Best Middle Schools in Maryland (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

213

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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	76%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	649
#2	A+	Thomas W Pyle Middle	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	75%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,241
#3	A+	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville	Howard County Public Schools	73%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	894
#4	A+	Severna Park Middle	Severna Park	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	73%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,399
#5	A+	Herbert Hoover Middle (Magnet)	Potomac	Montgomery County Public Schools	72%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	925
#6	A+	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	70%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	683
#7	A+	Burleigh Manor Middle School	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	69%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	806
#8	A+	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton	Howard County Public Schools	68%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	643
#9	A+	Robert Frost Middle School	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	68%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	968
#10	A+	Urbana Middle	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	68%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,128
#11	A+	Windsor Knolls Middle	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	66%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	744
#12	A+	Stephen Decatur Middle	Berlin	Worcester County Public Schools	65%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	697
#13	A+	Cabin John Middle	Potomac	Montgomery County Public Schools	64%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	974
#14	A+	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	64%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	670
#15	A+	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood	Howard County Public Schools	64%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	493
#16	A+	John H Poole Middle	Poolesville	Montgomery County Public Schools	63%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	443
#17	A+	North Bethesda Middle	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	63%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,110
#18	A+	Westland Middle (Magnet)	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	61%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	845
#19	A	Ridgely Middle	Lutherville	Baltimore County Public Schools	61%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,061
#20	A	Severn River Middle	Arnold	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	60%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	734
#21	A	Hereford Middle	Monkton	Baltimore County Public Schools	59%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	903
#22	A	Magothy River Middle	Arnold	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	59%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	683
#23	A	Oakdale Middle	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	59%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,057
#24	A	Central Middle (Magnet)	Edgewater	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	58%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	1,299
#25	A	Crofton Middle	Gambrills	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	58%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	1,374
#26	A	Fallston Middle School	Fallston	Harford County Public Schools	58%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,007
#27	A	Hallie Wells Middle	Clarksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	58%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	963
#28	A	Oklahoma Road Middle	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	58%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	742
#29	A	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	58%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	661
#30	A	Smithsburg Middle	Smithsburg	Washington County Public Schools	57%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	534
#31	A	Northern Middle	Owings	Calvert County Public Schools	56%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	636
#32	A	Takoma Park Middle (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	56%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,077
#33	A	Boonsboro Middle (Magnet)	Boonsboro	Washington County Public Schools	55%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	610
#34	A	Rosa M Parks Middle	Olney	Montgomery County Public Schools	55%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	848
#35	A	Sykesville Middle	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	55%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	748
#36	A-	Hammond Middle School	Laurel	Howard County Public Schools	55%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	570
#37	A-	Shiloh Middle	Hampstead	Carroll County Public Schools	55%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	604
#38	A-	Matapeake Middle School	Stevensville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	54%	48%	Meets Expectations	393
#39	A-	Middletown Middle	Middletown	Frederick County Public Schools	53%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	799
#40	A-	Silver Creek Middle	Kensington	Montgomery County Public Schools	53%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	778
#41	A-	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	52%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	617
#42	A-	Leonardtown Middle	Leonardtown	St. Mary's County Public Schools	52%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	969
#43	A-	William H Farquhar Middle	Olney	Montgomery County Public Schools	52%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	674
#44	A-	Bel Air Middle	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	51%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	1,138
#45	A-	Kingsview Middle	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	51%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	960
#46	A-	Tilden Middle	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	51%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,100
#47	A-	Westminster West Middle	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	51%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	875
#48	A-	Julius West Middle	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	50%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,325
#49	A-	Southampton Middle	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	50%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,175
#50	A-	Windy Hill Middle	Owings	Calvert County Public Schools	50%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	737
#51	A-	Arundel Middle	Odenton	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	49%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,286
#52	B+	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City	Howard County Public Schools	48%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	682
#53	B+	Lakelands Park Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	48%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	1,042
