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Sudbrook Magnet Dominates Area Middle Schools' MSA Scores

Students' performance on the Maryland School Assessment test shows different levels of proficiency throughout Pikesville.

students posted standout scores on the Maryland School Assessment test—scores that were higher than state and county averages in both math and reading.

Unfortunately, the Pikesville area's other two middle schools, Old Court and , achieved scores below the state and county averages in all subjects and all grades—most prominenty in math—indicating that more of its students are not proficient in those subjects.

Sudbrook students scored well above both the state and Baltimore County averages, at all grades and in both subjects, according to the State Department of Education's Maryland Report Card website.

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The state average for reading was 82.1 percent, and the county's 76 percent, but Sudbrook achieved into the 90s for each of the three grades: sixth through eighth.

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Sudbrook's highest reading score of 94.9 percent of students proficient was in sixth grade. That meant that 332 of 350 sixth-grade students passed proficiency in that subject.

It's highest math score was the sixth-graders' 88 percent, and its lowest was eighth-graders' 81 percent.

Those are well above the the 76.2 percent state average for math, and the county's 74 percent.

At Old Court, students in all three grade levels scored well below both state and county averages for reading and math—with the most marked shortcomings in math.

Eighth graders there posted the school's lowest math score: 45 percent, with only 98 students of 218 proficient in the subject.

It's highest math score was 64.9 percent, posted by sixth-graders.

Old Court's highest score achieved in both subjects was 77.2 percent proficiency for eighth-grade reading.

Pikesville also posted below-average scores for all grades in both subjects, most notably in math.

The lowest math score for the school was eighth-graders' 57.4 percent. It's highest was 73.5 percent.

Pikesville's highest score in both subjects was 80.4 percent in eighth grade reading. The lowest reading score was 75.5 percent.

For a full breakdown of test score averages and a comparison to the previous three years of averages, check the list below.

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The test scores released by the Maryland Department of Education on Tuesday monitor the percentage of students in third through eighth grades who score at the proficient or advanced level in reading and math.

Old Court Middle School, 4627 Old Court Rd., 21208

Sixth Grade Reading

  • 2012—75.6 percent; 130/172
  • 2011—64,2 percent; 111/173
  • 2010—79.8 percent; 150/188
  • 2009—74 percent; 151/204

Seventh Grade Reading

  • 2012—62 percent; 114/184
  • 2011—70.9 percent; 139/196
  • 2010—64.4 percent; 134/208
  • 2009—75.1 percent; 142/189

Eighth Grade Reading

  • 2012—77.2 percent; 169/219
  • 2011—77 percent; 162/209
  • 2010—74.9 percent; 137/183
  • 2009—69.1 percent; 125/181

Sixth Grade Math

  • 2012—50.5 percent; 93/184
  • 2011—51.8 percent; 102/197
  • 2010—43.8 percent; 91/208
  • 2009—40.7 percent; 77/189

Seventh Grade Math

  • 2012—50.5 percent; 93/184
  • 2011—51.8 percent; 102/197
  • 2010—43.8 percent; 91/208
  • 2009—40.7 percent; 77/189

Eighth Grade Math

  • 2012—45 percent; 98/218
  • 2011—54.3 percent; 114/210
  • 2010—43.5 percent; 80/184
  • 2009—37.8 percent; 68/180

Pikesville Middle School, 7701 Seven Mile Lane, 21208

Sixth Grade Reading

  • 2012—75.7 percent; 261/345
  • 2011—78.6 percent; 239/304
  • 2010—85.8 percent; 271/316
  • 2009—80.7 percent; 239/296

Seventh Grade Reading

  • 2012—75.5 percent; 231/306
  • 2011—82.4 percent; 267/324
  • 2010—79.2 percent; 259/327
  • 2009—80.7 percent; 239/296

Eighth Grade Reading

  • 2012—80.4 percent; 275/342
  • 2011—78.9 percent; 269/341
  • 2010—81.7 percent; 255/312
  • 2009—76.8 percent; 239/311

Sixth Grade Math

  • 2012—73.5 percent; 255/347
  • 2011—70.7 percent; 215/304
  • 2010—72.9 percent; 231/317
  • 2009—66 percent; 196/297

Seventh Grade Math

  • 2012—72.4 percent; 223/308
  • 2011—70.7 percent; 215/304
  • 2010—72.9 percent; 231/317
  • 2009—70.9 percent; 210/296

Eighth Grade Math

  • 2012—57.4 percent; 195/340
  • 2011—58.2 percent; 198/340
  • 2010—65.1 percent; 205/315
  • 2009—59.8 percent; 186/311

Sudbrook Magnet, 4300 Bedford Rd., 21208

Sixth Grade Reading

  • 2012—94.9 percent; 332/350
  • 2011—94.5 percent; 309/327
  • 2010–greater or equal to 95 percent
  • 2009—92.7 percent; 356/384

Seventh Grade Reading

  • 2012—93.3 percent; 293/314
  • 2011—greater or equal to 95 percent
  • 2010—93.3 percent; 348/373
  • 2009—93.3 percent; 280/300

Eighth Grade Reading

  • 2012—94.6 percent; 299/316
  • 2011—94.3 percent; 333/353
  • 2010—93.2 percent; 272/292
  • 2009—greater or equal to 95 percent

Sixth Grade Math

  • 2012—88 percent; 309/351
  • 2011—93.6 percent; 306/327
  • 2010—91.8 percent; 326/355
  • 2009—87.2 percent; 355/384

Seventh Grade Math

  • 2012—84.4 percent; 265/314
  • 2011—85 percent; 283/333
  • 2010—83.9 percent; 313/373
  • 2009—91.3 percent; 274/300

Eighth Grade Math

  • 2012—81 percent; 255/315
  • 2011—73.9 percent; 261/353
  • 2010—84.5 percent; 246/291
  • 2009—87.3 percent; 275/315

To read about Pikesville's elementary schools' MSA scores, visit the article Pikesville's Elementary Schools Vary in State Testing Results.

were recently reported by Hunt Valley-Cockeysville Patch Editor Nayana Davis.

To browse through scores from throughout the state, including Baltimore City, visit the 2012 Maryland State Report Card.

And, for a summary of some North Baltimore schools' results, visit the report on North Baltimore Patch.


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