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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Maryland

Across Maryland, 123 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Roberto W. Clemente Middle leads the list at -35.3%, against a median of -9.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

123

Maryland

Best Enrollment change

-35.3%

Median Enrollment change

-9.2%

FASTEST DECLINING · MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Roberto W. Clemente Middle	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,373	888	-35.3%
2	Milton M. Somers Middle School	La Plata, MD	Charles County Public Schools	986	671	-31.9%
3	Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	437	303	-30.7%
4	G. James Gholson Middle	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	860	603	-29.9%
5	Charles Carroll Middle	New Carrollton, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,220	884	-27.5%
6	Katherine Johnson Global Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	646	473	-26.8%
7	Sudbrook Magnet Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,063	821	-22.8%
8	Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	405	313	-22.7%
9	Berlin Intermediate	Berlin, MD	Worcester County Public Schools	791	613	-22.5%
10	Kent County Middle School	Chestertown, MD	Kent County Public Schools	449	354	-21.2%
11	Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Pittsville, MD	Wicomico County Public Schools	412	325	-21.1%
12	Bel Air Middle	Bel Air, MD	Harford County Public Schools	1,366	1,080	-20.9%
13	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Beltsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	762	605	-20.6%
14	Parkville Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,129	900	-20.3%
15	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	591	471	-20.3%
16	Annapolis Middle	Annapolis, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	987	790	-20.0%
17	Clear Spring Middle	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	376	301	-19.9%
18	Westland Middle	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,037	839	-19.1%
19	Lindale Middle	Linthicum, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	1,091	884	-19.0%
20	Stevensville Middle School	Stevensville, MD	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	557	452	-18.9%
21	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	853	698	-18.2%
22	Deep Creek Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	809	670	-17.2%
23	Perry Hall Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,895	1,582	-16.5%
24	Shady Grove Middle	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	614	514	-16.3%
25	Benjamin Banneker Middle	Burtonsville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	840	705	-16.1%
26	Dundalk Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	709	598	-15.7%
27	Robert Frost Middle School	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,083	915	-15.5%
28	Neelsville Middle	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	922	781	-15.3%
29	Thomas W. Pyle Middle	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,485	1,259	-15.2%
30	Woodlawn Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	615	522	-15.1%
31	Hereford Middle	Monkton, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,013	861	-15.0%
32	Northern Middle School	Accident, MD	Garrett County Public Schools	357	305	-14.6%
33	Edgewood Middle	Edgewood, MD	Harford County Public Schools	1,089	936	-14.0%
34	Smithsburg Middle	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	641	554	-13.6%
35	Lansdowne Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	762	661	-13.3%
36	Pine Grove Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	927	804	-13.3%
37	Mattawoman Middle School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	991	862	-13.0%
38	Booker T. Washington Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	220	192	-12.7%
39	Ridgely Middle	Lutherville, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,188	1,039	-12.5%
40	North Dorchester Middle School	Hurlock, MD	Dorchester County Public Schools	473	414	-12.5%
41	John Hanson Middle School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	829	727	-12.3%
42	Rising Sun Middle School	Rising Sun, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	674	592	-12.2%
43	Argyle Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	989	868	-12.2%
44	Easton Middle	Easton, MD	Talbot County Public Schools	801	703	-12.2%
45	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	472	415	-12.1%
46	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	700	616	-12.0%
47	Boonsboro Middle	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	764	673	-11.9%
48	Kingsview Middle	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,029	908	-11.8%
49	Margaret Brent Middle	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	993	878	-11.6%
50	Walkersville Middle	Walkersville, MD	Frederick County Public Schools	880	779	-11.5%

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