Southern Middle School

Southern Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
5235 Solomons Island Rd,  Lothian, MD
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
2.0
3.0
765 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Math Proficiency
23%
Reading Proficiency
58%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
C
Teachers
Source: Niche
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
58%
Math Proficiency
23%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
53
Full Time Teachers
53
Teachers in First or Second Year
26.9%

GreatSchools Rating

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GreatSchools Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
260:1

Student Diversity

Male
50%
Female
49.9%
White
58.1%
Hispanic
29.6%
Black
6.5%
Two or more races
4.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
2.0 6 Reviews
3.0 Freshman
8/12/2025
Curriculum is not exactly the best. If you want your kid to have the best possible education this is not the school for it.
2.0 Middle School Student
6/6/2019
I am a 8th grade student here. The teachers are very nice and supportive but, the food here is terrible. I feel safe here.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.0 11 Reviews
5.0 parent
4/22/2025
Great teachers and admin. Mrs. Thompson is the dance teacher and she’s absolutely stellar! Can not say enough amazing things about her. School is older and could use funding but it’s a small town school and not in the city and the county tends to forget we’re here.
1.0 student
7/17/2023
I dont love it. No one is nice.
3.0 parent
5/21/2023
This school is not bad academically. And then folks of non-speaking migrants have put the school under title one. And that I believe has affected the testing in the student body. Plus the pandemic, and Anne Arundel county, keeping their kids out of school for two years did not help that either. The...
1.0 parent
5/10/2023
The Teacers dont care about you and what you do

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Southern Middle School is a public school for students in grades 6-8 in Lothian, MD and is served by the Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 765 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. Academic records show that 23% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 58% are proficient in reading. Southern Middle School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of B- and a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10. Discover additional schools in the area, like Southern High School, Chesapeake Christian School, Kennedy Krieger At Southern High School, and more. Learn more about what Lothian has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Southern Middle School.

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