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Takoma Park Middle

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Takoma Park Middle ranks 54 th of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Takoma Park Middle in Silver Spring, MD, is a large public school serving 1,177 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Montgomery County Public Schools district, and it stands out as a top academic performer in the area.

This school consistently ranks in the 84th to 89th percentile statewide, far outpacing nearby schools like Silver Creek Middle and Eastern Middle. Its math proficiency rate of 49.6% is a standout, nearly double the district average and significantly higher than peers such as Sligo Middle (25.4%) and Silver Spring International Middle (19.6%). The school also excels in advanced coursework, with 68.8% of students proficient in Algebra I—more than double the district average—and 79.1% in Geometry. English Language Arts proficiency is also top-tier at 71.1%, and 8th-grade science scores lead the area at 56.6%. Notably, the school achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($18,204) and larger class sizes than its MCPS neighbors, suggesting highly effective instruction and strong leadership.

Takoma Park Middle also demonstrates impressive consistency and equity. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 13.0% is well below the district average of 22.6%, indicating a highly engaged student body. The school has earned top ratings for nearly all student subgroups, including those from low socio-economic backgrounds, showing it effectively supports a diverse population. While a common "7th grade math dip" appears, it is largely due to students taking advanced courses like Algebra I, where they excel. In contrast, schools just a few miles away in Prince George's County Public Schools, such as Hyattsville Middle and Nicholas Orem Middle, have math proficiency rates below 10%, highlighting the significant impact of district-level resources and policies on student outcomes.

1,177

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,204

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7611 Piney Branch Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910

(240) 740-5220

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Takoma Park Middle usually attend:

High:	Albert Einstein High
	John F. Kennedy High
	Montgomery Blair High
	Northwood High
	More...
	Wheaton High

Feeder schools for Takoma Park Middle:

Elementary:	East Silver Spring Elementary
	Piney Branch Elementary
	Takoma Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.0%

White:

30.5%

Hispanic:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (62% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Maryland middle schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg47%

Maryland avg37%

54^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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
2026	84.3	54 of 339	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	47 of 337	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	36 of 328	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	40 of 322	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	50 of 333	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	96.4	6 of 303	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	44 of 316	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	54 of 328	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	87.6	40 of 317	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	93.0	14 of 314	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	19 of 315	94.0%	★★★★★
2014	86.1	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	84.5	37 of 316	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	85.0	34 of 314	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	84.7	31 of 309	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.5	57 of 324	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	45 of 301	85.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	56 of 283	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	3.6	254 of 264	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.1	248 of 254	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	246 of 255	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.3	245 of 252	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	87.7	14 of 259	94.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	94.2	1 of 116	99.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	57.6	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	94.5	6 of 303	98.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	79.9	16 of 207	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	91.5	4 of 273	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	96.4	6 of 288	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	91.6	6 of 136	95.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	87.5	7 of 120	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	94.5	3 of 210	98.6%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2021)99th percentile~ school

White (2021)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)99th percentile~ school

Female (2021)98th percentile~ school

Male (2021)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)96th percentile~ school

African American (2021)95th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2021)94th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2021)92nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)56th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Geometry79%+35 vs state

