Patuxent Valley Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Jessup, Maryland·20794
Score
42.6/100
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#129
Among 224 Maryland middle schools
#18
In Howard County Public Schools
Top 58%
In Maryland

Score 42.6/100: better than 42% of Maryland middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Maryland, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Maryland schools.

English language arts
47%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 53%, better than 43% of them
798 students tested
Math
18%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 25%, better than 44% of them
796 students tested
Science
28%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 33%, better than 49% of them
282 students tested
All Maryland schools (ELA / math)
52% / 28%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 11 published results by grade and test

As published by Maryland State Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6MCAP English Language Arts 0642.7262
English language artsGrade 7MCAP English Language Arts 0752.9255
English language artsGrade 8MCAP English Language Arts 0846.6281
English language artsAll gradesMCAP English Language Arts All Grades47.4798
MathHigh schoolMCAP Algebra 131.9113
MathHigh schoolMCAP Geometry51.339
MathGrade 6MCAP Mathematics 0619.1256
MathGrade 7MCAP Mathematics 0714.4216
MathGrade 8MCAP Mathematics 08≤5172
MathAll gradesMCAP Mathematics All Grades18796
ScienceGrade 8MCAP Science Grade 828.4282

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
843
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
843
Typical middle school: 775
Free or reduced-price lunch
44%
Typical middle school: 50%

District and location

City
Howard County

Contact

Address
9151 Vollmerhausen Rd
Jessup, MD 20794

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Maryland. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Patuxent Valley Middle at a glance

Patuxent Valley Middle is a public middle school in Jessup, Maryland, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Howard County Public Schools. It has about 843 students (a typical Maryland middle school has 775). About 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 50% at a typical Maryland middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 47% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 18% in math (similar schools: 25%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Maryland middle schools, it scores 42.6 out of 100: better than 42% of them, ranking #129 of 224. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.