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These Are Maryland's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released

Several middle schools in Montgomery and Howard counties are among the best in Maryland, according to a new Niche report.

Cabin John Middle School

Cabin John Middle School

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Cabin John Middle School in Potomac topped the list, followed by three in Howard County: Clarksville, Mount View, and Folly Quarter middle schools.

To determine the "best public schools in America," Niche's ranking was "based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from US Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users." 

The results are similar to the top public high schools in the state, which was also led by Montgomery and Howard.

Complete methodology can be found here.

The highest performing public middle schools in Maryland, according to Niche, by county: 

Anne Arundel

  • 1. Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School;
  • 2. Severna Park Middle School;
  • 3. Crofton Middle School;
  • 4. Magothy River Middle School;
  • 5. Central Middle School;
  • 6. Severn River Middle School;
  • 7. Anne Arundel Middle School;
  • 8. Wiley H. Bates Middle School;
  • 9. Old Mill Middle School South;
  • 10. Chesapeake Bay Middle School.

Baltimore

  • 1. Ridgely Middle School;
  • 2. Hereford Middle School;
  • 3. Dumbarton Middle School;
  • 4. Perry Hall Middle School;
  • 5. Cockeysville Middle School;
  • 6. Catonsville Middle School;
  • 7. Arbutus Middle School;
  • 8. Sudbrook Magnet Middle School;
  • 9. Pine Grove Middle School;
  • 10. Parkville Middle School & Center of Technology.

Calvert

  • 1. Windy Hill Middle School;
  • 2. Northern Middle School;
  • 3. Plum Point Middle School;
  • 4. Calvert Middle School;
  • 5. Mill Creek Middle School;
  • 6. Southern Middle School;

Carroll

  • 1. Mount Airy Middle School;
  • 2. Sykesville Middle School;
  • 3. Oklahoma Road Middle School;
  • 4. Westminster West Middle School;
  • 5. Shiloh Middle School;
  • 6. Westminster East Middle School
  • 7. North Carroll Middle School;
  • 8. Northwest Middle School.

Cecil

  • 1. Rising Sun Middle School;
  • 2. Cherry Hill Middle School;
  • 3. Bohemia Manor Middle School;
  • 4. North East Middle School;
  • 5. Perryville Middle School;
  • 6. Elkton Middle School.

Charles

  • 1. Piccowaxen Middle School;
  • 2. Theodore G. Davis Middle School;
  • 3. Milton M. Somers Middle School;
  • 4. Matthew Henson Middle School;
  • 5. General Smallwood Middle School;
  • 6. Mattawoman Middle School;
  • 7. John Hanson Middle School;
  • 8. Benjamin Stoddert Middle School.

Frederick

  • 1. Frederick Classical Charter School;
  • 2. Urbana Middle School;
  • 3. Oakdale Middle School;
  • 4. Windsor Knolls Middle School;
  • 5. Middletown Middle School;
  • 6. New Market Middle School;
  • 7. Walkersville Middle School;
  • 8. Monocacy Valley Montessori Public Charter School;
  • 9. Ballenger Creek Middle School;
  • 10. Brunswick Middle School.

Harford

  • 1. Southampton Middle School;
  • 2. Bel Air Middle School;
  • 3. Fallston Middle School;
  • 4. Patterson Mill Middle School;
  • 5. North Harford Middle School;
  • 6. Havre de Grace Middle School;
  • 7. Edgewood Middle School;
  • 8. Aberdeen Middle School;
  • 9. Magnolia Middle School.

Howard

  • 1. Clarksville Middle School;
  • 2. Mount View Middle School;
  • 3. Folly Quarter Middle School;
  • 4. Burleigh Manor Middle School;
  • 5. Ellicott Mills Middle School;
  • 6. Lime Kiln Middle School;
  • 7. Glenwood Middle School;
  • 8. Patapsco Middle School;
  • 9. Dunloggin Middle School;
  • 10. Bonnie Branch Middle School.

Montgomery

  • 1. Cabin John Middle School;
  • 2. Thomas W. Pyle Middle School;
  • 3. Robert Frost Middle School;
  • 4. Herbert Hoover Middle School;
  • 5. North Bethesda Middle School;
  • 6. Takoma Park Middle School;
  • 7. Westland Middle School;
  • 8. John H. Poole Middle School;
  • 9. Lakelands Park Middle School;
  • 10. Hallie Wells Middle School.

Prince George's

  • 1. College Park Academy;
  • 2. Dora Kennedy French Immersion;
  • 3. Robert Goddard Montessori School;
  • 4. Chesapeake Math & IT Academy;
  • 5. Samuel Ogle Middle School;
  • 6. Kenmoor Middle School;
  • 7. Benjamin Tasker Middle School;
  • 8. Thomas G. Pullen School;
  • 9. Greenbelt Middle School;
  • 10. Accokeek Academy.

St. Mary's 

  • 1. Leonardtown Middle School;
  • 2. Chesapeake Charter School;
  • 3. Esperanza Middle School;
  • 4. Margaret Brent Middle School;
  • 5. Spring Ridge Middle School.

Washington

  • 1. Smithsburg Middle School;
  • 2. Boonsboro Middle School;
  • 3. Clear Spring Middle School;
  • 4. Springfield Middle School;
  • 5. E. Russell Hicks Middle School;
  • 6. Northern Middle School;
  • 7. Western Heights Middle School;
  • 8. Hancock Middle Senior High School.

The complete Niche ranking of the best public middle schools in America can be found here. A breakdown of schools in Maryland can be found here.

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