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Matapeake Middle School

Q: Is Matapeake Middle School a good school?

Matapeake Middle School ranks 58 th of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 339 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Matapeake Middle School in Stevensville, MD, serves 360 students in grades 6 through 8 and is a consistently high-performing school within the Queen Anne's County Public Schools district, boasting a sustained 4-star rating and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.

Matapeake stands out for its exceptional English Language Arts (ELA) performance, with 74% of students proficient—22 percentage points above the district average and 43% above the state average. This places it in a league with top schools like Severna Park Middle (86.3%) and Magothy River Middle (78.4%), and far ahead of its nearby rival, Stevensville Middle School (54%). The school also excels in advanced math: 85.7% of students taking Algebra I are proficient, a rate 3.5 times higher than the district average and 4 times higher than the state average. This suggests a strong focus on accelerating 8th graders into high school-level math. Additionally, Matapeake ranks in the 84th percentile statewide for Special Education students and the 78th percentile for low-income students, indicating effective support systems that close achievement gaps.

However, there are areas of concern. Chronic absenteeism has risen to 24.3%, higher than the district average of 22.4% and far above top-performing schools like Severna Park Middle (6.7%) and Magothy River Middle (10.8%). This trend threatens the school's continued success. Also, while Matapeake outperforms Stevensville Middle School in nearly every metric—including overall state rank (58th vs. 99th) and science proficiency (50.5% vs. 40.1%)—its general math proficiency (33.9%) is not as strong as its Algebra I results, suggesting a possible focus on advanced tracks. Overall, Matapeake offers a rigorous academic environment with standout programs, but families should be aware of the absenteeism issue.

360

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,971

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

671 Romancoke Road
Stevensville, MD 21666

(410) 643-7330

District: Queen Anne's County Public Schools

Students who attend Matapeake Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kent Island High School

Feeder schools for Matapeake Middle School:

Elementary:

Matapeake Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (55% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Maryland middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Queen Anne's County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg44%

Maryland avg37%

58^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Queen Anne's County Public Schools

6^th of 25Queen Anne'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
2026	83.1	58 of 339	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	86.5	44 of 337	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	59 of 328	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	48 of 322	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	32 of 333	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	67.8	77 of 303	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	53 of 316	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	46 of 328	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	93.2	19 of 317	94.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.5	25 of 314	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	80.1	47 of 315	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	63 of 339	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	102 of 316	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	84.4	39 of 314	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	82.4	46 of 309	85.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.8	53 of 324	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	52 of 301	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	85 of 283	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.3	85 of 303	71.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	61.6	60 of 207	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	64.0	61 of 273	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.5	82 of 288	71.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	69.1	19 of 120	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.5	118 of 210	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)84th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)78th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2021)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2021)71st percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)44th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I86%+64 vs state