#54	B+	New Market Middle	New Market	Frederick County Public Schools	48%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	684
#55	B+	Northern Middle School	Accident	Garrett County Public Schools	48%	45%	Meets Expectations	320
#56	B+	Patterson Mill Middle School	Bel Air	Harford County Public Schools	47%	45%	Meets Expectations	760
#57	B+	Plum Point Middle	Huntingtown	Calvert County Public Schools	47%	42%	Meets Expectations	617
#58	B+	Clear Spring Middle	Clear Spring	Washington County Public Schools	46%	45%	Meets Expectations	329
#59	B+	Dumbarton Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	46%	41%	Meets Expectations	1,073
#60	B+	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge	Howard County Public Schools	46%	42%	Meets Expectations	680
#61	B+	Mount Airy Middle	Mount Airy	Carroll County Public Schools	46%	39%	Meets Expectations	721
#62	B+	Walkersville Middle	Walkersville	Frederick County Public Schools	46%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	841
#63	B+	Braddock Middle	Cumberland	Allegany County Public Schools	45%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	603
#64	B+	Rising Sun Middle School	Rising Sun	Cecil County Public Schools	45%	38%	Meets Expectations	619
#65	B+	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel	Howard County Public Schools	44%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	591
#66	B+	North Harford Middle	Pylesville	Harford County Public Schools	44%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	848
#67	B+	Calvert Middle	Prince Frederick	Calvert County Public Schools	43%	40%	Meets Expectations	652
#68	B	Chesapeake Bay Middle	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	43%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,067
#69	B	Gov Thomas Johnson Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	43%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	549
#70	B	Centreville Middle School	Centreville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	42%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	481
#71	B	Esperanza Middle	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	42%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	875
#72	B	Perry Hall Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	42%	40%	Meets Expectations	1,754
#73	B	Stevensville Middle School	Stevensville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	42%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	496
#74	B	Brunswick Middle	Brunswick	Frederick County Public Schools	41%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	656
#75	B	Catonsville Middle	Catonsville	Baltimore County Public Schools	41%	36%	Meets Expectations	805
#76	B	Earle B Wood Middle	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	41%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	1,068
#77	B	North Carroll Middle	Hampstead	Carroll County Public Schools	41%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	622
#78	B	Westminster East Middle	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	41%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	767
#79	B	Eastern Middle (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	40%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	893
#80	B	Bohemia Manor Middle	Chesapeake City	Cecil County Public Schools	39%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	436
#81	B	Cockeysville Middle	Cockeysville	Baltimore County Public Schools	39%	34%	Meets Expectations	840
#82	B	E Russell Hicks Middle (Magnet)	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	39%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	824
#83	B	John T Baker Middle School	Damascus	Montgomery County Public Schools	39%	37%	Meets Expectations	825
#84	B	Northern Middle (Magnet)	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	39%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	848
#85	B	Northwest Middle	Taneytown	Carroll County Public Schools	39%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	637
#86	B-	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	39%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	611
#87	B-	Ballenger Creek Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	38%	32%	Meets Expectations	805
#88	B-	Margaret Brent Middle	Mechanicsville	St. Mary's County Public Schools	38%	34%	Meets Expectations	935
#89	B-	Mount Savage Middle	Mount Savage	Allegany County Public Schools	38%	33%	Meets Expectations	425
#90	B-	Piccowaxen Middle School	Newburg	Charles County Public Schools	38%	33%	Meets Expectations	616
#91	B-	Silver Spring International Middle (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	38%	33%	Meets Expectations	1,158
#92	B-	Southern Middle	Lothian	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	38%	34%	Meets Expectations	755
#93	B-	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge	Howard County Public Schools	37%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	716
#94	B-	Newport Mill Middle	Kensington	Montgomery County Public Schools	37%	30%	Meets Expectations	623
#95	B-	Rocky Hill Middle	Clarksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	1,058
#96	B-	Samuel Ogle Middle	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	37%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	795
#97	B-	Benjamin Tasker Middle School (Magnet)	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	36%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	1,044
#98	B-	Parkland Middle (Magnet)	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	36%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	1,050
#99	B-	Ridgeview Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	36%	34%	Meets Expectations	751
#100	B-	Sligo Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	36%	35%	Meets Expectations	676
#101	B-	Springfield Middle (Magnet)	Williamsport	Washington County Public Schools	35%	30%	Meets Expectations	748
#102	C+	Mill Creek Middle	Lusby	Calvert County Public Schools	35%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	446
#103	C+	Milton M Somers Middle School	La Plata	Charles County Public Schools	35%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	666
#104	C+	North Dorchester Middle School	Hurlock	Dorchester County Public Schools	35%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	415
#105	C+	Perryville Middle	Perryville	Cecil County Public Schools	35%	29%	Meets Expectations	557
#106	C+	Redland Middle	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	35%	30%	Meets Expectations	571
#107	C+	Wiley H Bates Middle (Magnet)	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	35%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	682
#108	C+	Colonel Richardson Middle School	Federalsburg	Caroline County Public Schools	33%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	374
#109	C+	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	33%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	475
#110	C+	Roberto W Clemente Middle (Magnet)	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	33%	32%	Meets Expectations	857
#111	C+	Arbutus Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	32%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	970
#112	C+	Greenbelt Middle (Magnet)	Greenbelt	Prince George's County Public Schools	32%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	1,342
#113	C+	Havre De Grace Middle	Havre De Grace	Harford County Public Schools	32%	26%	Meets Expectations	626
