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Thomas W. Pyle Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 100% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Thomas W. Pyle Middle in Bethesda, MD, is a high-performing public school serving 1,259 students in grades 6-8 within the Montgomery County Public Schools district, and it has earned the #1 ranking out of 339 middle schools in Maryland for the 2025-2026 school year.

What truly sets Pyle apart is its exceptional math program. An impressive 75.9% of students are proficient in math—more than double the district average and nearly triple the state average. This is significantly higher than nearby top schools like Herbert Hoover Middle, which has a 59.7% proficiency rate. Pyle’s success extends to advanced coursework, with 86.3% of students mastering Algebra I and 92.9% mastering Geometry, far exceeding district averages. The school also excels across all student groups, earning 5-star ratings for every demographic and learning subgroup, including African American and Special Education students. Additionally, Pyle’s low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.2% (compared to the district’s 22.6%) ensures students are consistently engaged in learning.

Pyle is the crown jewel of a remarkable cluster of high-performing schools in the Bethesda area, including Cabin John Middle (#8) and North Bethesda Middle (#21). Interestingly, while Pyle’s per-student spending ($18,170) is above the national average, it is lower than schools like Newport Mill Middle ($22,585) and Sligo Middle ($21,112), which achieve far lower academic outcomes. This efficiency, combined with a community that highly values education, makes Pyle a standout choice for families seeking a rigorous and supportive middle school environment.

1,259

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,170

Per pupil spending ?

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6311 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817

(240) 740-3500

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Thomas W. Pyle Middle usually attend:

High:

Walt Whitman High

Feeder schools for Thomas W. Pyle Middle:

Elementary:	Bannockburn Elementary
	Bradley Hills Elementary
	Burning Tree Elementary
	Carderock Springs Elementary
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	Wood Acres Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Asian:

16.0%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (82% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Maryland middle schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg47%

Maryland avg37%

1^st of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	98.3	1 of 342	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	2 of 337	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	2 of 328	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	2 of 322	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	6 of 333	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	4 of 303	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	3 of 316	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	6 of 328	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.7	8 of 317	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	3 of 314	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	3 of 315	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	93.7	1 of 339	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	92.8	1 of 316	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	91.5	2 of 314	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	92.3	2 of 309	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	5 of 324	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	90.6	3 of 301	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	91.5	3 of 283	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	0.3	263 of 264	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	254 of 254	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	255 of 255	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	252 of 252	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	98.6	2 of 259	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	89.3	3 of 116	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	89.0	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	94.6	5 of 303	98.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	90.3	6 of 207	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	99.4	1 of 288	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	95.4	2 of 136	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	84.1	9 of 120	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	91.0	7 of 210	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2021)100th percentile~ school

African American (2021)99th percentile~ school

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Female (2021)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)97th percentile~ school

White (2021)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)92nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)80th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Geometry93%+48 vs state

English Language Arts88%+36 vs state

Algebra I86%+65 vs state

Science76%+46 vs state

Mathematics76%+49 vs state

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

An amazing school, with an active community that strives to provide the best possible environment to stimulate a love for learning and desire to do great things. 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
Thomas W. Pyle Middle	Public	6-8	6311 Wilson Lane	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3500	1,259	75	16.8	6.4%	687 (54.6%)	71 (5.6%)	189 (15.0%)	202 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (8.4%)	98.3	1^st of 342 public middle schools	99.7%		98.3	2^nd of 337 public middle schools	99.4%	1	77.1	57.9	22.2	75.9	88.8	87.6	88.1	88.2	86.3		92.9	76.5	$18,170	$958	$17,212
North Bethesda Middle	Public	6-8	8935 Bradmoor Dr	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-2100	1,224	72	17.0	15.9%	573 (46.8%)	163 (13.3%)	226 (18.5%)	152 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (9.0%)	92.1	21^st of 342 public middle schools	93.9%		92.8	20^th of 337 public middle schools	94.1%	1	58.1	41.9	6.1	57.9	81.2	82.4	75.1	79.6	76.5		82.0	54.2	$18,038	$884	$17,154
M.E.C.C.A Business Learning Institute	Public, Charter	6-7	7000 Radnor Rd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(240) 740-1895	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	53	147^th of 342 public middle schools	57.0%					(n/a)	22.5	13.3		21.5	40.0	68.0		50.8	30.0
Westland Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5511 Massachusetts Ave	Bethesda	20816	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-5850	839	53	15.7	17.5%	411 (49.0%)	105 (12.5%)	160 (19.1%)	99 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (7.2%)	92.4	20^th of 342 public middle schools	94.2%		91.9	26^th of 337 public middle schools	92.3%	6	51.4	36.3	15.0	56.6	70.4	80.0	77.6	75.8	76.7		88.6	59.7	$19,555	$905	$18,650
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 342 public middle schools	78.9%		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
Tilden Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Tilden Ln	Rockville	20852	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6700	1,112	68	16.4	24.1%	436 (39.2%)	169 (15.2%)	236 (21.2%)	187 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (7.2%)	85.6	48^th of 342 public middle schools	86.0%		81.7	58^th of 337 public middle schools	82.8%	10	47.3	23.7	4.1	40.6	71.9	74.0	67.0	71.0	44.8		60.0	53.8	$18,991	$932	$18,059
Cabin John Middle	Public	6-8	10701 Gainsborough Road	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 406-1600	983	59	16.5	12.3%	364 (37.0%)	110 (11.2%)	107 (10.9%)	337 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.5%)	96.3	8^th of 342 public middle schools	97.7%		94.7	14^th of 337 public middle schools	95.8%	6	57.8	42.9	13.9	59.9	80.2	85.8	83.7	83.3	59.3		88.1	65.4	$19,138	$962	$18,176
Herbert Hoover Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8810 Post Oak Rd	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 968-3740	930	56	16.5	11.8%	333 (35.8%)	81 (8.7%)	82 (8.8%)	354 (38.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.5%)	96.1	11^th of 342 public middle schools	96.8%		95.7	10^th of 337 public middle schools	97.0%	1	63.1	31.8	3.2	59.7	90.4	89.9	86.5	89.0	65.0		73.9	70.8	$18,760	$886	$17,874
Newport Mill Middle	Public	6-8	11311 Newport Mill Rd	Kensington	20895	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7160	652	50	13.0	53.1%	120 (18.4%)	69 (10.6%)	383 (58.7%)	47 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	57.8	127^th of 342 public middle schools	62.9%		54.3	142^nd of 337 public middle schools	57.9%	15	27.1	17.5	15.4	30.0	47.8	50.3	48.4	48.8	68.8		68.3	32.3	$22,585	$1,006	$21,579
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas W. Pyle Middle

What high school do graduates of Thomas W. Pyle Middle attend?

Students who attend Thomas W. Pyle Middle usually go on to attend Walt Whitman High

How many students attend Thomas W. Pyle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,259 students attended Thomas W. Pyle Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas W. Pyle Middle?

Students at Thomas W. Pyle Middle are 55% White, 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Thomas W. Pyle Middle in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

Is Thomas W. Pyle Middle a good school?

Yes! Thomas W. Pyle Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 342 Maryland middle schools.

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