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Benjamin Banneker Middle

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Benjamin Banneker Middle ranks 228 th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Benjamin Banneker Middle is a public middle school in Burtonsville, Maryland, serving 776 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Benjamin Banneker Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Maryland middle schools, typically in the 200s out of 300+ schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.1% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.7% for the district and 26.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly weak in 8th grade Mathematics, with only 2.3% proficiency compared to 3.7% for the district and 8.7% for the state.

The school's diverse student population, with a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, may contribute to the challenges it faces. Nearby schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools district, such as William H. Farquhar Middle and Francis Scott Key Middle, generally perform better on academic measures, but they also have lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds. Addressing the unique needs of Benjamin Banneker Middle's diverse student population and improving attendance could be key to driving academic progress at the school.

705

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,960

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14800 Perrywood Dr
Burtonsville, MD 20866-1828

(240) 740-6250

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Benjamin Banneker Middle usually attend:

High:	James Hubert Blake High
	Paint Branch High
	Springbrook High

Feeder schools for Benjamin Banneker Middle:

Elementary:	Burtonsville Elementary
	Fairland Elementary
	Greencastle Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.4%

Hispanic:

25.8%

Asian:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg46%

Maryland avg37%

228^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th 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
2025	29.0	228 of 337	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	245 of 328	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	224 of 322	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	206 of 333	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	151 of 303	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	193 of 316	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	200 of 328	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	201 of 317	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.7	155 of 314	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.8	192 of 315	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	68.8	115 of 339	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.5	131 of 316	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.1	114 of 314	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.1	139 of 309	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.3	156 of 324	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.7	170 of 301	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.2	134 of 283	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.7	93 of 264	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.7	82 of 254	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.4	111 of 255	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.1	128 of 252	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.5	78 of 259	69.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	37.7	80 of 116	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.2	147 of 303	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	114 of 207	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	60.8	72 of 273	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.8	150 of 288	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.3	116 of 120	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)74th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2021)70th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2021)51st percentile~ school

Male (2021)48th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)45th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2021)31st percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2021)3rd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I46%+25 vs state

English Language Arts35%-16 vs state

Geometry33%+6 vs state

Social Studies24%-15 vs state

Science16%-15 vs state

Mathematics12%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The staff is very good with instruction. They care about children and have nice program during the school year. I had my child at a private school and Banneker was more rigorous. Helped me save money. Close Quote

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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
Benjamin Banneker Middle	Public	6-8	14800 Perrywood Dr	Burtonsville	20866	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6250	705	58	12.1	51.9%	23 (3.3%)	419 (59.4%)	182 (25.8%)	64 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	29	228^th of 337 public middle schools	32.3%		21.1	245^th of 328 public middle schools	25.3%	17	16.0	6.3	2.3	12.1	37.3	40.4	26.4	34.7	46.5		33.3	16.0	24.3	$19,960	$921	$19,039
Briggs Chaney Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Rainbow Dr	Silver Spring	20905	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 288-8300	858	59	14.6	62.0%	48 (5.6%)	444 (51.7%)	250 (29.1%)	93 (10.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.7%)	40.2	185^th of 337 public middle schools	45.1%		34.7	184^th of 328 public middle schools	43.9%	1	15.6	6.0	2.6	12.7	41.6	48.7	39.0	42.9	22.4		29.4	21.8	38.5	$20,397	$991	$19,406
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	4545 Ammendale Rd	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 572-0650	605	44	13.7	88.6%	28 (4.6%)	279 (46.1%)	221 (36.5%)	55 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.6%)	32.9	210^th of 337 public middle schools	37.7%		22.8	236^th of 328 public middle schools	28.0%	26	7.4	8.4	4.4	8.4	47.3	33.2	31.7	37.6	36.7			20.5	33.5	$20,284	$1,115	$19,169
White Oak Middle	Public	6-8	12201 New Hampshire Ave	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 288-8200	808	64	12.5	57.3%	36 (4.5%)	244 (30.2%)	441 (54.6%)	50 (6.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	33.2	209^th of 337 public middle schools	38.0%		25.3	225^th of 328 public middle schools	31.4%	16	12.0	3.1	0.0	7.4	46.9	42.6	34.2	41.1	5.4	16.7	11.9	15.8	28.7	$20,652	$1,613	$19,039
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
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
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
Francis Scott Key Middle	Public	6-8	910 Schindler Drive	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 422-5700	950	68	13.9	63.3%	56 (5.9%)	357 (37.6%)	407 (42.8%)	111 (11.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	25.8	241^st of 337 public middle schools	28.5%		23.2	233^rd of 328 public middle schools	29.0%	8	15.7	4.7	1.4	8.9	40.0	36.0	28.9	35.1	15.7		33.3	10.7	17.7	$20,075	$1,975	$18,100
Argyle Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2400 Bel Pre Rd	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6370	868	66	13.1	61.4%	60 (6.9%)	262 (30.2%)	454 (52.3%)	62 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.0%)	41.3	183^rd of 337 public middle schools	45.7%		32.5	193^rd of 328 public middle schools	41.2%	10	16.7	1.9		11.4	43.7	42.4	40.9	42.3	8.4		29.6	27.5	35.5	$18,501	$877	$17,624
Odessa Shannon Middle	Public	6-8	11800 Monticello Ave	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4150	784	61	12.7	55.6%	35 (4.5%)	186 (23.7%)	497 (63.4%)	47 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	22.4	264^th of 337 public middle schools	21.7%		22.1	240^th of 328 public middle schools	26.8%	24	10.3	0.5	2.1	8.2	31.7	25.1	31.3	29.5	25.9		34.4	16.5	19.4	$22,692	$1,992	$20,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Banneker Middle

What high school do graduates of Benjamin Banneker Middle attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Banneker Middle usually go on to attend James Hubert Blake High

How many students attend Benjamin Banneker Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Benjamin Banneker Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Banneker Middle?

Students at Benjamin Banneker Middle are 59% African American, 26% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Benjamin Banneker Middle a good school?

Benjamin Banneker Middle ranks 228^th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Benjamin Banneker Middle in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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