Arbutus Middle School is located in the southwest area of Baltimore County, close to UMBC and Catonsville Community College. Arbutus Middle School. The school receives students from Arbutus, Catonsville, Halethorpe, Hillcrest, Relay and Westowne Elementary Schools; afterward they go on to Catonsville High School and Lansdowne High School.
The school was first built in 1958 and partially renovated in 1995 and 2007.