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Neelsville Middle

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Neelsville Middle ranks 194 th of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Neelsville Middle in Germantown, MD, serves 781 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, a highly-rated school system in Maryland.

Neelsville Middle has shown a clear and positive trajectory over the past decade, climbing from a low 1-star rating to a consistent 2-star rating, indicating meaningful improvement. However, the school faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics, where only 12.8% of all students were proficient—dramatically lower than the district average of 36.9% and the state average of 27.1%. This is the lowest math proficiency rate among its immediate neighbors, such as Hallie Wells Middle (43.8%) and Kingsview Middle (38.8%). Chronic absenteeism is another persistent issue, with a rate of 25.0% in 2024-2025, which is above the district average of 22.6% and significantly higher than nearby high-performing schools like Hallie Wells (11.2%) and Kingsview (13.7%). The school also has a high level of economic disadvantage, with 55.06% of students receiving free/reduced lunch, comparable to Forest Oak Middle (58.33%) but much higher than top-performing neighbors like Hallie Wells (18.47%).

Despite these challenges, Neelsville presents a fascinating paradox: while grade-level math proficiency is critically low, the school performs relatively well in advanced math courses, with 36.1% of students taking Geometry and 19% taking Algebra I achieving proficiency. This suggests the school is effectively accelerating a subset of students, but the vast majority are not meeting grade-level standards. The school's spending per student has risen to $20,009, which is higher than at top-performing schools like Kingsview ($19,330) and Rocky Hill Middle ($18,856), indicating that the challenge is not a lack of resources but how they are deployed. Neelsville sits in a geographic cluster of schools with vastly different outcomes, from high performers like Hallie Wells (83rd percentile) to low performers like Forest Oak (22nd percentile), highlighting how school performance is often tied to neighborhood demographics. The school's upward trend is commendable, but addressing math proficiency and chronic absenteeism will be critical to sustaining its momentum.

781

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,009

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11700 Neelsville Church Rd
Germantown, MD 20876

(240) 740-6630

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Neelsville Middle:

Elementary:	South Lake Elementary
	Stedwick Elementary
	William B. Gibbs Junior Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.8%

African American:

29.4%

Asian:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (28% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg47%

Maryland avg37%

194^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 40Middle Schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools

8^th of 25Montgomery 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
2026	39.0	194 of 339	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	190 of 337	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	207 of 328	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	219 of 322	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	215 of 333	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	200 of 303	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	242 of 316	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	238 of 328	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	236 of 317	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	235 of 314	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.0	191 of 315	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.0	246 of 339	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.3	247 of 316	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.7	212 of 314	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.1	199 of 309	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	168 of 324	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.3	180 of 301	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	184 of 283	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.9	116 of 264	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.2	124 of 254	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.1	129 of 255	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.7	137 of 252	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.9	144 of 259	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	73 of 116	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.6	197 of 303	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.9	173 of 207	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.4	231 of 273	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	198 of 288	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	94 of 136	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	55.1	94 of 210	55.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2021)55th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2021)44th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2021)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)35th percentile~ school

Male (2021)31st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)31st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2021)16th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)15th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

