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Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi

Public Grades 6-8

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi is a public middle school in Adelphi, MD, serving 1,077 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, where 92.3% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch.

This school faces significant academic challenges, with only 2.9% of students proficient in math and 20.5% in English Language Arts—rates that are among the lowest in the state. For context, nearby Takoma Park Middle in Montgomery County Public Schools achieves 49.6% math proficiency and 56.6% science proficiency, while Greenbelt Middle (also in Prince George's County) has 73.5% proficiency in Algebra I. At Sonia Sotomayor, Algebra I proficiency is 0%, a major red flag for high school readiness. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 24.2% is better than the district average of 30.2%, but still higher than top-performing nearby schools like Eastern Middle (12.0%).

Despite serving a high-need population, the school spends $16,194 per student—the lowest among all nearby schools, compared to $19,685 at Buck Lodge Middle and $20,511 at Eastern Middle. The school's ranking has dropped from the 8th to the 6th percentile over the past year, with math proficiency declining from 3.5% to 2.9%. While ELA has seen a slight improvement from 18.3% to 20.5%, the overall trajectory suggests the school is losing ground relative to other Maryland middle schools.

1,077

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,194

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8820 Riggs Rd
Adelphi, MD 20783

(301) 952-6300

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

African American:

6.4%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2025 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg24%

Maryland avg37%

318^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2025

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 25Middle 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	318 of 339	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	309 of 337	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-31 vs state

Science5%-26 vs state

Mathematics3%-24 vs state

Algebra I0%-21 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Greenbelt Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6301 Breezewood Dr	Greenbelt	20770	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 513-5040	1,270	85	14.9	93.1%	73 (5.7%)	619 (48.7%)	490 (38.6%)	64 (5.0%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.3%)	49.9	161^st of 339 public middle schools	52.5%		50.9	150^th of 337 public middle schools	55.5%	11	21.5	21.9	12.5	23.0	40.0	46.4	43.7	43.3	73.5		26.7	$19,284	$1,095	$18,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi

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Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Maryland middle schools.

How many students attend Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,077 students attended Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi.

What district is Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi?

Students at Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi are 92% Hispanic, 6% African American.

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