Maryland middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Geometry scores 12 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg40%

Maryland avg37%

61^st of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Middle Schools in the Harford County Public Schools

10^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
2025	80.6	61 of 337	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	44 of 328	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	35 of 322	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	42 of 333	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	50 of 303	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	64 of 316	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	73 of 328	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	82.9	55 of 317	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	43 of 314	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	92.5	21 of 315	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.1	28 of 339	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	81.6	51 of 316	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	49 of 314	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	63 of 309	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	50 of 324	84.6%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	71 of 301	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	52 of 283	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	21.7	210 of 264	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	205 of 254	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.9	195 of 255	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	198 of 252	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.3	31 of 259	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	45.9	68 of 116	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	87.5	26 of 303	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	87.1	7 of 207	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	75.2	24 of 273	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	78.9	48 of 288	83.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	74.5	22 of 136	83.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	36.6	83 of 120	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	59.8	83 of 210	60.5%	★★★☆☆

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)97th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2021)91st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)91st percentile+8 vs school

African American (2021)88th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)84th percentile~ school

Male (2021)83rd percentile~ school

White (2021)60th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2021)41st percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2021)31st percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+23 vs state

Algebra I56%+35 vs state

Social Studies51%+12 vs state

Science44%+12 vs state

Mathematics33%+6 vs state

Geometry16%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Southampton Middle

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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
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%)	80.6	61^st of 337 public middle schools	81.9%		84.2	44^th of 328 public middle schools	86.6%	17	42.0	20.1	3.8	33.0	77.9	77.1	64.6	73.3	56.0	15.8	43.5	51.2	$16,207	$1,306	$14,901
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%)	83.4	53^rd of 337 public middle schools	84.3%		76.9	61^st of 328 public middle schools	81.4%	8	36.2	19.0	14.9	30.8	72.9	76.2	67.4	72.0	42.8	47.7	50.7	56.2	$17,162	$1,271	$15,891
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%)	79.3	64^th of 337 public middle schools	81.0%		66.2	88^th of 328 public middle schools	73.2%	24	29.3	17.4	11.9	27.7	76.4	70.3	62.4	69.8	41.7	50.9	45.6	62.8	$14,947	$983	$13,963
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%)	91.4	30^th of 337 public middle schools	91.1%		86.4	37^th of 328 public middle schools	88.7%	7	48.1	33.5	10.6	40.3	83.6	83.8	74.2	80.5	53.3	40.0	52.6	65.2	$14,427	$925	$13,502
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%)	29.1	227^th of 337 public middle schools	32.6%		27.9	212^th of 328 public middle schools	35.4%	15	7.9	3.9	0.8	5.3	40.4	42.3	35.3	39.2	9.4	9.8	17.1	25.4	$18,776	$2,062	$16,714
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%)	34.5	205^th of 337 public middle schools	39.2%		31.5	199^th of 328 public middle schools	39.3%	6	11.8	3.0	2.2	7.1	45.4	49.7	35.1	43.5	8.1	13.5	20.1	25.3	$18,715	$1,929	$16,785
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%)	27.8	231^st of 337 public middle schools	31.5%		24.2	231^st of 328 public middle schools	29.6%		9.4	1.3	1.8	5.3	40.4	39.0	37.0	38.8	4.5	12.5	15.5	20.1	$20,839	$2,159	$18,680
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%)	72.4	88^th of 337 public middle schools	73.9%		67.1	86^th of 328 public middle schools	73.8%	2	31.0	21.0	5.1	27.0	77.3	68.1	56.2	67.2	35.0	63.5	38.0	43.6	$17,446	$1,465	$15,980
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%)	48.6	160^th of 337 public middle schools	52.5%		53.7	120^th of 328 public middle schools	63.4%	40	16.2	12.0	5.6	16.4	49.0	57.9	48.8	51.6	26.9	41.7	28.4	27.6	$17,132	$1,039	$16,093
Perry Hall Middle	Public	6-8	4300 Ebenezer Rd	Baltimore	21236	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5100	1,582	96	16.5	36.6%	655 (41.4%)	422 (26.7%)	82 (5.2%)	335 (21.2%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (4.9%)	71	91^st of 337 public middle schools	73.0%		65.2	90^th of 328 public middle schools	72.6%	1	34.0	10.8	3.1	24.7	58.6	62.0	59.9	60.2	31.8	30.9	41.4	54.5	$16,070	$1,103	$14,967

Frequently Asked Questions about Southampton Middle

What district is Southampton Middle in?

Harford County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Southampton Middle?

Students at Southampton Middle are 73% White, 9% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Southampton Middle a good school?

Southampton Middle ranks 61^st of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Southampton Middle attend?

Students who attend Southampton Middle usually go on to attend C. Milton Wright High

How many students attend Southampton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,192 students attended Southampton Middle.

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