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Clarksville Middle

Public Grades 6-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Clarksville Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Clarksville, Maryland, serving grades 6-8 with 643 students. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools district, which is ranked 4 out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clarksville Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Maryland, often placing in the top 1-2% statewide. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 3rd out of 337 Maryland middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Clarksville Middle students significantly outperform their peers at the district and state level across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 72.7% of all Clarksville Middle students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 42% in the Howard County district and 26.5% statewide. Additionally, 82.8% of all Clarksville Middle students were proficient or better in MCAP English Language Arts, compared to 65.2% in the district and 50.8% statewide.

Clarksville Middle has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.6% to 20.8% over the past few years, compared to the district and state averages. The school also has a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 2.86% to 6.69% over the past few years, indicating a relatively affluent student population. When compared to nearby middle schools in the Howard County district, such as Patuxent Valley Middle and Murray Hill Middle, Clarksville Middle stands out as the highest-performing, with significantly better test scores and academic rankings.

679

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,045

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6535 S Trotter Rd
Clarksville, MD 21029-1204

(410) 313-7057

District: Howard County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Clarksville Middle:

Elementary:	Clarksville Elementary
	Pointers Run Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.3%

White:

33.0%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (81% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Maryland middle schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg52%

Maryland avg37%

3^rd of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	3 of 337	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	1 of 328	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	1 of 322	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	2 of 333	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	2 of 303	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	1 of 316	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	1 of 328	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.1	1 of 317	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	2 of 314	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	4 of 315	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	92.3	6 of 339	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	6 of 316	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.9	7 of 314	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	92.7	1 of 309	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	1 of 324	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	91.1	1 of 301	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	92.0	1 of 283	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	2.1	258 of 264	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.7	251 of 254	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	254 of 255	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	248 of 252	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	90.3	12 of 259	95.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	84.6	9 of 116	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	94.9	4 of 303	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	96.8	5 of 288	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	89.0	11 of 210	94.8%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2021)99th percentile~ school

Male (2021)98th percentile~ school

African American (2021)95th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)95th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2021)92nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+76 vs state

Geometry94%+66 vs state

Algebra I92%+71 vs state

Social Studies90%+51 vs state

English Language Arts83%+32 vs state

Mathematics73%+46 vs state

Science72%+41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Algebra II (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 Algebra II 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
Clarksville Middle	Public	6-8	6535 S Trotter Rd	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7057	679	41	16.6	6.6%	224 (33.0%)	93 (13.7%)	20 (2.9%)	301 (44.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	97.7	3^rd of 337 public middle schools	99.1%		98.2	1^st of 328 public middle schools	99.7%	2	61.2	47.2	48.1	72.7	81.3	81.9	85.6	82.8	92.4	100.0	93.7	72.4	90.5	$17,045	$619	$16,426
Lime Kiln Middle	Public	6-8	11650 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5988	675	43	15.6	8.6%	255 (37.8%)	112 (16.6%)	43 (6.4%)	212 (31.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.6%)	94.7	13^th of 337 public middle schools	96.1%		91.5	17^th of 328 public middle schools	94.8%	4	48.4	29.1	15.9	56.2	82.8	85.6	84.4	84.2	78.5	90.0	90.4	65.1	73.6	$17,144	$859	$16,285
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%)	41.9	182^nd of 337 public middle schools	46.0%		38.6	173^rd of 328 public middle schools	47.3%	9	26.8	7.8	3.0	25.1	42.1	46.6	36.6	41.8	81.8		56.7	25.2	30.9	$23,115	$920	$22,195
Wilde Lake Middle	Public	6-8	10481 Cross Fox Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6957	643	49	13.2	39.0%	191 (29.7%)	277 (43.1%)	82 (12.8%)	35 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	62.8	115^th of 337 public middle schools	65.9%		56.1	111^th of 328 public middle schools	66.2%	4	27.8	9.0	14.4	29.3	52.5	56.5	61.7	56.8	63.6		59.5	30.0	45.7	$21,976	$912	$21,064
Hammond Middle	Public	6-8	8100 Aladdin Dr	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5830	604	41	14.8	16.4%	232 (38.4%)	174 (28.8%)	60 (9.9%)	76 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.9%)	84.9	50^th of 337 public middle schools	85.2%		78.2	55^th of 328 public middle schools	83.2%	5	43.7	21.0	16.7	41.7	74.9	68.1	67.3	70.2	62.2		66.1	51.7	54.4	$17,343	$742	$16,601
Lake Elkhorn Middle	Public	6-8	6680 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7600	569	47	12.2	49.0%	89 (15.6%)	272 (47.8%)	129 (22.7%)	32 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	48.1	162^nd of 337 public middle schools	51.9%		31.8	197^th of 328 public middle schools	39.9%	35	19.2	9.5	4.5	21.2	36.9	56.8	45.8	46.3	50.0		72.7	22.0	50.0	$20,282	$1,058	$19,224
Oakland Mills Middle	Public	6-8	9540 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6937	415	35	11.8	48.4%	87 (21.0%)	135 (32.5%)	133 (32.0%)	26 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	56.4	132^nd of 337 public middle schools	60.8%		37.1	175^th of 328 public middle schools	46.6%	43	23.2	11.1	5.1	21.0	53.2	53.5	47.2	51.2	50.0		34.5	27.5	55.9	$24,494	$1,060	$23,433
Murray Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9989 Winter Sun Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5897	616	47	13.1	37.3%	70 (11.4%)	246 (39.9%)	151 (24.5%)	116 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	69.2	98^th of 337 public middle schools	70.9%		50.2	133^rd of 328 public middle schools	59.5%	35	28.0	14.6	7.6	30.0	60.9	57.0	60.1	59.2	59.8		66.7	43.2	54.1	$22,293	$783	$21,510
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%)	96.6	6^th of 337 public middle schools	98.2%		94.1	11^th of 328 public middle schools	96.6%	5	51.6	40.5	40.7	59.8	78.3	87.4	81.0	82.2	74.3	100.0	94.1	66.2	74.0	$16,394	$650	$15,744
Patuxent Valley Middle	Public	6-8	9151 Vollmerhausen Rd	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5840	840	62	13.5	43.7%	128 (15.2%)	373 (44.4%)	165 (19.6%)	119 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.4%)	54.6	141^st of 337 public middle schools	58.2%		47.3	139^th of 328 public middle schools	57.6%	2	21.4	13.3	6.5	18.4	41.9	50.2	52.7	48.5	27.8		48.9	27.1	58.8	$17,818	$815	$17,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarksville Middle

What is the racial makeup of Clarksville Middle?

Students at Clarksville Middle are 44% Asian, 33% White, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Clarksville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Clarksville Middle.

What district is Clarksville Middle in?

Howard County Public Schools

Is Clarksville Middle a good school?

Yes! Clarksville Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 337 Maryland middle schools.

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