The top-ranked public middle schools in Maryland are Clarksville Middle School, Folly Quarter Middle School and Mount View Middle School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top-ranked public middle schools are Clarksville, Potomac and Bethesda.
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 27%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 45%.
Top-Ranked Public Middle Schools in Maryland (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Clarksville Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
6535 S Trotter Rd
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7057
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7057
Rank: #22.
Folly Quarter Middle School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 63% (Top 10%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
13500 Triadelphia Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-1506
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-1506
Rank: #33.
Mount View Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 66% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
12101 Woodford Dr
Marriottsville, MD 21104
(410) 313-5545
Marriottsville, MD 21104
(410) 313-5545
Rank: #44.
Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60% (Top 10%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
6311 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-3500
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-3500
Rank: #55.
Burleigh Manor Middle School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 63% (Top 10%)
Reading: 73% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
4200 Centennial Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2507
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2507
Rank: #66.
Robert Frost Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 53% (Top 20%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
9201 Scott Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-3949
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-3949
Rank: #77.
Chesapeake Science Point
Charter School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 52% (Top 20%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
7321 Parkway Drive South
Hanover, MD 21076
(443) 757-5277
Hanover, MD 21076
(443) 757-5277
Rank: #88.
Severna Park Middle School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 51% (Top 20%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
450 Jumpers Hole Rd
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 647-7900
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 647-7900
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Lime Kiln Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 53% (Top 20%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
11650 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5988
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5988
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Urbana Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 50% (Top 20%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
3511 Pontius Ct
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 566-9200
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 566-9200
Rank: #1111.
Herbert Hoover Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 51% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
8810 Post Oak Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
(301) 968-3740
Potomac, MD 20854
(301) 968-3740
Rank: #1212.
Frederick Classical Charter
Charter School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 52% (Top 20%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
8445 Spires Way Suite Cc
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 236-1200
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 236-1200
Rank: #1313.
Cabin John Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 48% (Top 20%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
10701 Gainsborough Road
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 406-1600
Potomac, MD 20854
(240) 406-1600
Rank: #1414.
Stephen Decatur Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 48% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
9815 Seahawk Rd
Berlin, MD 21811
(410) 641-2846
Berlin, MD 21811
(410) 641-2846
Rank: #1515.
Glenwood Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 47% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
2680 Rt 97
Glenwood, MD 21738
(410) 313-5520
Glenwood, MD 21738
(410) 313-5520
Rank: #1616.
North Bethesda Middle School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 46% (Top 30%)
Reading: 73% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
8935 Bradmoor Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-2100
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-2100
Rank: #1717.
Swan Meadow School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 40-59% (Top 20%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-8
6709 Garrett Highway
Oakland, MD 21550
(301) 334-2059
Oakland, MD 21550
(301) 334-2059
Rank: #1818.
Ellicott Mills Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 70% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
4445 Montgomery Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2839
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2839
Rank: #1919.
Takoma Park Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 50% (Top 20%)
Reading: 63% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
7611 Piney Branch Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 740-5220
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 740-5220
Rank: #2020.
Chesapeake Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 43% (Top 30%)
Reading: 68% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-8
20945 Great Mills Road
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-9585
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-9585
Rank: #2121.
Westland Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 42% (Top 30%)
Reading: 68% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
5511 Massachusetts Ave
Bethesda, MD 20816
(240) 740-5850
Bethesda, MD 20816
(240) 740-5850
Rank: #2222.
John Poole Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 41% (Top 30%)
Reading: 69% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
17014 Tom Fox Ave
Poolesville, MD 20837
(240) 740-4200
Poolesville, MD 20837
(240) 740-4200
Rank: #2323.
Magothy River Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 39% (Top 30%)
Reading: 70% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
241 Peninsula Farm Rd
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 544-0926
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 544-0926
Rank: #2424.
Crofton Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 39% (Top 30%)
Reading: 69% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
2301 Davidsonville Rd
Gambrills, MD 21054
(410) 793-0280
Gambrills, MD 21054
(410) 793-0280
Rank: #2525.
Dora Kennedy French Immersion
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 34% (Top 50%)
Reading: 75% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
8950 Edmonston Rd
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 918-8660
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 918-8660
Rank: #2626.
Oakdale Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 43% (Top 30%)
Reading: 64% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
5810 Oakdale School Road
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-5500
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-5500
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Hampstead Hill Academy
Charter School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 63% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
500 S Linwood Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9146
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9146
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Robert Goddard Montessori
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 35% (Top 50%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
9850 Good Luck Rd
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 918-3515
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 918-3515
Rank: #2929.
Thomas Johnson Elementary Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 47% (Top 20%)
Reading: 61% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
100 E Heath Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-1575
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-1575
Rank: #3030.
Northern Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 34% (Top 50%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
2954 Chaneyville Rd
Owings, MD 20736
(443) 550-9230
Owings, MD 20736
(443) 550-9230
Rank: #3131.
South Dorchester School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 35-39% (Top 50%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
3485 Golden Hill Road
Church Creek, MD 21622
(410) 901-6934
Church Creek, MD 21622
(410) 901-6934
Rank: #3232.
Windsor Knolls Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 45% (Top 30%)
Reading: 60% (Top 30%)
Grades: 6-8
11150 Windsor Rd
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-5000
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-5000
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Central Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 35% (Top 50%)
Reading: 67% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
221 Central Ave E
Edgewater, MD 21037
(410) 956-5800
Edgewater, MD 21037
(410) 956-5800
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Oklahoma Road Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 35% (Top 50%)
Reading: 67% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
6300 Oklahoma Road
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 751-3600
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410) 751-3600
Rank: #3535.
Smithsburg Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 39% (Top 30%)
Reading: 63% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
68 N Main St
Smithsburg, MD 21783
(301) 766-8353
Smithsburg, MD 21783
(301) 766-8353
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