These Are The Best Middle Schools In MD: U.S. News Ranking

Correction: A previous version of this story listed the incorrect county for Clarksville Middle School. It is located in Howard County.

MARYLAND — Clarksville Middle School in Howard County is the best public middle school in Maryland, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public middle schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. The researchers analyzed 59,128 middle schools for the report.

The top 25 public middle schools in Maryland are:

1. Clarksville Middle (Clarksville)
2. Folly Quarter Middle (Ellicott City)
3. Thomas W. Pyle Middle (Bethesda)
4. Mount View Middle (Marriottsville)
5. Burleigh Manor Middle School (Ellicott City)
6. Cabin John Middle (Potomac)
7. Robert Frost Middle School (Rockville)
8. Urbana Middle (Ijamsville)
9. Stephen Decatur Middle (Berlin)
10. Frederick Classical Charter (Frederick)
11. North Bethesda Middle (Bethesda)
12. Herbert Hoover Middle (Potomac)
13. Chesapeake Science Point (Hanover)
14. Takoma Park Middle (Silver Spring)
15. Severna Park Middle (Severna Park)
16. Glenwood Middle (Glenwood)
17. Lime Kiln Middle (Fulton)
18. Chesapeake Charter School (Lexington Park)
19. Ellicott Mills Middle (Ellicott City)
20. Dora Kennedy French Immersion (Greenbelt)
21. Smithsburg Middle (Smithsburg)
22. Ridgely Middle (Lutherville)
23. Westland Middle (Bethesda)
24. Clear Spring Middle (Clear Spring)
25. Berlin Intermediate (Berlin)

Go here to see the full list of the best Maryland middle schools.

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The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to give parents a snapshot of how well schools provide a high-quality education and prepare students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.