Briggs Chaney Middle School

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Briggs Chaney Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
1901 Rainbow Dr,  Silver Spring, MD
Montgomery County Public Schools
2.6
2.4
858 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Math Proficiency
13%
Reading Proficiency
43%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
43%
Math Proficiency
13%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
59
Full Time Teachers
59
Teachers in First or Second Year
24.1%

GreatSchools Rating

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GreatSchools Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
244:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.6%
Female
47.2%
Black
51.7%
Hispanic
29.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
10.8%
White
5.6%
Two or more races
1.7%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
2.6 6 Reviews
3.0
3/12/2026
Briggs Chaney is not the worst school out there. There are things that could be better like how there are so many fights there, the teachers, the learning. Also, the school is so dirty. BTW they don't really clean the bathrooms. But there are good things about it. The clubs are pretty good and the sports and the food is decent. I wish they could do better on grading, kindness, and cleanliness.
1.0 Middle School Student
1/23/2022
teachers say N words and are very disrespectful the students are very mean and don't care for each other, they make hate pages and talk bad about each other's.Teachers care very little about the students learning. Everyday there is a new fight in the school and it gets tiring. if your able to go to another school please do. my experience here been bad ! Do not come to this school,unless you wanna to be bullied,be posted on social media .
GreatSchools Reviews
2.4 20 Reviews
1.0 parent
2/18/2026
I was happy when my kids managed to get out of this school unharmed. There was violence every day. If you have a child attending this school just teach them to get from classroom to classroom with their head down and fly below the radar to not get involved in the fights that are constant. Kids are e...
1.0 student
12/5/2025
“I want to report a serious issue that happened in my class. My teacher used a racial slur (the n-word) in front of students, and she even smiled when she said it. This made me feel extremely uncomfortable and disrespected. I have also been treated unfairly by this teacher during class. I completed...
5.0 student
8/22/2024
idk what all the bad reviews are for this school is AMAZING and clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and there's good food!!!!!!!!!!!
2.0 student
9/28/2023
This school is horrible, I wouldn't recommend it at all. The students are extremely disrespectful, students are fighting left and right while everyone else just watches or records it, and don't even get me started on the bullying, racism, and sexism among the students. There are students who literal...

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Briggs Chaney Middle School is a public school for students in grades 6-8 in Silver Spring, MD, in the Cloverly neighborhood, and is served by the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 858 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 15:1. Academic records show that 13% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 43% are proficient in reading. Briggs Chaney Middle School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of B and a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $646,767. Discover additional schools in the area, like Paint Branch High School, James Hubert Blake High School, Sherwood High School, and more. Learn more about what Silver Spring has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Briggs Chaney Middle School.

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