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Top Maryland Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 49% of public middle school students in Maryland are eligible for free lunch (2026).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Maryland is The Seed School Of Maryland, with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 88% 100% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 92%

Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Maryland (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
The Seed School Of Maryland
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
200 Font Hill Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 843-9477
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Nicholas Orem Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: 6-8
6100 Editors Park Dr
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 853-0840
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
William Wirt Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: 6-8
6200 Tuckerman St
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 985-1720
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Booker T. Washington Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: 6-8
1301 Mcculloh Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7734
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Charles Carroll Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: 6-8
6130 Lamont Dr
Hyattsville, MD 20784
(301) 918-8640
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Drew-freeman Middle School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: 6-8
2600 Brooks Dr
District Heights, MD 20747
(301) 817-0900
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: 6-8
13725 Briarwood Dr
Laurel, MD 20708
(301) 497-3620
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Sandtown-winchester Achievement Academy
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-8
701 Gold Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-0800
Rank: #9 - 129. - 12.
Buck Lodge Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 94%
Grades: 6-8
2611 Buck Lodge Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20783
(301) 431-6290
Rank: #9 - 129. - 12.
Ellen Ochoa Middle School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 94%
Grades: 6-8
5211 Flintridge Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20784
(301) 952-6000
Rank: #9 - 129. - 12.
G. James Gholson Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 94%
Grades: 6-8
900 Nalley Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20785
(301) 883-8390
Rank: #9 - 129. - 12.
Harlem Park Elementary Middle School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 94%
Grades: PK-8
1401 W Lafayette Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-0633
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Andrew Jackson Academy
(Math: 4% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: PK-8
3500 Regency Pkwy
District Heights, MD 20747
(301) 817-0310
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Beltsville Academy
(Math: 11% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: PK-8
4300 Wicomico Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0630
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: 6-8
2501 Olson St
Temple Hills, MD 20748
(301) 702-7500
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary Middle School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: 3-8
801 Bridgeview Road
Brooklyn, MD 21225
(410) 396-1392
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Thomas Johnson Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: 6-8
5401 Barker Pl
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 918-8680
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Westport Academy
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: PK-8
2401 Nevada Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-3396
Rank: #19 - 2219. - 22.
Hyattsville Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 92%
Grades: 6-8
6001 42nd Ave
Hyattsville, MD 20781
(301) 209-5830
Rank: #19 - 2219. - 22.
Kenmoor Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 92%
Grades: 6-8
2501 Kenmoor Dr
Hyattsville, MD 20785
(301) 925-2300
Rank: #19 - 2219. - 22.
Oxon Hill Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 92%
Grades: 6-8
9570 Fort Foote Rd
Fort Washington, MD 20744
(301) 749-4270
Rank: #19 - 2219. - 22.
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 92%
Grades: 6-8
4909 Brinkley Rd
Temple Hills, MD 20748
(301) 702-7540
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Ernest Everett Just Middle School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: 6-8
1300 Campus Way N
Bowie, MD 20721
(301) 808-4040
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Greenbelt Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: 6-8
6301 Breezewood Dr
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 513-5040
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Samuel P. Massie Academy
(Math: 5% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: PK-8
3301 Regency Pkwy
District Heights, MD 20747
(301) 669-1120
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
William W. Hall Academy
(Math: 7% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: PK-8
5200 Marlboro Pk
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
(301) 817-2933
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Collington Square Elementary Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: PK-8
1409 N Collington Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 396-9198
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Katherine Johnson Global Academy
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 4%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: 3-8
1101 Braddish Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0581
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Rosemont Elementary Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: PK-8
2777 Presstman Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0574
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Connexions A Community Based Arts School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: 6-12
2801 N Dukeland Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 984-1418
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
James E. Duckworth
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: K-12
11201 Evans Trl
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0620
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
James Mchenry Elementary Middle School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: PK-8
31 S Schroeder Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 396-1621
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Montebello Elementary Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: PK-8
2040 E 32nd Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6576
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Robert R. Gray Elementary School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: PK-8
4949 Addison Rd
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
(301) 636-8400
Rank: #35 - 3735. - 37.
Beechfield Elementary Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 88%
Grades: PK-8
301 S Beechfield Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 396-0525
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Maryland average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Maryland average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 49%% for 2026.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Maryland?
The best top-ranked public middle schools in Maryland include The Seed School Of Maryland, Nicholas Orem Middle School and William Wirt Middle School.

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