#114	C+	Martin Luther King JR Middle (Magnet)	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	32%	27%	Meets Expectations	890
#115	C+	Parkville Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	32%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	999
#116	C+	Salisbury Middle	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	32%	26%	Meets Expectations	873
#117	C+	Sudbrook Magnet Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	32%	30%	Meets Expectations	929
#118	C	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	31%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	497
#119	C	Monocacy Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	31%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	926
#120	C	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup	Howard County Public Schools	31%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	767
#121	C	Spring Ridge Middle	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	987
#122	C	Sudlersville Middle School	Sudlersville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	31%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	405
#123	C	Theodore G Davis Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	31%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,043
#124	C	West Frederick Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	31%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	776
#125	C	Kenmoor Middle (Magnet)	Landover	Prince George's County Public Schools	30%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	929
#126	C	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	30%	27%	Meets Expectations	598
#127	C	Lindale Middle (Magnet)	Linthicum	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	30%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	1,178
#128	C	Shady Grove Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	30%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	495
#129	C	Northeast Middle	Pasadena	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	29%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	882
#130	C	Old Mill Middle North (Magnet)	Millersville	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	29%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	960
#131	C	Thurmont Middle	Thurmont	Frederick County Public Schools	29%	27%	Meets Expectations	546
#132	C	Westmar Middle	Lonaconing	Allegany County Public Schools	29%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	232
#133	C	Lockerman Middle School	Denton	Caroline County Public Schools	28%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	866
#134	C	Sparrows Point Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	28%	27%	Meets Expectations	561
#135	C-	Old Mill Middle South (Magnet)	Millersville	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	28%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	979
#136	C-	Thomas Viaduct	Hanover	Howard County Public Schools	28%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	858
#137	C-	Argyle Middle (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	27%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	995
#138	C-	Crestwood Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	27%	22%	Meets Expectations	739
#139	C-	General Smallwood Middle School	Indian Head	Charles County Public Schools	27%	20%	Meets Expectations	543
#140	C-	Western Heights Middle (Magnet)	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	27%	22%	Meets Expectations	903
#141	C-	Bennett Middle	Fruitland	Wicomico County Public Schools	26%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	906
#142	C-	Briggs Chaney Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	26%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	864
#143	C-	Cherry Hill Middle	Elkton	Cecil County Public Schools	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	401
#144	C-	North East Middle	North East	Cecil County Public Schools	26%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	791
#145	C-	The Crossroads School (Charter)	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	26%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	162
#146	C-	Washington Middle	Cumberland	Allegany County Public Schools	26%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	583
#147	C-	Neelsville Middle	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	25%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	815
#148	C-	Walker Mill Middle (Magnet)	Capitol Heights	Prince George's County Public Schools	25%	22%	Meets Expectations	693
#149	C-	A Mario Loiederman Middle (Magnet)	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	24%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,001
#150	C-	Deer Park Middle Magnet School (Magnet)	Randallstown	Baltimore County Public Schools	24%	23%	Meets Expectations	1,322
#151	C-	John Hanson Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	24%	19%	Meets Expectations	772
#152	C-	Pine Grove Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	24%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	916
#153	D+	Aberdeen Middle	Aberdeen	Harford County Public Schools	24%	23%	Meets Expectations	1,082
#154	D+	Brooklyn Park Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	24%	23%	Meets Expectations	775
#155	D+	Easton Middle	Easton	Talbot County Public Schools	24%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	737
#156	D+	Southern Middle	Lusby	Calvert County Public Schools	24%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	449
#157	D+	Kettering Middle (Magnet)	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	23%	18%	Meets Expectations	915
#158	D+	Ernest Everett Just Middle	Mitchellville	Prince George's County Public Schools	22%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	795
#159	D+	Martin Luther King JR Middle	Beltsville	Prince George's County Public Schools	22%	19%	Meets Expectations	911
#160	D+	Windsor Mill Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	22%	22%	Meets Expectations	626
#161	D+	Benjamin Banneker Middle	Burtonsville	Montgomery County Public Schools	21%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	781
#162	D+	Deep Creek Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	21%	18%	Meets Expectations	752
#163	D+	Macarthur Middle (Magnet)	Fort Meade	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	21%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	878
#164	D+	Marley Middle	Glen Burnie	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	21%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	924
#165	D+	Matthew Henson Middle School	Indian Head	Charles County Public Schools	21%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	710
#166	D+	Nicholas Orem Middle	Hyattsville	Prince George's County Public Schools	21%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	1,138
#167	D+	Stephen Decatur Middle	Clinton	Prince George's County Public Schools	21%	15%	Meets Expectations	781
#168	D+	White Oak Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	21%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	852
#169	D+	Woodlawn Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	21%	19%	Meets Expectations	633
#170	D	Edgewood Middle	Edgewood	Harford County Public Schools	21%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	999
#171	D	Gaithersburg Middle (Magnet)	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	20%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	875
