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Eastern Middle

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Eastern Middle ranks 100 th of 342 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Eastern Middle in Silver Spring, MD, is a mid-sized public school serving 963 students in grades 6-8 as part of the highly-rated Montgomery County Public Schools district, and it stands out for its strong English Language Arts (ELA) performance and remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.0%—nearly half the district average of 22.6% and the lowest among nearby MCPS peers like Silver Creek Middle and Takoma Park Middle.

Academically, Eastern Middle presents a "tale of two subjects." It excels in ELA, with 59.4% of students proficient, exceeding the district average of 58.5%. However, overall math proficiency lags at 33%, below the district's 36.9%, and a notable "7th grade math cliff" sees proficiency drop from 39.1% in 6th grade to just 7.9% in 7th grade—a steeper decline than district and state averages. On the bright side, the school is a standout for advanced math, with Geometry proficiency at 72%—higher than even top-performing Silver Creek Middle (60.5%)—and Algebra I proficiency at 42.9%, far exceeding district and state norms. This suggests a strong pipeline for high-achieving math students, even as the broader math curriculum faces challenges.

Eastern Middle is a school on the rise, jumping from the 62nd percentile statewide in 2022 to the 71st percentile in 2025, earning a 4-star rating. It benefits from high per-student spending of $20,511 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1, lower than Takoma Park Middle (16.7:1). Compared to nearby schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, like Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi and Buck Lodge Middle, which have poverty rates over 92% and math proficiency below 6%, Eastern Middle operates in a more resource-rich environment, though it still serves a diverse population with over half of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch.

963

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,511

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 University Blvd East
Silver Spring, MD 20901

(240) 740-6280

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Eastern Middle usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Eastern Middle:

Elementary:	Montgomery Knolls Elementary
	New Hampshire Estates Elementary
	Oak View Elementary
	Pine Crest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

African American:

20.2%

White:

16.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (46% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Above the Maryland median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg47%

Maryland avg37%

100^th of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 40Middle Schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools

8^th of 24Montgomery 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	68.1	100 of 342	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	119 of 337	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	113 of 328	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	111 of 322	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	128 of 333	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.7	54 of 303	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	126 of 316	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	120 of 328	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.4	94 of 317	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	69.5	82 of 314	73.9%	★★★★☆
2015	66.7	95 of 315	69.8%	★★★★☆
2014	63.1	139 of 339	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.2	174 of 316	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.2	155 of 314	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	149 of 309	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.1	166 of 324	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.9	148 of 301	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.3	131 of 283	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	11.0	236 of 264	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	217 of 254	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	220 of 255	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	219 of 252	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.8	22 of 259	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	88.8	4 of 116	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.0	39 of 303	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.6	137 of 207	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	58.8	83 of 273	69.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	67.4	76 of 288	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	53.5	43 of 120	64.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	99.8	1 of 210	99.5%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2021)97th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2021)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)74th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)70th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2021)64th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2021)34th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Geometry72%+28 vs state

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Algebra I43%+22 vs state

Science40%+10 vs state

Mathematics33%+6 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, May 23, 2010

like, half the kids are druggies. last year 2 sixth graders got suspended for bringing alcohol to lunch. We failed the MSA's, even with the entire magnet program thats there. Its safe to say this school sucks. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (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 Algebra II 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
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 342 public middle schools	70.8%		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
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 342 public middle schools	63.2%		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
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	233^rd of 342 public middle schools	31.9%		25.8	241^st of 337 public middle schools	28.5%	8	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
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%)	13.2	321^st of 342 public middle schools	6.1%		14.5	309^th of 337 public middle schools	8.3%	12	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
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 342 public middle schools	84.2%		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
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 342 public middle schools	61.1%		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
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	287^th of 342 public middle schools	16.1%		16.5	300^th of 337 public middle schools	11.0%	13	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
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%)	22.1	272^nd of 342 public middle schools	20.5%		22.4	264^th of 337 public middle schools	21.7%	8	9.5	3.9	2.1	9.9	27.0	39.5	29.6	32.0	31.6		58.3	11.6	$22,692	$1,992	$20,701
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%)	40.6	191^st of 342 public middle schools	44.2%		33.2	209^th of 337 public middle schools	38.0%	18	18.3	3.9	0.0	13.1	46.2	49.4	40.6	45.5	12.0	45.5	33.9	23.7	$20,652	$1,613	$19,039
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	220^th of 342 public middle schools	35.7%		31.2	217^th of 337 public middle schools	35.6%	3	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Middle

How many students attend Eastern Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 963 students attended Eastern Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Middle?

Students at Eastern Middle are 47% Hispanic, 20% African American, 17% White, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Eastern Middle attend?

Students who attend Eastern Middle usually go on to attend Albert Einstein High

Is Eastern Middle a good school?

Eastern Middle ranks 100^th of 342 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Eastern Middle in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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