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Enrollment
978
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001446
A. Mario Loiederman Middle
12701 Goodhill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906 · (240) 740-5830 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL978 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Maryland public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
614 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 343 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 306 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 329 | 34% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
40.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
17.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 14.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A. Mario Loiederman Middle
A. Mario Loiederman Middle's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Mario Loiederman Middle this school | 978 | 62.8% | 27.5% |
| Gaithersburg Middle Gaithersburg | 869 | 63.2% | 23.8% |
| Forest Oak Middle Gaithersburg | 828 | 58.3% | 25.2% |
| Montgomery Village Middle Montgomery Village | 780 | 59.2% | 17.5% |
| Holabird Middle Baltimore | 1,027 | 67.9% | 22.8% |
| Odessa Shannon Middle Silver Spring | 784 | 55.6% | 23.6% |
Matched among Maryland middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A. Mario Loiederman Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #162 of 223 | #35 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #149 of 223 ▲ 4 | #36 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #165 of 223 ▼ 5 | #35 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 978 | #48 of 230 | #12 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #51 of 225 | #8 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #137 of 225 | #37 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #67 of 227 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #67 of 95 | #14 of 19 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
978
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 978 | 75.8 | 12.9:1 | 63% (614) |
| 2023-24 | 981 | 74.2 | 13.2:1 | 53% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 1,001 | 73.2 | 13.7:1 | 69% (686) |
| 2020-21 | 996 | 70 | 14.2:1 | 63% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 944 | 64.2 | 14.7:1 | 59% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 919 | 62 | 14.8:1 | 62% (571) |
| 2010-11 | 763 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 55% (419) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. Mario Loiederman Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (944 to 978); teachers up 18% (64.2 to 75.8).
About A. Mario Loiederman Middle
A. Mario Loiederman Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Silver Spring, Maryland. School enrollment was 978 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Maryland is roughly 764 students; this school is 28% above that.
Enrollment across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools totals 159,181 students.
Hispanic students account for 64% of enrollment at A. Mario Loiederman Middle. Enrollment also includes 15% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 43 points above the 21% share among Montgomery County residents. By the diversity index, A. Mario Loiederman Middle comes in at 55%.
Teachers at A. Mario Loiederman Middle total 75.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. The 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 614 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 63%. Among public schools in Montgomery County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
allk12 grades A. Mario Loiederman Middle a C-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A. Mario Loiederman Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.5% is 9.6 points below the 37.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Montgomery County census figures show that median household income is about $132,450, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 211 public schools operate in Montgomery County, serving about 159,181 students.
Weller Road Elementary is located about 0.2 miles from A. Mario Loiederman Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, A. Mario Loiederman Middle ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 978, starting from 996. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Silver Spring
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- James Hubert Blake HighHigh · 1,960 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Springbrook HighHigh · 1,838 students
- Takoma Park MiddleMiddle · 1,177 students
Nearby schools
- Weller Road Elementary0.2 mi · 691
- Wheaton High0.4 mi · 2,794
- Sargent Shriver Elementary0.5 mi · 697
- Harmony Hills Elementary0.8 mi · 655
- Georgian Forest Elementary0.9 mi · 600
- Highland Elementary1.0 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About A. Mario Loiederman MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at A. Mario Loiederman Middle?
A. Mario Loiederman Middle enrolls approximately 978 students in grades 06-08.
Is A. Mario Loiederman Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
A. Mario Loiederman Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at A. Mario Loiederman Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at A. Mario Loiederman Middle is approximately 12.9:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at A. Mario Loiederman Middle?
Student demographics at A. Mario Loiederman Middle are roughly 15% White, 64% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is A. Mario Loiederman Middle public or private?
A. Mario Loiederman Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.