Clarksville Middle

Clarksville Middle in Clarksville, MD, is a public school serving 679 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the top-ranked Howard County Public Schools district, which ranks 4th in Maryland.

Clarksville Middle is an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking among the top 2 schools in the state for nearly a decade and currently sitting at 7th out of 339 Maryland middle schools. Its standout feature is exceptional math proficiency, with an overall rate of 72.8%—nearly double that of its high-performing neighbor, Burleigh Manor Middle (60.4%), and far above the district average of 42.1%. In advanced math, Clarksville achieves 95% proficiency in Algebra I and 100% in Algebra II. The school also excels across all subjects, with English Language Arts proficiency at 81.8%, Science at 68.3%, and Social Studies at 90.5%. A key differentiator is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.7%, less than half the district average of 17.4% and dramatically lower than schools like Lake Elkhorn Middle (33.6%).

Interestingly, Clarksville achieves these outcomes despite spending less per student ($17,045) than the district average and significantly less than lower-performing schools like Oakland Mills Middle ($24,494). This suggests that a highly supportive community and effective resource allocation drive its success. A universal challenge across all area schools is a steep drop in 7th-grade math proficiency—at Clarksville, it falls from 68.2% in 6th grade to 36.3% in 7th grade—though its 7th-grade score still far exceeds the district average of 25.1%. The data also highlights a stark contrast between districts: while Clarksville and its Howard County peers dominate state rankings, the only nearby Montgomery County Public Schools middle school, Briggs Chaney Middle, ranks 198th, despite having a lower chronic absenteeism rate than many Howard County schools.