All middle schools operate on a modified block scheduling system, where some classes meet for as long as 70 minutes, daily.

The school is named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a lawyer, delegate to the Continental Congress, and later United States Senator for Maryland.

In a cooperative effort of the county government, Board of Education, and the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC),[5] Stephen Decatur has a community/recreation center physically connected to it.

Upon relocating to the former LaReine High School facility, the community wanted to rename Francis Scott Key after famed African-American physician and medical researcher, Dr. Charles R. Drew.

The school is named after Benjamin Delahauf Foulois, a former United States Army officer who learned to fly the first military planes purchased from the Wright Brothers.

Students are admitted into the middle school program, at the sixth grade, through a competitive audition process on a space-available basis.

The school is named after G. James Gholson, a scholar; master teacher; administrator; and an advocate for the children of Prince George's County who established an enviable record of distinguished service.

He was recognized in Newsweek Magazine for his role as the architect and engineer of the desegregation plan and co-authored an evaluation instrument for administrators in Prince George's County Public Schools, which has been replicated in the public schools in Louisville, Kentucky; New Castle and Wilmington, Delaware; Laurel, Mississippi; and Seattle, Washington.

G. James Gholson Middle School primarily serves the communities of Landover, Chapel Oaks, Fairmount Heights, Carmody Hills, and Pepper Mill Village.

An interdisciplinary teaching team provides the Montessori Program for multidisciplinary learning to include English Language Arts, mathematics, science and social studies.

William W. Hall Academy (Area 3, District 3, grades PreK-8, Weblink) is a combined elementary and middle school, located in Capitol Heights.

John Hanson French Immersion (Area 4, District 4, grades K-8, Weblink) is a dedicated K-8 magnet school, located in Oxon Hill.

The school is named after John Hanson, who was a merchant and public official from Maryland during the era of the American Revolution.

The interdisciplinary approach for English, Art and World Studies includes special themes, seminars, field trips, and a strong focus on essay writing.

John Hanson Montessori (Area 4, District 4, grades PreK-8, Weblink) is a dedicated PreK-8 magnet school located in Oxon Hill.

The school is named after John Hanson, who was a merchant and public official from Maryland during the era of the American Revolution.

An interdisciplinary teaching team provides the Montessori Program for multidisciplinary learning to include English Language Arts, mathematics, science and social studies.

CPA operates as a "program within a school" with all students receiving instruction according to the general curriculum guidelines of Prince George's County Public Schools, and CPA students receiving additional specialized instruction in band, orchestra, vocal music, theatre, creative writing, media arts, dance, or visual arts.

[7] Hyattsville Middle School mainly serves the communities of Hyattsville, North Brentwood, Brentwood, Mount Rainier, Cottage City, Colmar Manor, Bladensburg, Rogers Heights, Edmonston, University Park, as well as a small portion of Cheverly and College Park.

The school is named after Thomas Johnson, who was the first elected Governor of Maryland, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

The school is named after Ernest Everett Just, who was a pioneering African American biologist, academic and science writer.

Kenmoor Middle School is one of very few schools in Prince George's County to offer a structured Special Education program, in which students with learning abilities receive more individualized attention from licensed Special Education teachers/ are sent to a small classroom setting with other students with learning disabilities for a small amount of time each school day after most of their core/ academic classes, such as English/ Language Arts/ Reading, Social Studies, Science, and Math, and extra-curricular classes, such as Physical Education and Art, which they interact with students without learning disabilities, are over.

Dora Kennedy French Immersion (Area 2, District 1, grades K-8, Weblink) is a dedicated K-8 magnet school located in the city of Greenbelt.

The interdisciplinary approach for English, art, and world studies includes special themes, seminars, field trips, and a strong focus on essay writing.

The school is named after the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the civil rights movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School primarily serves the communities of Beltsville, Calverton (the Prince George's County Side Only), and Vansville, as well as a small portion of College Park.

Samuel P. Massie Academy (Area 3, Region 3, grades PreK–8, Weblink) is a comprehensive combined elementary and middle school, located in Forestville.

This was also the last year for middle school sports in the county, as PGCPS system leaders had to make budget cuts.

The school is named after William Wirt, who was an American author and statesman, and who is credited with turning the position of United States Attorney General into one of influence.

The school was renamed in 2004 after Councilman Isaac J. Gourdine, who was serving his second term on the Prince George's County Council when he died in a tragic automobile accident on February 25, 2002.