English Language Arts74%+22 vs state

Science50%+20 vs state

Mathematics34%+7 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 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 Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Matapeake Middle School	Public	6-8	671 Romancoke Road	Stevensville	21666	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 643-7330	360	28	12.8	34.7%	284 (78.9%)	12 (3.3%)	38 (10.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	83.1	58^th of 339 public middle schools	82.9%		86.5	44^th of 337 public middle schools	86.9%	14	29.3	34.5	8.8	33.9	73.0	80.0	69.1	74.0	85.7	50.5	$18,971	$1,466	$17,505
Stevensville Middle School	Public	6-8	610 Main St	Stevensville	21666	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 643-3194	452	38	11.8	37.2%	330 (73.0%)	29 (6.4%)	59 (13.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	68.6	99^th of 339 public middle schools	70.8%		69.6	96^th of 337 public middle schools	71.5%	3	28.7	35.8	10.2	30.8	54.5	62.9	43.4	54.0	60.9	40.1	$17,084	$830	$16,254
Wiley H. Bates Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Chase Street	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 263-0270	707	67	10.5	54.7%	236 (33.4%)	176 (24.9%)	250 (35.4%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	58.1	125^th of 339 public middle schools	63.1%		55.5	137^th of 337 public middle schools	59.3%	12	23.9	24.8	4.9	25.6	49.4	49.3	53.7	50.7	71.8	35.6	$22,850	$1,964	$20,887
Annapolis Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1399 Forest Dr	Annapolis	21403	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 267-8658	790	74	10.6	85.1%	66 (8.4%)	215 (27.2%)	480 (60.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	19.5	287^th of 339 public middle schools	15.3%		25	245^th of 337 public middle schools	27.3%	42	5.7	5.6	3.1	7.3	27.9	23.4	29.9	27.1	63.3	13.0	$23,011	$2,560	$20,450
Severn River Middle	Public	6-8	241 Peninsula Farm Rd	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 544-0922	675	47	14.3	20.3%	461 (68.3%)	51 (7.6%)	93 (13.8%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.3%)	91.9	24^th of 339 public middle schools	92.9%		91.7	27^th of 337 public middle schools	92.0%	3	37.8	46.4	23.5	46.2	73.0	75.8	80.0	76.3	85.7	53.4	$18,816	$1,548	$17,269
Magothy River Middle	Public	6-8	241 Peninsula Farm Rd	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 544-0926	655	44	14.7	18.2%	483 (73.7%)	30 (4.6%)	75 (11.5%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	94.4	15^th of 339 public middle schools	95.6%		93.5	17^th of 337 public middle schools	95.0%	2	43.0	46.0	28.2	47.7	74.2	74.4	85.9	78.4	77.0	63.4	$18,115	$1,339	$16,776
Central Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	221 Central Ave E	Edgewater	21037	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 956-5800	1,204	78	15.3	20.0%	865 (71.8%)	67 (5.6%)	183 (15.2%)	28 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.8%)	91.9	23^rd of 339 public middle schools	93.2%		91.9	25^th of 337 public middle schools	92.6%	2	45.2	48.3	29.2	48.3	68.9	72.8	68.8	70.2	83.1	60.3	$15,465	$1,140	$14,326
Chesapeake Bay Middle	Public	6-8	4804 Mountain Rd	Pasadena	21122	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 437-2400	1,087	79	13.8	26.5%	894 (82.2%)	48 (4.4%)	82 (7.5%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.4%)	78.5	69^th of 339 public middle schools	79.6%		75	75^th of 337 public middle schools	77.7%	6	30.2	34.5	21.7	32.8	59.1	66.9	64.6	63.4	68.4	35.7	$17,646	$1,482	$16,164
Severna Park Middle	Public	6-8	450 Jumpers Hole Rd	Severna Park	21146	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 647-7900	1,386	82	16.9	7.8%	1,099 (79.3%)	38 (2.7%)	89 (6.4%)	69 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.4%)	97.7	2^nd of 339 public middle schools	99.4%		98.6	1^st of 337 public middle schools	99.7%	1	55.5	61.5	30.4	57.1	84.4	87.7	87.1	86.3	67.3	60.0	$14,984	$1,151	$13,833
Centreville Middle School	Public	6-8	231 Ruthsburg Rd	Centreville	21617	Queen Anne's County	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 758-0883	501	39	12.8	35.9%	385 (76.8%)	38 (7.6%)	41 (8.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	73.6	84^th of 339 public middle schools	75.2%		65.9	106^th of 337 public middle schools	68.5%	22	30.9	23.4	6.7	25.5	59.2	62.1	70.9	64.3	49.2	47.9	$20,106	$1,121	$18,985

Frequently Asked Questions about Matapeake Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Matapeake Middle School?

Students at Matapeake Middle School are 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Matapeake Middle School in?

Queen Anne's County Public Schools

Is Matapeake Middle School a good school?

Matapeake Middle School ranks 58^th of 339 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Matapeake Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Matapeake Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Matapeake Middle School attend?

Students who attend Matapeake Middle School usually go on to attend Kent Island High School

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