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Best Middle Schools in Maryland (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

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Every ranked middle school in Maryland, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Maryland middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville	Howard County Public Schools	65%	67%	Meets Expectations	649
#2	A	Herbert Hoover Middle (Magnet)	Potomac	Montgomery County Public Schools	62%	64%	Meets Expectations	925
#3	A	Thomas W Pyle Middle	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	62%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,241
#4	A	Robert Frost Middle School	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	60%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	968
#5	A	North Bethesda Middle	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	59%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,110
#6	A-	Cabin John Middle	Potomac	Montgomery County Public Schools	58%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	974
#7	A-	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville	Howard County Public Schools	58%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	894
#8	A-	Burleigh Manor Middle School	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	57%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	806
#9	A-	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	57%	66%	Underperforms Expectations	683
#10	A-	Takoma Park Middle (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	53%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,077
#11	A-	Urbana Middle	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	53%	71%	Underperforms Expectations	1,128
#12	A-	Westland Middle (Magnet)	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	53%	66%	Underperforms Expectations	845
#13	B+	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton	Howard County Public Schools	51%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	643
#14	B+	Severna Park Middle	Severna Park	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	51%	66%	Underperforms Expectations	1,399
#15	B+	Hereford Middle	Monkton	Baltimore County Public Schools	50%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	903
#16	B+	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	48%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	670
#17	B+	Ridgely Middle	Lutherville	Baltimore County Public Schools	48%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,061
#18	B	Crofton Middle	Gambrills	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	47%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	1,374
#19	B	Severn River Middle	Arnold	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	47%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	734
#20	B	Tilden Middle	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	47%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,100
#21	B	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood	Howard County Public Schools	46%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	493
#22	B	Magothy River Middle	Arnold	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	46%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	683
#23	B	Northern Middle	Owings	Calvert County Public Schools	46%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	636
#24	B	Oakdale Middle	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	46%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	1,057
#25	B	Silver Creek Middle	Kensington	Montgomery County Public Schools	46%	45%	Meets Expectations	778
#26	B	Sykesville Middle	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	46%	49%	Meets Expectations	748
#27	B	Dumbarton Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	1,073
#28	B	Hallie Wells Middle	Clarksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	45%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	963
#29	B	John H Poole Middle	Poolesville	Montgomery County Public Schools	45%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	443
#30	B	Julius West Middle	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	45%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,325
#31	B	Southampton Middle	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	45%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,175
#32	B	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	44%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	617
#33	B	Oklahoma Road Middle	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	44%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	742
#34	B	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	44%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	661
#35	B	Fallston Middle School	Fallston	Harford County Public Schools	43%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,007
#36	B	Windsor Knolls Middle	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	43%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	744
#37	B	Windy Hill Middle	Owings	Calvert County Public Schools	43%	45%	Meets Expectations	737
#38	B-	Central Middle (Magnet)	Edgewater	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	42%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	1,299
#39	B-	Hammond Middle School	Laurel	Howard County Public Schools	42%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	570
#40	B-	Kingsview Middle	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	42%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	960
#41	B-	Lakelands Park Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	42%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	1,042
#42	B-	Patterson Mill Middle School	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	42%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	760
#43	B-	Bel Air Middle	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	1,138
#44	B-	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	41%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	682
#45	B-	Leonardtown Middle	Leonardtown	St. Mary's County Public Schools	40%	42%	Meets Expectations	969
#46	B-	Middletown Middle	Middletown	Frederick County Public Schools	40%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	799
#47	B-	New Market Middle	New Market	Frederick County Public Schools	40%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	684
#48	B-	Rosa M Parks Middle	Olney	Montgomery County Public Schools	40%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	848
#49	B-	Arundel Middle	Odenton	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	39%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	1,286
#50	B-	Rocky Hill Middle	Clarksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	39%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	1,058
#51	B-	Shiloh Middle	Hampstead	Carroll County Public Schools	39%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	604
#52	C+	Mount Airy Middle	Mount Airy	Carroll County Public Schools	39%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	721
#53	C+	Plum Point Middle	Huntingtown	Calvert County Public Schools	38%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	617
#54	C+	William H Farquhar Middle	Olney	Montgomery County Public Schools	38%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	674
#55	C+	Eastern Middle (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	37%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	893
#56	C+	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge	Howard County Public Schools	37%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	680
#57	C+	Stephen Decatur Middle	Berlin	Worcester County Public Schools	37%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	697
#58	C+	Perry Hall Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,754
#59	C+	Ridgeview Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	36%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	751
#60	C+	Catonsville Middle	Catonsville	Baltimore County Public Schools	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	805
#61	C	Earle B Wood Middle	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,068
#62	C	Matapeake Middle School	Stevensville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	35%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	393
#63	C	North Harford Middle	Pylesville	Harford County Public Schools	35%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	848
#64	C	Old Mill Middle South (Magnet)	Millersville	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	35%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	979
#65	C	Roberto W Clemente Middle (Magnet)	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	35%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	857
#66	C	Chesapeake Bay Middle	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	34%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,067
#67	C	Cockeysville Middle	Cockeysville	Baltimore County Public Schools	34%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	840
#68	C	John T Baker Middle School	Damascus	Montgomery County Public Schools	34%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	825