Geometry36%-8 vs state

Algebra I19%~ state avg

Science18%-13 vs state

Mathematics13%-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 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 (2025)	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 Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neelsville Middle	Public	6-8	11700 Neelsville Church Rd	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6630	781	54	14.4	55.1%	54 (6.9%)	230 (29.4%)	342 (43.8%)	124 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	39	194^th of 339 public middle schools	42.8%		38	190^th of 337 public middle schools	43.6%	4	19.4	5.4	0.0	12.8	44.5	51.8	42.1	46.2	19.0	36.1	17.6	$20,009	$942	$19,066
Roberto W. Clemente Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	18808 Waring Station Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 284-4750	888	63	14.1	55.0%	96 (10.8%)	278 (31.3%)	320 (36.0%)	144 (16.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	46.6	169^th of 339 public middle schools	50.1%		49.5	157^th of 337 public middle schools	53.4%	12	21.5	8.2	0.0	19.4	46.0	51.4	48.4	48.6	32.3	48.8	29.0	$20,385	$1,053	$19,333
Montgomery Village Middle	Public	6-8	19300 Watkins Mill Rd	Montgomery Village	20886	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-6720	780	63	12.4	59.2%	27 (3.5%)	171 (21.9%)	514 (65.9%)	43 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	19.8	285^th of 339 public middle schools	15.9%		18.1	296^th of 337 public middle schools	12.2%	11	7.7	5.5	0.4	5.5	22.9	32.5	30.4	28.8	18.9		13.1	$22,732	$2,201	$20,531
Rocky Hill Middle	Public	6-8	22401 Brick Haven Way	Clarksburg	20871	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6670	1,010	63	15.9	45.6%	97 (9.6%)	293 (29.0%)	360 (35.6%)	195 (19.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.7%)	50.2	159^th of 339 public middle schools	53.1%		55.4	138^th of 337 public middle schools	59.1%	21	22.8	10.2	5.6	19.9	44.8	63.0	45.7	51.0	43.5	41.8	26.3	$18,856	$912	$17,943
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	13737 Wisteria Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6350	841	64	13.2	54.1%	107 (12.7%)	302 (35.9%)	307 (36.5%)	94 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.4%)	55.4	137^th of 339 public middle schools	59.6%		45	168^th of 337 public middle schools	50.1%	31	25.8	13.3	5.9	24.8	51.8	56.5	47.6	52.0	45.5	70.8	32.3	$20,566	$980	$19,586
Hallie Wells Middle	Public	6-8	11701 Little Seneca Parkway	Clarksburg	20871	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4800	931	62	14.9	18.5%	170 (18.3%)	187 (20.1%)	115 (12.4%)	408 (43.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.2%)	84.2	56^th of 339 public middle schools	83.5%		87.7	42^nd of 337 public middle schools	87.5%	14	49.2	18.5	2.8	43.8	74.4	77.8	70.2	74.0	57.1	74.4	53.8	$20,158	$1,033	$19,125
Kingsview Middle	Public	6-8	18909 Kingsview Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7130	908	56	16.1	35.6%	162 (17.8%)	243 (26.8%)	206 (22.7%)	243 (26.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	75.3	81^st of 339 public middle schools	76.1%		78.4	67^th of 337 public middle schools	80.1%	14	44.3	13.9	2.9	38.8	62.7	71.5	54.8	62.8	46.0	91.3	49.5	$19,330	$860	$18,471
Forest Oak Middle	Public	6-8	651 Saybrooke Oaks Blvd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7570	828	66	12.5	58.3%	58 (7.0%)	196 (23.7%)	513 (62.0%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	22.6	265^th of 339 public middle schools	21.8%		27.3	233^rd of 337 public middle schools	30.9%	32	9.1	4.5	3.1	7.5	23.7	39.8	27.2	30.5	15.9	17.2	15.9	$22,826	$1,738	$21,088
Gaithersburg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2 Teachers' Way	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-4950	869	75	11.6	63.2%	70 (8.1%)	186 (21.4%)	504 (58.0%)	60 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.5%)	39.1	193^rd of 339 public middle schools	43.1%		26.9	236^th of 337 public middle schools	30.0%	43	16.7	7.1	5.6	14.3	43.2	47.0	43.1	44.4	35.9	40.9	22.1	$21,527	$1,212	$20,315
Ridgeview Middle	Public	6-8	16600 Raven Rock Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3330	722	51	14.1	41.7%	213 (29.5%)	135 (18.7%)	238 (33.0%)	93 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	47.3	166^th of 339 public middle schools	51.0%		57.2	129^th of 337 public middle schools	61.7%	37	25.8	6.7	1.0	19.5	42.3	52.2	44.0	46.2	31.3	32.4	31.7	$21,226	$875	$20,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Neelsville Middle

How many students attend Neelsville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 781 students attended Neelsville Middle.

What district is Neelsville Middle in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

Is Neelsville Middle a good school?

Neelsville Middle ranks 194^th of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Neelsville Middle?

Students at Neelsville Middle are 44% Hispanic, 29% African American, 16% Asian, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

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