The Top 25 Middle Schools in Maryland, According to 2026 Niche Report

Montgomery County Public Schools has the No. 1 public middle school in Maryland, with 10 MCPS schools appearing among the state’s top 25 in Niche’s 2027 Best Public Middle Schools in Maryland rankings. The top 25 in the state can be seen below.

Thomas W. Pyle Middle School earned the No. 1 ranking statewide, ahead of Mount View Middle School and Burleigh Manor Middle School, both in Howard County. MCPS also placed three schools consecutively in the top six, with Robert Frost Middle School at No. 4, Herbert Hoover Middle School at No. 5, and Cabin John Middle School at No. 6.

The full top 25 public middle schools in Maryland, according to Niche, are:

1. Thomas W. Pyle Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools
2. Mount View Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
3. Burleigh Manor Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
4. Robert Frost Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools
5. Herbert Hoover Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools
6. Cabin John Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools
7. Stephen Decatur Middle School – Worcester County Public Schools
8. Clarksville Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
9. Ellicott Mills Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
10. Lime Kiln Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
11. Folly Quarter Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
12. North Bethesda Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools
13. Hallie Wells Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools
14. Patapsco Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
15. Glenwood Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
16. Westland Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools
17. Berlin Intermediate School – Worcester County Public Schools
18. Snow Hill Middle School – Worcester County Public Schools
19. Hammond Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
20. John H. Poole Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools
21. Urbana Middle School – Frederick County Public Schools
22. Takoma Park Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools
23. Frederick Classical Charter School – Frederick County Public Schools
24. Dunloggin Middle School – Howard County Public Schools
25. Rosa M. Parks Middle School – Montgomery County Public Schools

Montgomery County schools accounted for 10 of the top 25 schools in Maryland, including four of the top six. The MCPS schools on the list are Pyle (No. 1), Frost (No. 4), Hoover (No. 5), Cabin John (No. 6), North Bethesda (No. 12), Hallie Wells (No. 13), Westland (No. 16), John H. Poole (No. 20), Takoma Park (No. 22), and Rosa M. Parks (No. 25)…

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