#69	C	Westminster East Middle	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	34%	36%	Meets Expectations	767
#70	C	Westminster West Middle	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	34%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	875
#71	C	Wiley H Bates Middle (Magnet)	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	34%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	682
#72	C	Boonsboro Middle (Magnet)	Boonsboro	Washington County Public Schools	33%	36%	Meets Expectations	610
#73	C	Arbutus Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	970
#74	C	Ballenger Creek Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	32%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	805
#75	C	Esperanza Middle	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	875
#76	C	Martin Luther King JR Middle (Magnet)	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	890
#77	C	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel	Howard County Public Schools	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	591
#78	C	Shady Grove Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	495
#79	C	Silver Spring International Middle (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,158
#80	C	Clear Spring Middle	Clear Spring	Washington County Public Schools	31%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	329
#81	C	Mount Savage Middle	Mount Savage	Allegany County Public Schools	31%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	425
#82	C	North Carroll Middle	Hampstead	Carroll County Public Schools	31%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	622
#83	C	Spring Ridge Middle	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	31%	33%	Meets Expectations	987
#84	C-	Benjamin Tasker Middle School (Magnet)	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	31%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,044
#85	C-	Parkville Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	31%	32%	Meets Expectations	999
#86	C-	Piccowaxen Middle School	Newburg	Charles County Public Schools	31%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	616
#87	C-	Stevensville Middle School	Stevensville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	31%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	496
#88	C-	Brunswick Middle	Brunswick	Frederick County Public Schools	30%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	656
#89	C-	Havre De Grace Middle	Havre De Grace	Harford County Public Schools	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	626
#90	C-	Margaret Brent Middle	Mechanicsville	St. Mary's County Public Schools	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	935
#91	C-	Milton M Somers Middle School	La Plata	Charles County Public Schools	30%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	666
#92	C-	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	475
#93	C-	Smithsburg Middle	Smithsburg	Washington County Public Schools	30%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	534
#94	C-	Walkersville Middle	Walkersville	Frederick County Public Schools	30%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	841
#95	C-	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	30%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	611
#96	C-	Braddock Middle	Cumberland	Allegany County Public Schools	29%	30%	Meets Expectations	603
#97	C-	Calvert Middle	Prince Frederick	Calvert County Public Schools	29%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	652
#98	C-	Newport Mill Middle	Kensington	Montgomery County Public Schools	29%	30%	Meets Expectations	623
#99	C-	Parkland Middle (Magnet)	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,050
#100	C-	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup	Howard County Public Schools	29%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	767
#101	C-	Pine Grove Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	916
#102	C-	Rising Sun Middle School	Rising Sun	Cecil County Public Schools	29%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	619
#103	C-	Sligo Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	29%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	676
#104	C-	Thomas Viaduct	Hanover	Howard County Public Schools	29%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	858
#105	C-	Cherry Hill Middle	Elkton	Cecil County Public Schools	28%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	401
#106	C-	Macarthur Middle (Magnet)	Fort Meade	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	878
#107	C-	Northern Middle School	Accident	Garrett County Public Schools	28%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	320
#108	C-	Northwest Middle	Taneytown	Carroll County Public Schools	28%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	637
#109	C-	Samuel Ogle Middle	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	28%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	795
#110	C-	Southern Middle	Lothian	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	28%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	755
#111	C-	Springfield Middle (Magnet)	Williamsport	Washington County Public Schools	28%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	748
#112	C-	Thurmont Middle	Thurmont	Frederick County Public Schools	28%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	546
#113	C-	Centreville Middle School	Centreville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	27%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	481
#114	D+	Gov Thomas Johnson Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	27%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	549
#115	D+	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge	Howard County Public Schools	27%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	716
#116	D+	Redland Middle	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	27%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	571
#117	D+	Bohemia Manor Middle	Chesapeake City	Cecil County Public Schools	26%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	436
#118	D+	Briggs Chaney Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	26%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	864
#119	D+	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	26%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	497
#120	D+	Lindale Middle (Magnet)	Linthicum	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,178
#121	D+	Mill Creek Middle	Lusby	Calvert County Public Schools	26%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	446
#122	D+	Southern Middle	Lusby	Calvert County Public Schools	26%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	449
#123	D+	Sudlersville Middle School	Sudlersville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	26%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	405
#124	D+	West Frederick Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	26%	29%	Meets Expectations	776
#125	D+	Benjamin Banneker Middle	Burtonsville	Montgomery County Public Schools	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	781
#126	D+	Brooklyn Park Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	775
#127	D+	Greenbelt Middle (Magnet)	Greenbelt	Prince George's County Public Schools	25%	25%	Meets Expectations	1,342
#128	D+	Kenmoor Middle (Magnet)	Landover	Prince George's County Public Schools	25%	25%	Meets Expectations	929
#129	D+	Old Mill Middle North (Magnet)	Millersville	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	25%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	960
#130	D+	Sudbrook Magnet Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	929
#131	D+	Walker Mill Middle (Magnet)	Capitol Heights	Prince George's County Public Schools	25%	24%	Meets Expectations	693
#132	D+	Argyle Middle (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	24%	25%	Meets Expectations	995
#133	D+	Franklin Middle	Reisterstown	Baltimore County Public Schools	24%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,153
#134	D+	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	24%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	598
#135	D+	Perryville Middle	Perryville	Cecil County Public Schools	24%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	557
#136	D+	Pikesville Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	24%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	967
#137	D	Bennett Middle	Fruitland	Wicomico County Public Schools	23%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	906
#138	D	Crestwood Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	23%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	739
#139	D	E Russell Hicks Middle (Magnet)	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	23%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	824
#140	D	Easton Middle	Easton	Talbot County Public Schools	23%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	737
#141	D	Gaithersburg Middle (Magnet)	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	23%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	875
#142	D	Loch Raven Technical Academy (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	23%	22%	Meets Expectations	781
