Best Middle Schools in Maryland

The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Maryland, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 51%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Perry Hall Middle	Baltimore, MD	1,754	63%
2	Accokeek Academy	Accokeek, MD	1,567	59%
3	KIPP Harmony Academy	Baltimore, MD	1,480	28%
4	Severna Park Middle	Severna Park, MD	1,399	69%
5	Crofton Middle	Gambrills, MD	1,374	71%
6	Roland Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	1,365	56%
7	Greenbelt Middle	Greenbelt, MD	1,342	40%
8	Julius West Middle	Rockville, MD	1,325	46%
9	Deer Park Middle Magnet School	Randallstown, MD	1,322	45%
10	Central Middle	Edgewater, MD	1,299	69%
11	Arundel Middle	Odenton, MD	1,286	56%
12	Thomas Johnson Middle	Lanham, MD	1,274	31%
13	William Wirt Middle	Riverdale, MD	1,246	28%
14	Buck Lodge Middle	Adelphi, MD	1,242	40%
15	Thomas W. Pyle Middle	Bethesda, MD	1,241	76%
16	Charles Carroll Middle	New Carrollton, MD	1,228	34%
17	Lindale Middle	Linthicum, MD	1,178	49%
18	Southampton Middle	Bel Air, MD	1,175	70%
19	Silver Spring International Middle	Silver Spring, MD	1,158	48%
20	Franklin Middle	Reisterstown, MD	1,153	50%
21	Bel Air Middle	Bel Air, MD	1,138	52%
22	Nicholas Orem Middle	Hyattsville, MD	1,138	41%
23	Urbana Middle	Ijamsville, MD	1,128	69%
24	North Bethesda Middle	Bethesda, MD	1,110	73%
25	Beltsville Academy	Beltsville, MD	1,102	40%
26	Tilden Middle	Rockville, MD	1,100	57%
27	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle	Laurel, MD	1,084	45%
28	Aberdeen Middle	Aberdeen, MD	1,082	43%
29	Takoma Park Middle	Silver Spring, MD	1,077	51%
30	Dumbarton Middle	Baltimore, MD	1,073	49%
31	Earle B. Wood Middle	Rockville, MD	1,068	59%
32	Chesapeake Bay Middle	Pasadena, MD	1,067	57%
33	Ridgely Middle	Lutherville, MD	1,061	56%
34	Rocky Hill Middle	Clarksburg, MD	1,058	53%
35	Oakdale Middle	Ijamsville, MD	1,057	74%
36	Parkland Middle	Rockville, MD	1,050	39%
37	Benjamin Tasker Middle School	Bowie, MD	1,044	48%
38	Theodore G. Davis Middle School	Waldorf, MD	1,043	62%
39	Lakelands Park Middle	Gaithersburg, MD	1,042	51%
40	The Belair-Edison School	Baltimore, MD	1,013	31%
41	Fallston Middle School	Fallston, MD	1,007	68%
42	A. Mario Loiederman Middle	Silver Spring, MD	1,001	42%
43	Edgewood Middle	Edgewood, MD	999	33%
44	Parkville Middle	Baltimore, MD	999	53%
45	Lakeland Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	997	43%
46	Argyle Middle	Silver Spring, MD	995	50%
47	Spring Ridge Middle	Lexington Park, MD	987	39%
48	Old Mill Middle South	Millersville, MD	979	61%
49	Middle River Middle	Baltimore, MD	978	47%
50	Cabin John Middle	Potomac, MD	974	61%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best middle school in Maryland?

The largest middle school in Maryland is Perry Hall Middle in Baltimore with 1,754 students and a 63% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many middle schools are in Maryland?

This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Maryland by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.