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

Algebra I69%+48 vs state

Science57%+26 vs state

Mathematics50%+22 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
Takoma Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7611 Piney Branch Rd	Silver Spring	20910	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-5220	1,177	70	16.7	35.1%	359 (30.5%)	388 (33.0%)	214 (18.2%)	137 (11.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.0%)	84.3	54^th of 339 public middle schools	84.1%		85.5	47^th of 337 public middle schools	86.1%	7	50.9	16.4	7.4	49.6	68.1	71.2	74.0	71.1	68.8	79.1	56.6	$18,204	$863	$17,340
Silver Spring International Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	313 Wayne Ave	Silver Spring	20910	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-2750	1,015	70	14.4	43.7%	259 (25.5%)	210 (20.7%)	445 (43.8%)	33 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.3%)	57.9	126^th of 339 public middle schools	62.8%		60.8	121^st of 337 public middle schools	64.1%	5	24.7	9.1	3.2	19.6	52.2	55.6	57.1	55.1	29.9	68.5	41.5	$18,403	$871	$17,532
Eastern Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	300 University Blvd East	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6280	963	70	13.6	52.4%	163 (16.9%)	195 (20.2%)	452 (46.9%)	101 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.1%)	68.1	100^th of 339 public middle schools	70.5%		61.8	119^th of 337 public middle schools	64.7%	19	39.1	7.9	5.9	33.0	60.8	58.8	58.5	59.4	42.9	72.0	40.5	$20,511	$1,093	$19,418
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi	Public	6-8	8820 Riggs Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 952-6300	1,077	66	16.3	92.3%	6 (0.6%)	69 (6.4%)	993 (92.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13.3	318^th of 339 public middle schools	6.2%		14.5	309^th of 337 public middle schools	8.3%	9	3.1	3.9	1.5	2.9	22.4	21.4	17.2	20.5	0.0		4.9	$16,194	$848	$15,347
Sligo Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Dennis Ave	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 287-8890	685	54	12.6	46.7%	189 (27.6%)	134 (19.6%)	287 (41.9%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	56.8	133^rd of 339 public middle schools	60.8%		55.1	139^th of 337 public middle schools	58.8%	6	27.9	10.3	4.1	25.4	43.5	54.5	53.6	50.5	41.7	76.3	41.7	$21,112	$874	$20,238
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%)	28.8	230^th of 339 public middle schools	32.2%		25.8	241^st of 337 public middle schools	28.5%	11	13.5	5.2	1.3	9.8	35.2	46.8	34.3	38.5	22.6	28.1	14.2	$20,075	$1,975	$18,100
Nicholas Orem Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Editors Park Dr	Hyattsville	20782	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 853-0840	1,007	62	16.2	96.8%	6 (0.6%)	118 (11.7%)	874 (86.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	32.6	217^th of 339 public middle schools	36.0%		31.2	217^th of 337 public middle schools	35.6%		7.7	8.5	5.8	8.0	45.8	42.2	40.2	42.6	28.6		13.7	$18,238	$2,080	$16,158
Buck Lodge Middle	Public	6-8	2611 Buck Lodge Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6290	1,200	76	15.7	95.7%	20 (1.7%)	192 (16.0%)	900 (75.0%)	75 (6.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	19.9	284^th of 339 public middle schools	16.2%		16.5	300^th of 337 public middle schools	11.0%	16	4.7	4.0	6.0	5.3	29.7	31.0	25.3	28.6	11.5		10.6	$19,685	$2,098	$17,586
Silver Creek Middle	Public	6-8	3701 Saul Rd	Kensington	20895	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-2200	751	54	13.9	32.6%	305 (40.6%)	204 (27.2%)	131 (17.4%)	58 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.9%)	76.6	72^nd of 339 public middle schools	78.8%		82.1	55^th of 337 public middle schools	83.7%	17	36.1	13.5	5.5	34.2	61.5	70.9	68.6	67.1	54.7	60.5	51.6	$20,132	$1,022	$19,111
Hyattsville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6001 42nd Ave	Hyattsville	20781	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(301) 209-5830	1,305	75	17.4	94.6%	74 (5.7%)	319 (24.4%)	869 (66.6%)	25 (1.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	27.4	238^th of 339 public middle schools	29.8%		22.2	265^th of 337 public middle schools	21.4%	27	10.8	8.8	6.6	9.5	35.2	33.3	34.2	34.3	42.9		11.6	$16,910	$1,476	$15,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Takoma Park Middle

How many students attend Takoma Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,177 students attended Takoma Park Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Takoma Park Middle?

Students at Takoma Park Middle are 33% African American, 31% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Takoma Park Middle a good school?

Takoma Park Middle ranks 54^th of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Takoma Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Takoma Park Middle usually go on to attend Albert Einstein High

What district is Takoma Park Middle in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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