#143	D	North East Middle	North East	Cecil County Public Schools	23%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	791
#144	D	Southwest Academy (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	23%	23%	Meets Expectations	739
#145	D	Francis Scott Key Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	22%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	965
#146	D	Lockerman Middle School	Denton	Caroline County Public Schools	22%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	866
#147	D	North Dorchester Middle School	Hurlock	Dorchester County Public Schools	22%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	415
#148	D	Northern Middle (Magnet)	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	22%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	848
#149	D	Sparrows Point Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	22%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	561
#150	D	Theodore G Davis Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	22%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	1,043
#151	D	Deer Park Middle Magnet School (Magnet)	Randallstown	Baltimore County Public Schools	21%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,322
#152	D	Edgewood Middle	Edgewood	Harford County Public Schools	21%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	999
#153	D	John Hanson Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	21%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	772
#154	D	Magnolia Middle	Joppa	Harford County Public Schools	21%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	730
#155	D	Matthew Henson Middle School	Indian Head	Charles County Public Schools	21%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	710
#156	D	Middle River Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	21%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	978
#157	D	Neelsville Middle	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	21%	24%	Meets Expectations	815
#158	D	Salisbury Middle	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	21%	25%	Meets Expectations	873
#159	D	Colonel Richardson Middle School	Federalsburg	Caroline County Public Schools	20%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	374
#160	D	Kent County Middle School	Chestertown	Kent County Public Schools	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	399
#161	D	Martin Luther King JR Middle	Beltsville	Prince George's County Public Schools	20%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	911
#162	D	Mattawoman Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	934
#163	D	Northeast Middle	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	20%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	882
#164	D	Northwest Academy Of Health Sciences (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	759
#165	D	Somerset 67 Intermediate School	Westover	Somerset County Public Schools	20%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	396
#166	D	Aberdeen Middle	Aberdeen	Harford County Public Schools	19%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,082
#167	D	Forest Oak Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	19%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	922
#168	D	Stemmers Run Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	19%	21%	Meets Expectations	838
#169	D	Western Heights Middle (Magnet)	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	19%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	903
#170	D-	Ernest Everett Just Middle	Mitchellville	Prince George's County Public Schools	19%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	795
#171	D-	Westmar Middle	Lonaconing	Allegany County Public Schools	19%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	232
#172	D-	Annapolis Middle (Magnet)	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	18%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	879
#173	D-	Corkran Middle School	Glen Burnie	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	18%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	644
#174	D-	General John Stricker Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	18%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	745
#175	D-	James Madison Middle	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	18%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	873
#176	D-	Montgomery Village Middle	Montgomery Village	Montgomery County Public Schools	18%	21%	Meets Expectations	773
#177	D-	White Oak Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	18%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	852
#178	D-	Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	17%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	925
#179	D-	Kettering Middle (Magnet)	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	17%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	915
#180	D-	Thomas Johnson Middle	Lanham	Prince George's County Public Schools	17%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	1,274
#181	D-	Washington Middle	Cumberland	Allegany County Public Schools	17%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	583
#182	D-	Gwynn Park Middle	Brandywine	Prince George's County Public Schools	16%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	711
#183	D-	Hyattsville Middle (Magnet)	Seabrook	Prince George's County Public Schools	16%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	705
#184	D-	Marley Middle	Glen Burnie	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	16%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	924
#185	D-	Monocacy Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	16%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	926
#186	D-	Odessa Shannon Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	16%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	823
#187	D-	Windsor Mill Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	16%	18%	Meets Expectations	626
#188	D-	Elkton Middle	Elkton	Cecil County Public Schools	15%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	523
#189	D-	General Smallwood Middle School	Indian Head	Charles County Public Schools	14%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	543
#190	D-	Meade Middle	Fort Meade	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	14%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	788
#191	D-	Oxon Hill Middle	Fort Washington	Prince George's County Public Schools	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	767
#192	D-	Stephen Decatur Middle	Clinton	Prince George's County Public Schools	14%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	781
#193	D-	Woodlawn Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	14%	16%	Meets Expectations	633
#194	D-	Deep Creek Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	13%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	752
#195	D-	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle	Laurel	Prince George's County Public Schools	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,084
#196	D-	Wicomico Middle	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	13%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	819
#197	F	The Crossroads School (Charter)	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	13%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	162
#198	F	Buck Lodge Middle	Adelphi	Prince George's County Public Schools	11%	14%	Meets Expectations	1,242
#199	F	Charles Carroll Middle	New Carrollton	Prince George's County Public Schools	11%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,228
#200	F	Nicholas Orem Middle	Hyattsville	Prince George's County Public Schools	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,138
#201	F	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Temple Hills	Prince George's County Public Schools	11%	12%	Meets Expectations	704
#202	F	William Wirt Middle	Riverdale	Prince George's County Public Schools	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,246
#203	F	Benjamin Stoddert Middle	Temple Hills	Prince George's County Public Schools	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	560
#204	F	G James Gholson Middle	Landover	Prince George's County Public Schools	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	867
#205	F	Maces Lane Middle School	Cambridge	Dorchester County Public Schools	9%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	481
#206	F	Lansdowne Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	8%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	869
#207	F	Lillie May Carroll Jackson School (Charter)	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	221
#208	F	Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	343
#209	F	Drew Freeman Middle	Forestville	Prince George's County Public Schools	7%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	833
#210	F	Dundalk Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	7%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	860
#211	F	Booker T Washington Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	5%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	157
#212	F	Stadium School	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	5%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	339

