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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 21617


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Top rankedCentreville Middle School84th of 342 Maryland middle schools
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Biggest riser
Centreville Middle School up 22 spots statewide this year
Summary:

In zip code 21617, there is one middle school, Centreville Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 501 students in Centreville, Maryland, part of the Queen Anne's County Public Schools district.

Centreville Middle School shows a clear academic split between subjects. The school is a standout in English Language Arts, with 64.3% of students proficient in the most recent year, significantly outperforming both the district (57.9%) and state (51.7%). It also excels in advanced math, with 49.2% of students proficient in Algebra I, more than double the district and state averages. However, overall math proficiency is a challenge at just 25.5%, dragged down by a very low 8th-grade math score of only 6.7% proficient. This suggests the school successfully accelerates top students into high school-level math, but general math instruction needs improvement. Science performance is strong, with 47.9% of 8th graders proficient, well above the state average of 30.9%.

The school invests heavily in its students, spending $20,106 per student with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. Chronic absenteeism affects 18.9% of students, which is better than the district average of 22.4%. The school's state ranking has fluctuated, earning a 4-star rating in the most recent year after a dip to 3 stars, indicating resilience. With 35.93% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, Centreville Middle School offers strong literacy and science programs, but families should be aware of the math performance gap between advanced and general tracks.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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