Best Middle Schools in Maryland

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 328)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
240033001187	91	Monocacy Valley Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	217 Dill Avenue	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 236-6100	350	20	17.5	22.9%	184 (52.6%)	41 (11.7%)	58 (16.6%)	34 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	$12,910			$1,060			$11,851	64.9	92.7	15	76
240069001312	92	Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Public	4-8	34404 Old Ocean City Rd	Pittsville	21850	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5811	307	34	9	57.3%	239 (77.9%)	7 (2.3%)	29 (9.4%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	$21,017			$2,546			$18,471	64.4	63.3	96	4
240051001708	93	Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14800 Sweitzer Ln	Laurel	20707	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 350-6051	1,686	98	17.2	46.6%	54 (3.2%)	1,356 (80.4%)	178 (10.6%)	67 (4.0%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	23 (1.4%)	$21,078			$1,912			$19,167	64.3	60.2	104	11
240051001686	94	Accokeek Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	14400 Berry Rd	Accokeek	20607	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 203-3200	1,622	90	18	47.5%	49 (3.0%)	1,109 (68.4%)	338 (20.8%)	61 (3.8%)	8 (0.5%)	10 (0.6%)	47 (2.9%)	$16,784			$1,416			$15,368	63.9	64.3	92	2
240051000870	95	John Hanson Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6360 Oxon Hill Rd	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 749-4052	482	33	14.6	33.8%	9 (1.9%)	414 (85.9%)	25 (5.2%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	$20,571			$1,521			$19,050	63.3	55.7	115	20
240006000042	96	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	1,049	73	14.3	23.3%	890 (84.8%)	28 (2.7%)	72 (6.9%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	$16,689			$1,488			$15,201	62.1	61.3	101	5
240051001701	97	Imagine Andrews Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4701 San Antonio Blvd	Andrews Air Force Base	20762	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 350-6002	385	25	15.4	31.4%	66 (17.1%)	236 (61.3%)	55 (14.3%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$20,172			$1,451			$18,721	61.8	55.3	116	19
240027000604	98	Piccowaxen Middle School	Public	6-8	12834 Rock Point Rd	Newburg	20664	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-1977	615	44	14.1	30.4%	374 (60.8%)	104 (16.9%)	59 (9.6%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (10.1%)	$16,118			$350			$15,768	61.8	66.5	87	11
240042000633	99	Elkridge Landing Middle	Public	6-8	7085 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5040	681	52	13.1	27.3%	246 (36.1%)	161 (23.6%)	77 (11.3%)	152 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.3%)	$18,772			$705			$18,066	61.4	71	74	25
240021000542	100	North Carroll Middle	Public	6-8	2401 Hanover Pike	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3440	600	42	14.4	26.8%	514 (85.7%)	18 (3.0%)	39 (6.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$14,797			$578			$14,219	60.9	57.6	110	10

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP Mathematics, MCAP English Language Arts, MCAP Science test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
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