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Southampton Middle

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Southampton Middle ranks 44 th of 342 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Southampton Middle in Bel Air, MD, is a large, high-performing public school serving 1,192 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Harford County Public Schools district. This school stands out for its exceptional English Language Arts (ELA) performance, with a 76.2% proficiency rate that far exceeds both the district average of 61.1% and the state average of 51.7%. It is also a powerhouse for advanced math coursework, with proficiency rates in Algebra I (47.6%) and Geometry (30.9%) that are more than double the district averages, giving your child a strong opportunity to get ahead. The school has a consistent track record of excellence, earning a 4-star rating every year since 2015 and ranking in the top 20% of Maryland middle schools for the past decade.

Southampton Middle is part of a competitive cluster of high-achieving schools in the Bel Air area, performing nearly identically to Bel Air Middle (ranked 45th) and Patterson Mill Middle School (ranked 63rd), while Fallston Middle School (ranked 26th) slightly outperforms them in math and science. The school also demonstrates strong equity in action, ranking in the top 10% of the state for Hispanic students and low socio-economic status students, showing that its success is broad-based. Additionally, its chronic absenteeism rate of 18.2% is lower than nearby schools like Edgewood Middle (35.2%) and Magnolia Middle (31.2%), indicating a strong culture of attendance and engagement.

One interesting nuance is the school's math performance: while it excels in advanced courses, the 8th-grade math proficiency rate drops to 4.9%, likely because top students are taking Algebra I or Geometry, leaving a smaller cohort in standard classes. This suggests the school may need to focus on supporting students not on the accelerated track. However, Southampton Middle achieves high outcomes with relatively efficient spending at $16,207 per student, lower than less-performing schools like Edgewood Middle ($18,776) and Magnolia Middle ($20,839). Overall, its consistent performance over the last decade makes it a reliable, high-quality choice for families in the Bel Air area.

1,192

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,207

Per pupil spending ?

22.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (53% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Maryland middle schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Geometry scores 14 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg41%

Maryland avg37%

44^th of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Middle Schools in the Harford County Public Schools

11^th of 24Harford 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	44 of 342	87.1%	★★★★☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+24 vs state

Science50%+19 vs state

Algebra I48%+26 vs state

Mathematics35%+8 vs state

Geometry31%-14 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 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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 342 public middle schools	86.8%		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
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 342 public middle schools	81.6%		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
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 342 public middle schools	92.4%		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
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	252^nd of 342 public middle schools	26.3%		29.1	227^th of 337 public middle schools	32.6%	25	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
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
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	273^rd of 342 public middle schools	20.2%		27.8	231^st of 337 public middle schools	31.5%	42	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
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
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
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%)	70.2	93^rd of 342 public middle schools	72.8%		71	91^st of 337 public middle schools	73.0%	2	29.4	10.6	4.6	27.0	61.3	65.9	65.7	64.3	40.4		38.1	39.8	$16,070	$1,103	$14,967

Frequently Asked Questions about Southampton Middle

How many students attend Southampton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,192 students attended 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 44^th of 342 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

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