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Benjamin Stoddert Middle

Public Grades 6-8

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Benjamin Stoddert Middle is a public middle school located in Temple Hills, Maryland, serving 599 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Benjamin Stoddert Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maryland middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 261-311 out of 303-337 schools.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, particularly in mathematics, where only 1.6% of students were proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 13.1% in the district and 26.5% statewide. In English Language Arts (ELA), the school's performance is slightly better, with 25.7% of students proficient or better, but still lags behind the district (38.3%) and state (50.8%) averages. Additionally, Benjamin Stoddert Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 48.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Kettering Middle, Kenmoor Middle, and Walker Mill Middle, generally outperform Benjamin Stoddert Middle in both mathematics and ELA proficiency, with some schools ranking in the top half of Maryland middle schools. Despite the school's low academic performance, the spending per student at Benjamin Stoddert Middle is relatively high, ranging from $16,565 to $20,396 over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby schools.

628

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,396

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2501 Olson St
Temple Hills, MD 20748-1601

(301) 702-7500

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Benjamin Stoddert Middle usually attend:

High:

Potomac High

Feeder schools for Benjamin Stoddert Middle:

Elementary:	Barnaby Manor Elementary
	Panorama Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.9%

Hispanic:

31.4%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (11% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 33 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg25%

Maryland avg37%

311^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 24Middle Schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools

22^nd of 25Prince George's 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	13.9	311 of 337	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	282 of 328	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	284 of 322	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	261 of 333	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	267 of 303	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	276 of 316	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	297 of 328	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	269 of 317	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	259 of 314	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	302 of 315	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	289 of 339	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	299 of 316	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	301 of 314	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	304 of 309	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	309 of 324	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.8	285 of 301	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.5	262 of 283	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	87.2	26 of 264	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	86.8	24 of 254	90.6%	★★★★★
2005	86.3	24 of 255	90.6%	★★★★★
2004	84.9	28 of 252	88.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.2	211 of 259	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	250 of 303	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.5	200 of 207	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.7	234 of 273	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.6	281 of 288	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)19th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2021)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-25 vs state

Social Studies6%-33 vs state

Science4%-27 vs state

Algebra I3%-18 vs state

Mathematics2%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Benjamin Stoddert is the wackiest and ghetto school in the county.The teachers just pass any student to get rid of them. The principal only comes to student class once a month and the administrators suspend people for no reasons and give them long term suspensions. 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 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 Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Stoddert Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Olson St	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-7500	628	44	14.2	94.7%	1 (0.2%)	414 (65.9%)	197 (31.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	13.9	311^th of 337 public middle schools	7.7%		15	282^nd of 328 public middle schools	14.0%	29	3.1	1.4	0.0	1.6	25.4	31.8	19.9	25.7	3.2	4.3	6.0	$20,396	$1,654	$18,742
Drew-Freeman Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Brooks Dr	District Heights	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0900	1,022	64	15.9	96.6%	10 (1.0%)	744 (72.8%)	258 (25.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	12.4	320^th of 337 public middle schools	5.0%		8.4	315^th of 328 public middle schools	4.0%	5	3.9	3.4	1.7	2.9	19.2	20.8	11.6	17.1		4.2	5.8	$19,355	$1,929	$17,426
Thurgood Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Brinkley Rd	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 702-7540	707	43	16.4	93.5%	4 (0.6%)	390 (55.2%)	292 (41.3%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	21.7	268^th of 337 public middle schools	20.5%		15.3	278^th of 328 public middle schools	15.2%	10	2.5	7.9	6.5	5.8	31.6	22.7	28.2	27.5		9.3	18.8	$18,581	$1,063	$17,518
Stephen Decatur Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Pinewood Dr	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4950	751	56	13.5	75.1%	17 (2.3%)	492 (65.5%)	219 (29.2%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	24.5	250^th of 337 public middle schools	25.8%		23.7	232^nd of 328 public middle schools	29.3%	18	5.0	3.3	2.6	4.2	42.5	35.0	30.4	35.9	13.2	16.5	16.0	$21,636	$1,232	$20,404
Walker Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	800 Karen Blvd	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 808-4055	1,054	66	16.0	75.6%	24 (2.3%)	722 (68.5%)	281 (26.7%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	36.2	199^th of 337 public middle schools	40.9%		30.7	201^st of 328 public middle schools	38.7%	2	18.1	12.4	4.5	13.3	38.5	42.7	35.5	39.0	31.3	22.1	22.6	$17,956	$985	$16,972
Oxon Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9570 Fort Foote Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 749-4270	773	59	13.1	94.3%	13 (1.7%)	246 (31.8%)	485 (62.7%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22.6	261^st of 337 public middle schools	22.6%		18.3	262^nd of 328 public middle schools	20.1%	1	7.5	3.2	2.7	4.4	42.8	32.4	31.1	35.3	2.6	11.8	7.8	$19,366	$1,706	$17,660
G. James Gholson Middle	Public	6-8	900 Nalley Rd	Landover	20785	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 883-8390	603	49	12.3	95.2%	7 (1.2%)	381 (63.2%)	213 (35.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.4	305^th of 337 public middle schools	9.5%		8.9	310^th of 328 public middle schools	5.5%	5	1.6	6.3	3.6	3.9	21.0	28.9	19.7	23.0		4.8	5.7	$17,635	$1,784	$15,851
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	7300 Woodyard Road	Upper Marlboro	20772	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 599-2422	800	50	16.1	63.5%	18 (2.3%)	608 (76.0%)	154 (19.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	22.2	266^th of 337 public middle schools	21.1%		25.3	224^th of 328 public middle schools	31.7%	42	3.9	2.3	1.9	2.8	44.5	29.8	34.2	35.7	7.1	10.4	12.5	$17,099	$955	$16,144
Kenmoor Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2501 Kenmoor Dr	Landover	20785	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 925-2300	1,021	64	16.0	93.1%	34 (3.3%)	578 (56.6%)	326 (31.9%)	76 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	47.7	163^rd of 337 public middle schools	51.6%		39.3	171^st of 328 public middle schools	47.9%	8	23.0	17.0	7.6	19.8	44.9	44.2	43.6	44.3	64.4	26.5	32.3	$21,329	$1,229	$20,100
Ernest Everett Just Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Campus Way N	Mitchellville	20721	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 808-4040	752	52	14.4	92.6%	1 (0.1%)	640 (85.1%)	97 (12.9%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	34.6	204^th of 337 public middle schools	39.5%		27.4	215^th of 328 public middle schools	34.5%	11	6.3	5.1	7.3	6.4	48.0	47.1	35.6	43.4	9.1	15.6	28.5	$19,086	$1,137	$17,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Stoddert Middle

Is Benjamin Stoddert Middle a good school?

Benjamin Stoddert Middle ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Maryland middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Benjamin Stoddert Middle attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Stoddert Middle usually go on to attend Potomac High

How many students attend Benjamin Stoddert Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Benjamin Stoddert Middle.

What district is Benjamin Stoddert Middle in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Stoddert Middle?

Students at Benjamin Stoddert Middle are 66% African American, 31% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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