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Enrollment
1,312
Middle
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000039
Arundel Middle
1179 Hammond Ln, Odenton, MD 21113 · (410) 674-6900 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,312 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Maryland public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.7:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
344 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 396 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 458 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 458 | 35% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
68.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
36.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 32.3% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Arundel Middle
Arundel Middle's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel Middle this school | 1,312 | 26.2% | 50.8% |
| Crofton Middle Gambrills | 1,345 | 19.8% | 56.8% |
| Dumbarton Middle Baltimore | 1,064 | 29.3% | 51.7% |
| Takoma Park Middle Silver Spring | 1,177 | 35.1% | 59.9% |
| Nottingham Middle Rosedale | 1,279 | 26.5% | N/A |
| North Bethesda Middle Bethesda | 1,224 | 15.9% | 63.7% |
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 Arundel Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #59 of 223 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #60 of 223 no change | #6 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #49 of 223 ▼ 1 | #6 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,312 | #5 of 230 | #3 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #157 of 225 | #17 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #26 of 225 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #185 of 227 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.1% | #13 of 95 | #2 of 10 |
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
1,312
+193 (+17%) vs 2020
+150% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,312 | 83.6 | 15.7:1 | 26% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 1,349 | 83.6 | 16.1:1 | 27% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 1,286 | 81.9 | 15.7:1 | 28% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 1,119 | 74 | 15.1:1 | 21% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 1,032 | 69.5 | 14.8:1 | 16% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 980 | 66 | 14.8:1 | 20% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 903 | 58 | 15.6:1 | 21% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 943 | 46 | 20.5:1 | 11% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 40 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arundel Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (1,032 to 1,312); teachers up 20% (69.5 to 83.6).
About Arundel Middle
Arundel Middle is a middle-grades school in Odenton, Maryland, and it is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. It reports enrollment of 1,312 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 764.
Arundel Middle belongs to Anne Arundel County Public Schools, a district of 125 schools and 85,029 students.
About 37% of students at Arundel Middle are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 63%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
The school's 83.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. The average for middle schools in Maryland is 14.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Arundel Middle, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Anne Arundel County, the average is 42%.
Arundel Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Maryland public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Arundel Middle is -8.0 points: 50.8% actual, 58.7% predicted.
The school is in Anne Arundel County, where the median household earns about $124,911 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Arundel Middle shares Anne Arundel County with 128 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Arundel Middle from the closest public school, Arundel High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 53.0% on proficiency, and Arundel Middle is below that at 50.8%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,312, up from 1,119 in 2020-21.
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Anne Arundel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
598,166
Census ACS
Median income
$124,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
85,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Broadneck HighHigh · 2,143 students
- Annapolis HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Meade HighHigh · 2,045 students
- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
Other schools in Odenton
- Odenton ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Two Rivers Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Waugh Chapel ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Piney Orchard ElementaryElementary · 538 students
- Seven Oaks ElementaryElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Arundel High0.2 mi · 1,778
- Waugh Chapel Elementary0.7 mi · 549
- Odenton Elementary1.0 mi · 587
- Four Seasons Elementary1.3 mi · 667
- Piney Orchard Elementary1.9 mi · 538
- Seven Oaks Elementary2.5 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Arundel MiddleHow many students attend Arundel Middle?
Arundel Middle enrolls approximately 1,312 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Arundel Middle serve?
Arundel Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arundel Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arundel Middle is approximately 15.7:1 (84 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Arundel Middle?
Arundel Middle reports a student body of 37% White, 15% Hispanic, 31% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Arundel Middle?
Arundel Middle is overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Anne Arundel County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.