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Patuxent Valley Middle

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Patuxent Valley Middle ranks 141 st of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Patuxent Valley Middle is a public middle school located in Jessup, Maryland, serving grades 6-8 with 843 students. The school 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.

Patuxent Valley Middle faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.4% of Patuxent Valley Middle students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 42% for the district and 26.5% for the state. The school also struggles in MCAP English Language Arts, with 48.5% proficiency compared to 65.2% for the district and 50.8% for the state. Additionally, Patuxent Valley Middle has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.3% to 23.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby Wilde Lake Middle, Lime Kiln Middle, and Hammond Middle, Patuxent Valley Middle's performance is generally lower in terms of test scores and other metrics. However, the school outperforms some out-of-district schools, such as MacArthur Middle and Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle, which serve a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

840

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,818

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9151 Vollmerhausen Rd
Jessup, MD 20794-9517

(410) 880-5840

District: Howard County Public Schools

Students who attend Patuxent Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Hammond High

Feeder schools for Patuxent Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Bollman Bridge Elementary
	Forest Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.4%

Hispanic:

19.6%

White:

15.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Maryland median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Howard County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg53%

Maryland avg37%

141^st of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th 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	54.6	141 of 337	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	139 of 328	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	141 of 322	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	138 of 333	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	98 of 303	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	135 of 316	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	145 of 328	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.0	142 of 317	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.5	170 of 314	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	168 of 315	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.8	184 of 339	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.4	148 of 316	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	173 of 314	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.2	137 of 309	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.7	134 of 324	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.6	116 of 301	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.1	145 of 283	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.7	157 of 264	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	153 of 254	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.8	166 of 255	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.7	190 of 252	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	68.4	61 of 259	76.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.9	108 of 116	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	58.4	104 of 303	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	35.7	131 of 207	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	60.8	73 of 273	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	57.4	100 of 288	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	61.6	42 of 136	69.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	66.7	65 of 210	69.0%	★★★☆☆

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)76th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)69th percentile~ school

White (2021)69th percentile~ school

Female (2021)66th percentile~ school

Male (2021)65th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)37th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2021)7th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies59%+20 vs state

Geometry49%+21 vs state

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

Algebra I28%+6 vs state

Science27%-4 vs state

Mathematics18%-8 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
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
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
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
Mayfield Woods Middle	Public	6-8	7950 Redbarn Way	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5022	731	57	12.7	40.1%	157 (21.5%)	196 (26.8%)	238 (32.6%)	100 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	56.1	134^th of 337 public middle schools	60.2%		50	134^th of 328 public middle schools	59.1%		24.7	13.1	5.7	27.4	48.1	53.2	50.4	50.6	73.7		82.9	33.8	43.0	$20,765	$896	$19,869
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
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
MacArthur Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3500 Rockenbach Road	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 674-0032	992	79	12.6	54.2%	155 (15.6%)	581 (58.6%)	155 (15.6%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.4%)	32.9	211^th of 337 public middle schools	37.4%		29.7	205^th of 328 public middle schools	37.5%	6	9.2	14.7	7.4	11.4	37.2	44.0	30.5	37.7	29.6			14.0	23.3	$18,254	$1,689	$16,566
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Briarwood Dr	Laurel	20708	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 497-3620	1,047	73	14.3	96.4%	30 (2.9%)	440 (42.0%)	534 (51.0%)	24 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	20.8	274^th of 337 public middle schools	18.7%		14.7	285^th of 328 public middle schools	13.1%	11	3.4	7.8	3.8	5.4	25.7	38.6	30.5	31.6	23.8			8.5	9.2	$18,935	$1,448	$17,487
Meade Middle	Public	6-8	1103 26th St	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 305-2400	697	63	11.0	74.5%	43 (6.2%)	226 (32.4%)	367 (52.7%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	29.2	226^th of 337 public middle schools	32.9%		15.9	276^th of 328 public middle schools	15.9%	50	6.0	8.1	5.1	7.5	36.1	39.5	31.8	35.7	34.5			14.1	29.9	$20,275	$2,484	$17,791

Frequently Asked Questions about Patuxent Valley Middle

What district is Patuxent Valley Middle in?

Howard County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Patuxent Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Patuxent Valley Middle usually go on to attend Hammond High

Is Patuxent Valley Middle a good school?

Patuxent Valley Middle ranks 141^st of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Patuxent Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 840 students attended Patuxent Valley Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Patuxent Valley Middle?

Students at Patuxent Valley Middle are 44% African American, 20% Hispanic, 15% White, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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