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Mount View Middle

Public Grades 6-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Mount View Middle in Marriottsville, MD, is a top-tier public school serving 881 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-ranked Howard County Public Schools district, and it has climbed to an elite 3rd place ranking out of 339 Maryland middle schools.

What truly sets Mount View apart is its exceptional performance in advanced math, with proficiency rates in Algebra I (93.2%), Algebra II (94.7%), and Geometry (95.2%) far exceeding district averages. The school also boasts a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.0%—less than half the district average and significantly lower than nearby schools like Wilde Lake Middle (25.6%) and Harpers Choice Middle (27.9%). This strong attendance foundation supports consistent academic growth, with MCAP Math proficiency rising from 65.7% to 72% and ELA proficiency from 77.7% to 83.9% over recent years. Notably, Mount View achieves these results while spending $15,453 per student—the lowest among nearby Howard County schools—suggesting efficient use of resources.

Mount View’s success is not limited to its majority demographic; it ranked 3rd in the state for African American students and 5th for Special Education students in subgroup rankings, indicating effective, inclusive instruction. The school forms part of a high-performing cluster with Folly Quarter Middle (ranked 5th), Burleigh Manor Middle (12th), and Glenwood Middle (18th), while schools just a few miles away in Columbia, like Wilde Lake (115th) and Harpers Choice (177th), perform significantly lower. This consistent upward trajectory over a decade—from 26th to 3rd in state ranking—points to strong leadership and continuously refined teaching practices that elevate all students.

881

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,453

Per pupil spending ?

9.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12101 Woodford Dr
Marriottsville, MD 21104

(410) 313-5545

District: Howard County Public Schools

Students who attend Mount View Middle usually attend:

High:

Marriotts Ridge High

Feeder schools for Mount View Middle:

Elementary:	Manor Woods Elementary
	Waverly Elementary
	West Friendship Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.7%

White:

31.2%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (79% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Maryland middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg51%

Maryland avg37%

3^rd of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 20Middle Schools in the Howard County Public Schools

4^th of 25Howard 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	97.5	3 of 339	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	4 of 337	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	6 of 328	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	7 of 322	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	7 of 333	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	12 of 303	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	11 of 316	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	10 of 328	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	12 of 317	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.7	26 of 314	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	7 of 315	97.8%	★★★★★
2014	91.0	10 of 339	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	8 of 316	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	91.5	3 of 314	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	92.0	3 of 309	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	6 of 324	98.1%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	11 of 301	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	88.2	17 of 283	94.0%	★★★★★
2007	4.8	251 of 264	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	234 of 254	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.0	228 of 255	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.4	227 of 252	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	98.2	3 of 259	98.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	84.0	10 of 116	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	91.8	14 of 303	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	94.9	8 of 288	97.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	79.7	16 of 136	88.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	89.8	5 of 120	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.5	58 of 210	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2021)99th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)96th percentile~ school

Female (2021)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)91st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)88th percentile-8 vs school

White (2021)72nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Geometry95%+51 vs state