#172	D	Magnolia Middle	Joppa	Harford County Public Schools	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	730
#173	D	Mattawoman Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	20%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	934
#174	D	Middle River Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	20%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	978
#175	D	Somerset 67 Intermediate School	Westover	Somerset County Public Schools	20%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	396
#176	D	Forest Oak Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	19%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	922
#177	D	Franklin Middle	Reisterstown	Baltimore County Public Schools	19%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	1,153
#178	D	Kent County Middle School	Chestertown	Kent County Public Schools	19%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	399
#179	D	Meade Middle	Fort Meade	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	19%	19%	Meets Expectations	788
#180	D	Oxon Hill Middle	Fort Washington	Prince George's County Public Schools	19%	14%	Meets Expectations	767
#181	D	Thomas Johnson Middle	Lanham	Prince George's County Public Schools	19%	18%	Meets Expectations	1,274
#182	D	Booker T Washington Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	18%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	157
#183	D	Francis Scott Key Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	18%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	965
#184	D	Gwynn Park Middle	Brandywine	Prince George's County Public Schools	18%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	711
#185	D	Maces Lane Middle School	Cambridge	Dorchester County Public Schools	18%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	481
#186	D	Southwest Academy (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	18%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	739
#187	D-	Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	18%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	925
#188	D-	Elkton Middle	Elkton	Cecil County Public Schools	18%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	523
#189	D-	James Madison Middle	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	18%	17%	Meets Expectations	873
#190	D-	Northwest Academy Of Health Sciences (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	18%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	759
#191	D-	Odessa Shannon Middle	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	18%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	823
#192	D-	Stemmers Run Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	18%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	838
#193	D-	Annapolis Middle (Magnet)	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	17%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	879
#194	D-	Corkran Middle School	Glen Burnie	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	17%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	644
#195	D-	Lillie May Carroll Jackson School (Charter)	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	17%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	221
#196	D-	Loch Raven Technical Academy (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	17%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	781
#197	D-	Pikesville Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	17%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	967
#198	D-	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle	Laurel	Prince George's County Public Schools	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	1,084
#199	D-	Hyattsville Middle (Magnet)	Seabrook	Prince George's County Public Schools	15%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	705
#200	D-	Montgomery Village Middle	Montgomery Village	Montgomery County Public Schools	15%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	773
#201	D-	Charles Carroll Middle	New Carrollton	Prince George's County Public Schools	14%	13%	Meets Expectations	1,228
#202	F	Benjamin Stoddert Middle	Temple Hills	Prince George's County Public Schools	14%	11%	Meets Expectations	560
#203	F	Buck Lodge Middle	Adelphi	Prince George's County Public Schools	14%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,242
#204	F	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Temple Hills	Prince George's County Public Schools	14%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	704
#205	F	Wicomico Middle	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	14%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	819
#206	F	William Wirt Middle	Riverdale	Prince George's County Public Schools	13%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,246
#207	F	Lansdowne Middle (Magnet)	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	869
#208	F	Stadium School	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	12%	8%	Meets Expectations	339
#209	F	G James Gholson Middle	Landover	Prince George's County Public Schools	11%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	867
#210	F	General John Stricker Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	11%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	745
#211	F	Drew Freeman Middle	Forestville	Prince George's County Public Schools	10%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	833
#212	F	Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	10%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	343
#213	F	Dundalk Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	9%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	860

How Maryland's middle schools compare

A: 51B: 50C: 51D: 49F: 12

47% of the 213 ranked middle schools in Maryland earn an A or B (51 A grades, 50 B, 51 C, 49 D, 12 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 149 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (70% here, 70% nationally), and 88 exceed it. On average 36% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 31% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Stephen Decatur Middle (65% against 34%, A+), Urbana Middle (68% against 47%, A+), Windsor Knolls Middle (66% against 45%, A+), Clarksville Middle (76% against 56%, A+), Thomas W Pyle Middle (75% against 55%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 54): 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, 2 at A or B), Silver Spring (10, 4 at A or B), Ellicott City (6, 6 at A or B), Rockville (6, 5 at A or B), Gaithersburg (5, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Perry Hall Middle (1,754 students, B, #72), Severna Park Middle (1,399 students, A+, #4), Crofton Middle (1,374 students, A, #25).

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

6 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 (3)

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
F Meadowood Education Center, Baltimore

Not yet graded (3)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Golden Ring Middle, Baltimore
Isaac J Gourdine Middle, Fort Washington
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 213 ranked middle schools in Maryland with a SchoolGrade of A+, 76% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 56%.

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; 213 are ranked here and 6 are listed as not ranked.