U.S. News & World Report released its 2027 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings on Tuesday, October 20, with seven Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) middle schools ranking among the top 40 in Maryland. The full top 40 can be seen below.
Thomas W. Pyle Middle School in Bethesda was the highest-ranked Montgomery County school, coming in at #4 statewide. Cabin John Middle School in Potomac also landed in the top 10 at #10.
Other MCPS schools appearing in the top 40 are Herbert Hoover Middle (#14), Takoma Park Middle (#20), Robert Frost Middle School (#25), Westland Middle (#28), and John Poole Middle (#32).
The rankings include approximately 46,000 public elementary schools and more than 24,000 middle schools nationwide, with schools ranked at the state and district levels.
South Dorchester School in Dorchester County earned the #1 ranking among Maryland middle schools, followed by Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore City and Stephen Decatur Middle in Worcester County. The complete top 40 in Maryland is below:
- South Dorchester School, Dorchester County
- Hampstead Hill Academy, Baltimore City
- Stephen Decatur Middle, Worcester County
- Thomas W. Pyle Middle, Montgomery County
- Dora Kennedy French Immersion, Prince George’s County
- Clarksville Middle, Howard County
- Chesapeake Science Point, Anne Arundel County
- Berlin Intermediate, Worcester County
- Frederick Classical Charter, Frederick County
- Cabin John Middle, Montgomery County
- Urbana Middle, Frederick County
- Severna Park Middle, Anne Arundel County
- Chesapeake Charter School, St. Mary’s County
- Herbert Hoover Middle, Montgomery County
- Robert Goddard Montessori, Prince George’s County
- Benjamin D. Foulois Academy, Prince George’s County
- Thomas G. Pullen, Prince George’s County
- Tunbridge Public Charter School, Baltimore City
- Mount View Middle, Howard County
- Takoma Park Middle, Montgomery County
- Folly Quarter Middle, Howard County
- Smithsburg Middle, Washington County
- Burleigh Manor Middle, Howard County
- Pocomoke Middle, Worcester County
- Robert Frost Middle School, Montgomery County
- Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle, Baltimore City
- Oklahoma Road Middle, Carroll County
- Westland Middle, Montgomery County
- College Park Academy, Prince George’s County
- Glenwood Middle, Howard County
- Crofton Middle, Anne Arundel County
- John Poole Middle, Montgomery County
- Lime Kiln Middle, Howard County
- Roland Park Elementary/Middle, Baltimore City
- Magothy River Middle, Anne Arundel County
- Pittsville Elementary & Middle, Wicomico County
- Sykesville Middle, Carroll County
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter, Prince George’s County
- Severn River Middle, Anne Arundel County
- Clear Spring Middle, Washington County
