Washington Business Journal Releases ‘Top 50 Middle Schools in DC Region’ List; 19 MCPS Schools Listed

The Washington Business Journal has released its list of ‘Top 50 Middle Schools in the D.C. Region’ based on rankings released annually by Niche. 19 MCPS schools, which can be seen below, have made the list.

Per WBJ, “The group weighs such factors as graduation rates, state test scores, enrollment figures, student-teacher ratios, finance information, diversity measures, disciplinary actions and parent and student surveys, among other metrics, with the largest amount of attention given to academic data from the U.S. Department of Education and National Center for Education Statistics.”

48. John T. Baker Middle School (Damascus)

46. Ridgeview Middle School (Gaithersburg)

44. Rocky Hill Middle School (Clarksburg)

42. William H. Farquhar Middle School (Olney)

40 John H. Poole Middle School (Poolesville)

36. Kingsview Middle School (Germantown)

32. Julius West Middle School (Rockville)

30. Lakelands Park Middle School (Gaithersburg)

29. Hallie Wells Middle School (Clarksburg)

25. Rosa M. Parks Middle School (Olney)

22. Tilden Middle School (Rockville)

19. Takoma Park Middle School (Takoma Park)

18. Westland Middle School (Bethesda)

17. Silver Creek Middle School (Kensington)

8. North Bethesda Middle School (Bethesda)

4. Robert Frost Middle School (Rockville)

3. Thomas W. Pyle Middle School (Bethesda)

2. Cabin John Middle School (Potomac)

1. Herbert Hoover Middle School (Potomac)

The full Washington Business Journal list can be seen here. Featured photo shows Rosa Parks Middle School, per MCPS,

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