A. Mario Loiederman Middle

A. Mario Loiederman Middle, a moderately sized middle school in Silver Spring, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools, enrolls 978 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Within Montgomery County Public Schools, which oversees 208 schools and 159,181 students, A. Mario Loiederman Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, A. Mario Loiederman Middle records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 15% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, A. Mario Loiederman Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household earnings sit near $132,450, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), A. Mario Loiederman Middle is one campus in the mix.

Weller Road Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts A. Mario Loiederman Middle at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. A. Mario Loiederman Middle's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 944 (now 978). Black enrollment moved from 18% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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