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Enrollment
739
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042001172
Bonnie Branch Middle
4979 Ilchester Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043 · (410) 313-2580 · Howard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL739 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- B-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
14.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
216 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 262 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 233 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 33% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
62.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
40.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 40.1% |
% 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Bonnie Branch Middle
Bonnie Branch Middle's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Branch Middle this school | 739 | 29.2% | 49.6% |
| Elkridge Landing Middle Elkridge | 686 | 31.0% | 45.1% |
| Catonsville Middle Catonsville | 818 | 36.6% | 43.2% |
| William H. Farquhar Middle Olney | 682 | 27.7% | 52.6% |
| Lakelands Park Middle Gaithersburg | 993 | 34.0% | 50.8% |
| Tilden Middle Rockville | 1,112 | 24.1% | 57.7% |
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 Bonnie Branch Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #62 of 223 | #11 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #48 of 223 ▼ 8 | #12 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #66 of 223 ▲ 11 | #11 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 739 | #125 of 230 | #5 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #94 of 225 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #3 of 225 | #1 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #178 of 227 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #70 of 95 | #8 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
739
+46 (+7%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 739 | 52.6 | 14.1:1 | 29% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 49.5 | 14.3:1 | 29% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 49.2 | 13.9:1 | 26% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 51 | 13.6:1 | 19% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 22% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 49 | 14.0:1 | 24% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 13% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonnie Branch Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (716 to 739); teachers down 1% (53 to 52.6).
About Bonnie Branch Middle
Bonnie Branch Middle is a medium-sized middle school with its address in Ellicott City, Maryland. The latest federal count shows 739 students in grades 6 through 8.
Howard County Public Schools operates 77 schools. Combined enrollment is 57,565 students.
Bonnie Branch Middle has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 35%. Other students are 23% Black, 19% Asian, 17% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Howard County residents are about 47% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Bonnie Branch Middle operates with 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.1:1. That is close to the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. About 29% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 27% average for public schools in Howard County.
The allk12 Grade for Bonnie Branch Middle is B+. Compared with Maryland public middle schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bonnie Branch Middle is -7.3 points: 49.6% actual, 56.9% predicted.
Bonnie Branch Middle is located in Howard County, where the median household income is $149,763, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Bonnie Branch Middle, Howard County has 77 other public schools.
Ilchester Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Bonnie Branch Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Bonnie Branch Middle is behind the 63.9% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
The federal government classifies Bonnie Branch Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment gain, from 693 in 2020-21 to 739 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Bonnie Branch Middle can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Ellicott City
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 1,377 students
- Veterans ElementaryElementary · 883 students
- Waverly ElementaryElementary · 827 students
- Bellows Spring ElementaryElementary · 806 students
Nearby schools
- Ilchester Elementary0.1 mi · 482
- Rockburn Elementary1.2 mi · 649
- Worthington Elementary1.5 mi · 403
- Bellows Spring Elementary2.1 mi · 806
- Howard High2.2 mi · 1,493
- Waterloo Elementary2.2 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Bonnie Branch MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Bonnie Branch Middle?
Bonnie Branch Middle enrolls approximately 739 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bonnie Branch Middle serve?
Bonnie Branch Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bonnie Branch Middle?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Bonnie Branch Middle.
What is the student diversity at Bonnie Branch Middle?
Student demographics at Bonnie Branch Middle are roughly 35% White, 17% Hispanic, 23% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bonnie Branch Middle in?
Bonnie Branch Middle is part of Howard County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.