Top 10 Best Public Middle Schools in Maryland (2024)

The top ranked public middle schools in Maryland are listed below (2024).
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Maryland is 19%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 36%.
The top ranked public middle schools in Maryland are Clarksville Middle School, Herbert Hoover Middle School and Thomas W.
Pyle Middle School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public middle schools are Clarksville, Potomac and Bethesda.

Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in Maryland (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Clarksville Middle School
Math: 51% | Reading: 71%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 51% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
6535 S Trotter Rd
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7057
Rank: #22.
Herbert Hoover Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 42% | Reading: 74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 42% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
8810 Post Oak Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(301) 968-3740
Rank: #33.
Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
Math: 37% | Reading: 74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 37% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
6311 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-3500
Rank: #44.
Folly Quarter Middle School
Math: 37% | Reading: 70%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 37% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
13500 Triadelphia Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-1506
Rank: #55.
Burleigh Manor Middle School
Math: 40% | Reading: 66%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 40% (Top 20%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
4200 Centennial Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2507
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
North Bethesda Middle School
Math: 36% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 36% (Top 20%)
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
8935 Bradmoor Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-2100
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Robert Frost Middle School
Math: 36% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 36% (Top 20%)
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
9201 Scott Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-3949
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Cabin John Middle School
Math: 36% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 36% (Top 20%)
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
10701 Gainsborough Road
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 406-1600
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Mount View Middle School
Math: 36% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 36% (Top 20%)
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
12101 Woodford Dr
Marriottsville, MD 21104
(410) 313-5545
Rank: #1010.
Takoma Park Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 36% | Reading: 63%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 36% (Top 20%)
Reading: 63% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
7611 Piney Branch Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 740-5220
Rank: #1111.
Urbana Middle School
Math: 35% | Reading: 64%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 35% (Top 20%)
Reading: 64% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
3511 Pontius Ct
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 566-9200
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Carroll Springs School
Special Education School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: <50% (Top 10%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: 2-12
495 South Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 751-3620
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Claremont School
Special Education School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: <50% (Top 10%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: 8-12
5301 Erdman Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 545-3380
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Crossroads Middle School
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: <50% (Top 10%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: 8
45 Kate Wagner Road
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 751-3691
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Meadowood Education Center
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: <50% (Top 10%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
1849 Gywnn Oak Ave
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(443) 809-6888
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Stephen Knolls School
Special Education School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: <50% (Top 10%)
Reading: <50% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
10731 St. Margaret's Way
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-0050
Rank: #1717.
Chesapeake Science Point
Charter School
Math: 30% | Reading: 68%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 30% (Top 30%)
Reading: 68% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-12
7321 Parkway Drive South
Hanover, MD 21076
(443) 757-5277
Rank: #1818.
Westland Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 30% | Reading: 65%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 30% (Top 30%)
Reading: 65% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
5511 Massachusetts Ave
Bethesda, MD 20816
(301) 320-6515
Rank: #1919.
Lime Kiln Middle School
Math: 29% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 29% (Top 30%)
Reading: 62% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
11650 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5988
Rank: #2020.
Severna Park Middle School
Math: 27% | Reading: 63%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 27% (Top 30%)
Reading: 63% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
450 Jumpers Hole Rd
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 647-7900
Rank: #2121.
Chesapeake Charter School
Charter School
Math: 33% | Reading: 53%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 33% (Top 20%)
Reading: 53% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-8
20945 Great Mills Road
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-9585
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Ellicott Mills Middle School
Math: 26% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 26% (Top 30%)
Reading: 61% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
4445 Montgomery Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2839
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Ridgely Middle School
Math: 24% | Reading: 64%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 24% (Top 30%)
Reading: 64% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
121 Ridgely Road
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(443) 809-7650
Rank: #2424.
Sykesville Middle School
Math: 28% | Reading: 54%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 28% (Top 30%)
Reading: 54% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
7301 Springfield Avenue
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 751-3545
Rank: #2525.
Hereford Middle School
Math: 22% | Reading: 64%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 22% (Top 50%)
Reading: 64% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
712 Corbett Rd
Monkton, MD 21111
(443) 809-7902
Rank: #2626.
Frederick Classical Charter
Charter School
Math: 31% | Reading: 50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 31% (Top 30%)
Reading: 50% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-8
8445 Spires Way Suite Cc
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 236-1200
Rank: #2727.
Roland Park Elementary/middle
Math: 33% | Reading: 48%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 33% (Top 20%)
Reading: 48% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
5207 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 396-6420
Rank: #2828.
Tilden Middle School
Math: 25% | Reading: 57%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 25% (Top 30%)
Reading: 57% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
6300 Tilden Ln
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-6700
Rank: #29 - 3229. - 32.
Glenwood Middle School
Math: 26% | Reading: 56%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 26% (Top 30%)
Reading: 56% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
2680 Rt 97
Glenwood, MD 21738
(410) 313-5520
Rank: #29 - 3229. - 32.
John H. Poole Middle School
Math: 23% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 23% (Top 50%)
Reading: 61% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
17014 Tom Fox Ave
Poolesville, MD 20837
(240) 740-4200
Rank: #29 - 3229. - 32.
Oakdale Middle School
Math: 24% | Reading: 58%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 24% (Top 30%)
Reading: 58% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
5810 Oakdale School Road
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-5500
Rank: #29 - 3229. - 32.
Patapsco Middle School
Math: 26% | Reading: 56%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 26% (Top 30%)
Reading: 56% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
8885 Old Frederick Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2848
Rank: #3333.
Severn River Middle School
Math: 26% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 26% (Top 30%)
Reading: 55% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
241 Peninsula Farm Rd
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 544-0922
Rank: #3434.
Crofton Middle School
Math: 23% | Reading: 58%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 23% (Top 50%)
Reading: 58% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
2301 Davidsonville Rd
Gambrills, MD 21054
(410) 793-0280
Rank: #3535.
Swan Meadow School
Math: 21-39% | Reading: 40-59%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 21-39% (Top 30%)
Reading: 40-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-8
6709 Garrett Highway
Oakland, MD 21550
(301) 334-2059
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