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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Maryland

Across Maryland, 225 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Salisbury Middle leads the list at 8.8:1, against a median of 14.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

225

Maryland

Best Students/teacher

8.8:1

Median Students/teacher

14.5:1

LOWEST RATIO · MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Salisbury Middle	Salisbury, MD	Wicomico County Public Schools	Middle	847	8.8:1
2	Snow Hill Middle	Snow Hill, MD	Worcester County Public Schools	Middle	404	9.5:1
3	Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Pittsville, MD	Wicomico County Public Schools	Middle	325	9.6:1
4	Westmar Middle	Lonaconing, MD	Allegany County Public Schools	Middle	258	9.7:1
5	Kettering Middle	Upper Marlboro, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	874	10.3:1
6	Pocomoke Middle	Pocomoke City, MD	Worcester County Public Schools	Middle	465	10.3:1
7	Kent County Middle School	Chestertown, MD	Kent County Public Schools	Middle	354	10.4:1
8	Wiley H. Bates Middle	Annapolis, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	707	10.5:1
9	Annapolis Middle	Annapolis, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	790	10.6:1
10	Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School	Westover, MD	Somerset County Public Schools	Middle	389	10.8:1
11	Corkran Middle School	Glen Burnie, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	553	10.8:1
12	Magnolia Middle	Joppa, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	689	10.9:1
13	Meade Middle	Fort Meade, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	697	11.1:1
14	Wicomico Middle	Salisbury, MD	Wicomico County Public Schools	Middle	827	11.2:1
15	Edgewood Middle	Edgewood, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	936	11.5:1
16	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	471	11.6:1
17	Gaithersburg Middle	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	869	11.6:1
18	Southern Middle School	Oakland, MD	Garrett County Public Schools	Middle	448	11.7:1
19	Dundalk Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Middle	598	11.7:1
20	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	415	11.9:1
21	Elkton Middle	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Middle	538	11.9:1
22	Stevensville Middle School	Stevensville, MD	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	Middle	452	11.9:1
23	Bennett Middle	Fruitland, MD	Wicomico County Public Schools	Middle	963	11.9:1
24	Berlin Intermediate	Berlin, MD	Worcester County Public Schools	Middle	613	12.0:1
25	Western Heights Middle	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	883	12.1:1
26	Benjamin Banneker Middle	Burtonsville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	705	12.2:1
27	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	569	12.2:1
28	Aberdeen Middle	Aberdeen, MD	Harford County Public Schools	Middle	1,071	12.2:1
29	Mace's Lane Middle School	Cambridge, MD	Dorchester County Public Schools	Middle	490	12.3:1
30	Cherry Hill Middle	Elkton, MD	Cecil County Public Schools	Middle	387	12.3:1
31	G. James Gholson Middle	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Middle	603	12.3:1
32	John Hanson Middle School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	727	12.3:1
33	Mount Savage Middle	Mount Savage, MD	Allegany County Public Schools	Middle	408	12.3:1
34	Montgomery Village Middle	Montgomery Village, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	780	12.4:1
35	Old Mill Middle North	Millersville, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	958	12.5:1
36	Forest Oak Middle	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	828	12.6:1
37	White Oak Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	808	12.6:1
38	Easton Middle	Easton, MD	Talbot County Public Schools	Middle	703	12.6:1
39	Braddock Middle	Cumberland, MD	Allegany County Public Schools	Middle	536	12.6:1
40	MacArthur Middle	Fort Meade, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	992	12.6:1
41	Clear Spring Middle	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	Middle	301	12.6:1
42	Sligo Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	685	12.7:1
43	Marley Middle	Glen Burnie, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	991	12.7:1
44	Northern Middle School	Accident, MD	Garrett County Public Schools	Middle	305	12.7:1
45	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	731	12.7:1
46	Odessa Shannon Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	784	12.8:1
47	Stephen Decatur Middle	Berlin, MD	Worcester County Public Schools	Middle	665	12.8:1
48	Lindale Middle	Linthicum, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Middle	884	12.8:1
49	Centreville Middle School	Centreville, MD	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	Middle	501	12.8:1
50	Matapeake Middle School	Stevensville, MD	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	Middle	360	12.9:1

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