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Enrollment
868
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000409
Argyle Middle
2400 Bel Pre Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906 · (240) 740-6370 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
533 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 | 274 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 314 | 36% |
Student demographics
62%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
43.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
20.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 18.9% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Argyle Middle
Argyle Middle's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Middle this school | 868 | 61.4% | 30.6% |
| White Oak Middle Silver Spring | 808 | 57.3% | 29.5% |
| Gaithersburg Middle Gaithersburg | 869 | 63.2% | 23.8% |
| Forest Oak Middle Gaithersburg | 828 | 58.3% | 25.2% |
| Francis Scott Key Middle Silver Spring | 950 | 63.3% | 27.3% |
| 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 Argyle Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #137 of 223 | #31 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #130 of 223 ▼ 2 | #31 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #145 of 223 ▲ 10 | #31 of 40 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 868 | #75 of 230 | #21 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #62 of 225 | #11 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #99 of 225 | #30 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #71 of 227 | #5 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #43 of 123 | #8 of 21 |
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
868
-175 (-17%) vs 2020
+35% since 2000-01, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 868 | 66 | 13.2:1 | 61% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 919 | 66.8 | 13.8:1 | 60% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 64.2 | 15.5:1 | 72% (718) |
| 2020-21 | 1,043 | 68 | 15.3:1 | 66% (688) |
| 2017-18 | 989 | 62.9 | 15.7:1 | 55% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 59 | 15.5:1 | 58% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 57% (431) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 40% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argyle Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (989 to 868); teachers up 5% (62.9 to 66).
About Argyle Middle
Argyle Middle operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Silver Spring, Maryland. It serves 868 students in grades 6 through 8.
Montgomery County Public Schools enrolls 159,181 students, and its 208 schools include Argyle Middle.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Argyle Middle, at 52%. Next come 30% Black, 7% Asian, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Montgomery County residents. Argyle Middle's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 66 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Eligible students account for 61% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Argyle Middle is 7.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.6% actual, 37.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
According to the American Community Survey, in Montgomery County, the median household income is $132,450, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 211 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 159,181 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Bel Pre Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Argyle Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 41.0% on proficiency, and Argyle Middle is below that at 30.6%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment declined 17% from its 2020-21 level of 1,043. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 13.2:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Argyle Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Argyle Middle. Argyle Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Argyle Middle SchoolARGYLE, TX · 969 students
- Argyle MiddleArgyle, WI · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Bel Pre Elementary0.6 mi · 558
- Strathmore Elementary0.9 mi · 464
- Georgian Forest Elementary1.2 mi · 600
- Harmony Hills Elementary1.7 mi · 655
- John F. Kennedy High1.7 mi · 1,880
- Weller Road Elementary1.9 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Argyle MiddleHow many students attend Argyle Middle?
Argyle Middle enrolls approximately 868 students in grades 06-08.
Is Argyle Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Argyle Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Argyle Middle have?
Argyle Middle employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Argyle Middle?
Student demographics at Argyle Middle are roughly 7% White, 52% Hispanic, 30% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Argyle Middle?
Argyle Middle is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.