How Maryland's middle schools compare

A: 12B: 39C: 62D: 83F: 16

24% of the 212 ranked middle schools in Maryland earn an A or B (12 A grades, 39 B, 62 C, 83 D, 16 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 55 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (26% here, 71% nationally), and 4 exceed it. On average 29% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 36% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 53): Montgomery County Public Schools (16), Howard County Public Schools (11), Anne Arundel County Public Schools (6), Frederick County Public Schools (5).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Baltimore (25, 1 at A or B), Silver Spring (9, 1 at A or B), Rockville (6, 3 at A or B), Ellicott City (6, 6 at A or B), Gaithersburg (5, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Perry Hall Middle (1,754 students, C+, #58), Severna Park Middle (1,399 students, B+, #14), Crofton Middle (1,374 students, B, #18).

Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Maryland that are not ranked

7 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (4)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

F Crossroads Center, Baltimore
D+ Crossroads Middle School, Westminster
D+ Mary Moss At Adams Academy, Annapolis
D+ Meadowood Education Center, Baltimore

Closed schools (3)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

D- Golden Ring Middle, Baltimore
F Isaac J Gourdine Middle, Fort Washington
D+ Southern Middle School, Oakland

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Maryland.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Maryland

What is the best middle school in Maryland?

Clarksville Middle in Clarksville ranks first among the 212 ranked middle schools in Maryland with a SchoolGrade of A, 65% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 67%.

How are middle schools in Maryland ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Maryland have?

SchoolGrade grades 219 public middle schools in Maryland; 212 are ranked here and 7 are listed as not ranked.