Algebra II95%+68 vs state

Algebra I93%+72 vs state

English Language Arts84%+32 vs state

Mathematics72%+45 vs state

Science67%+36 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/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 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
Mount View Middle	Public	6-8	12101 Woodford Dr	Marriottsville	21104	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5545	881	53	16.6	9.3%	275 (31.2%)	63 (7.2%)	42 (4.8%)	447 (50.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.9%)	97.5	3^rd of 339 public middle schools	99.1%		97.5	4^th of 337 public middle schools	98.8%	1	66.8	47.4	35.0	72.0	80.0	86.2	85.0	83.9	93.2	94.7	95.2	66.6	$15,453	$657	$14,797
Sykesville Middle	Public	6-8	7301 Springfield Avenue	Sykesville	21784	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3545	697	47	14.9	18.4%	521 (74.7%)	32 (4.6%)	48 (6.9%)	52 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.6%)	89.6	31^st of 339 public middle schools	90.9%		90.3	37^th of 337 public middle schools	89.0%	6	40.4	49.6	7.0	42.9	76.4	80.3	72.6	76.4	58.0			51.8	$14,261	$740	$13,521
Folly Quarter Middle	Public	6-8	13500 Triadelphia Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-1506	682	47	14.5	7.8%	324 (47.5%)	58 (8.5%)	39 (5.7%)	217 (31.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	96.9	5^th of 339 public middle schools	98.5%		96.5	7^th of 337 public middle schools	97.9%	2	70.1	44.4	31.6	72.2	91.0	84.0	81.9	85.6	94.1		94.6	56.9	$18,059	$720	$17,339
Glenwood Middle	Public	6-8	2680 Rt 97	Glenwood	21738	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5520	494	38	13.1	14.0%	337 (68.2%)	29 (5.9%)	45 (9.1%)	50 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	93.5	18^th of 339 public middle schools	94.7%		94.8	12^th of 337 public middle schools	96.4%	6	50.6	36.7	44.7	56.4	76.3	73.7	79.2	76.4	79.7		95.9	54.7	$20,445	$839	$19,606
Oklahoma Road Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Oklahoma Road	Sykesville	21784	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3600	816	44	18.4	14.6%	601 (73.7%)	39 (4.8%)	57 (7.0%)	75 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	90.4	28^th of 339 public middle schools	91.7%		92.3	22^nd of 337 public middle schools	93.5%	6	34.4	43.6	16.2	41.7	69.6	80.4	77.7	75.9	66.5			61.3	$14,294	$490	$13,804
Burleigh Manor Middle	Public	6-8	4200 Centennial Lane	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2507	777	49	15.7	17.5%	228 (29.3%)	81 (10.4%)	63 (8.1%)	347 (44.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.8%)	95.6	12^th of 339 public middle schools	96.5%		96.6	6^th of 337 public middle schools	98.2%	6	48.3	45.2	39.8	60.4	75.2	80.9	83.5	79.9	80.5	100.0	90.5	61.5	$16,394	$650	$15,744
Patapsco Middle	Public	6-8	8885 Old Frederick Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2848	670	45	15.0	20.4%	222 (33.1%)	86 (12.8%)	67 (10.0%)	252 (37.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	87.9	37^th of 339 public middle schools	89.1%		88	41^st of 337 public middle schools	87.8%	4	49.1	29.3	14.1	51.1	75.5	69.5	68.8	71.4	73.8	100.0	86.1	55.4	$17,957	$726	$17,230
Dunloggin Middle	Public	6-8	9129 Northfield Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2831	623	45	13.9	25.4%	185 (29.7%)	141 (22.6%)	56 (9.0%)	207 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	86.4	43^rd of 339 public middle schools	87.3%		84.4	51^st of 337 public middle schools	84.9%	8	47.3	41.1	18.5	46.7	70.8	76.2	66.3	70.8	58.6		64.3	38.8	$17,730	$784	$16,947
Harpers Choice Middle	Public	6-8	5450 Beaverkill Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6929	471	41	11.5	46.9%	87 (18.5%)	204 (43.3%)	109 (23.1%)	38 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.6%)	43.4	177^th of 339 public middle schools	47.8%		41.9	182^nd of 337 public middle schools	46.0%	5	20.1	8.0	3.8	25.2	45.1	48.4	44.2	45.9	75.4		72.7	27.0	$23,115	$920	$22,195
Deer Park Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	9830 Winands Rd	Randallstown	21133	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0726	1,127	70	16.0	55.7%	32 (2.8%)	902 (80.0%)	141 (12.5%)	18 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.6%)	32.7	215^th of 339 public middle schools	36.6%		35.2	201^st of 337 public middle schools	40.4%	14	8.7	2.5	3.4	6.7	40.9	44.2	41.4	42.2	17.5		3.7	22.1	$16,402	$1,629	$14,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount View Middle

What is the racial makeup of Mount View Middle?

Students at Mount View Middle are 51% Asian, 31% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Mount View Middle attend?

Students who attend Mount View Middle usually go on to attend Marriotts Ridge High

How many students attend Mount View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended Mount View Middle.

Is Mount View Middle a good school?

Yes! Mount View Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 339 Maryland middle schools.

What district is Mount View Middle in?

Howard County Public Schools

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