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Enrollment
1,058
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051000982
Benjamin Tasker Middle
4901 Collington Rd, Bowie, MD 20715 · (301) 805-2660 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,058 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
569 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 364 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 345 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 349 | 33% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
59.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
23.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 19.6% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Benjamin Tasker Middle
Benjamin Tasker Middle's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Tasker Middle this school | 1,058 | 53.8% | 38.9% |
| MacArthur Middle Fort Meade | 992 | 54.2% | 26.2% |
| Mattawoman Middle School Waldorf | 862 | 54.2% | 25.6% |
| Pikesville Middle Baltimore | 943 | 57.6% | 21.9% |
| Theodore G. Davis Middle School Waldorf | 999 | 46.7% | 38.3% |
| Deer Park Middle Magnet School Randallstown | 1,127 | 55.7% | 27.8% |
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 Benjamin Tasker Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #93 of 223 | #1 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #116 of 223 ▲ 9 | #3 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #75 of 223 ▲ 14 | #1 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,058 | #31 of 230 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #144 of 225 | #11 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #147 of 225 | #8 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #107 of 227 | #25 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.8% | #14 of 95 | #4 of 17 |
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
1,058
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 829
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,058 | 68.5 | 15.4:1 | 54% (569) |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 69 | 15.3:1 | 52% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 1,044 | 69 | 15.1:1 | 52% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 1,068 | 69 | 15.5:1 | 40% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 58.6 | 14.3:1 | 40% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 37% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 1,006 | 63 | 16.0:1 | 31% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 1,319 | 75 | 17.6:1 | 20% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 829 | 45 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Tasker Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (841 to 1,058); teachers up 17% (58.6 to 68.5).
About Benjamin Tasker Middle
Benjamin Tasker Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Bowie, Maryland. Its 1,058 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 38% above the 764 average for middle schools in Maryland.
Prince George's County Public Schools oversees Benjamin Tasker Middle and 198 other schools, with 132,693 students in total.
Benjamin Tasker Middle is 67% Black by enrollment. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Prince George's County, the Black share is about 59%. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. That is higher than the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Eligible students account for 54% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Prince George's County average 79%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Benjamin Tasker Middle is -3.5 points: 38.9% actual, 42.4% predicted.
Census estimates describe Prince George's County this way: the median household income is $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Prince George's County has 203 public schools and roughly 132,693 students.
Kenilworth Elementary is located about 0.6 miles from Benjamin Tasker Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Benjamin Tasker Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Benjamin Tasker Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,068 to 1,058.
Community posts for Benjamin Tasker Middle can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Bowie
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Samuel Ogle MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Northview ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Whitehall ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Tulip Grove ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Pointer Ridge ElementaryElementary · 416 students
Nearby schools
- Kenilworth Elementary0.6 mi · 364
- Tulip Grove Elementary0.8 mi · 477
- Heather Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 361
- Northview Elementary1.3 mi · 587
- Bowie High1.4 mi · 2,580
- Woodmore Elementary1.6 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Tasker MiddleHow large is Benjamin Tasker Middle?
Benjamin Tasker Middle enrolls approximately 1,058 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Benjamin Tasker Middle serve?
Benjamin Tasker Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Tasker Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benjamin Tasker Middle is approximately 15.4:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benjamin Tasker Middle?
At Benjamin Tasker Middle, the student body is approximately 11% White, 14% Hispanic, 67% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Benjamin Tasker Middle in?
Benjamin Tasker Middle is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.