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James Madison Middle

Public Grades 6-8

266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

James Madison Middle is a public middle school in Forestville, Maryland, serving 839 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 the state.

James Madison Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Maryland middle schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.8% of students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 13.1% in the district and 26.5% statewide. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates, while closer to the district averages, still lag behind the state. James Madison Middle also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.9% to 34.8% over the past few years.

While James Madison Middle spends more per student than the state and district averages, the nearby Oxon Hill Middle, Kettering Middle, and Ernest Everett Just Middle generally perform better on academic measures. However, these nearby schools also have high percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting that the challenges faced by James Madison Middle are not unique to the school.

800

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,099

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7300 Woodyard Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

(301) 599-2422

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend James Madison Middle usually attend:

High:

Dr. Henry A. Wise Junior High

Feeder schools for James Madison Middle:

Elementary:	Barack Obama Elementary
	Marlton Elementary
	Melwood Elementary
	Rosaryville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.0%

Hispanic:

19.3%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (17% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg25%

Maryland avg37%

266^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th 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	22.2	266 of 337	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	224 of 328	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	204 of 322	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	194 of 333	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	209 of 303	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	220 of 316	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	215 of 328	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.2	176 of 317	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	168 of 314	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.9	207 of 315	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.3	198 of 339	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	217 of 316	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.0	247 of 314	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	244 of 309	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	248 of 324	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.7	227 of 301	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.1	202 of 283	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	70.8	73 of 264	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.9	60 of 254	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	75.4	63 of 255	75.3%	★★★★☆
2004	79.7	46 of 252	81.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	153 of 259	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	227 of 303	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	184 of 207	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	39.0	178 of 273	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.6	219 of 288	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)35th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)25th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2021)24th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2021)11th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-15 vs state

Social Studies12%-27 vs state

Science10%-21 vs state

Algebra I7%-14 vs state

Mathematics3%-24 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Gwynn Park Middle	Public	6-8	8000 Dyson Rd	Brandywine	20613	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 372-0120	702	39	18.0	56.1%	27 (3.8%)	537 (76.5%)	110 (15.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	26.2	239^th of 337 public middle schools	29.1%		21.1	246^th of 328 public middle schools	25.0%	7	3.9	11.4	1.0	6.1	39.7	37.0	30.2	35.7	14.8	13.5	21.0	$18,265	$1,018	$17,247
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
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
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
Kettering Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	65 Herrington Dr	Upper Marlboro	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 808-4060	874	85	10.2	69.5%	14 (1.6%)	668 (76.4%)	167 (19.1%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	35.7	200^th of 337 public middle schools	40.7%		27.4	214^th of 328 public middle schools	34.8%	14	8.1	16.0	2.9	10.2	37.9	54.4	36.0	42.4	16.9	16.8	24.6	$22,580	$1,151	$21,429
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
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 James Madison Middle

Is James Madison Middle a good school?

James Madison Middle ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Maryland middle schools.

How many students attend James Madison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended James Madison Middle.

What district is James Madison Middle in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of James Madison Middle?

Students at James Madison Middle are 76% African American, 19% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of James Madison Middle attend?

Students who attend James Madison Middle usually go on to attend Dr. Henry A. Wise Junior High

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