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Enrollment
673
Middle
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001255
Boonsboro Middle
1 J-H Wade Dr, Boonsboro, MD 21713 · (301) 766-8038 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Maryland public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
225 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 223 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 238 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 32% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
64.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
47.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 34.5% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Boonsboro Middle
Boonsboro Middle's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonsboro Middle this school | 673 | 33.4% | 53.1% |
| North Carroll Middle Hampstead | 626 | 30.0% | 41.8% |
| Shiloh Middle Hampstead | 631 | 27.3% | 52.7% |
| Rising Sun Middle School Rising Sun | 592 | 40.5% | 35.9% |
| Centreville Middle School Centreville | 501 | 35.9% | 48.7% |
| Margaret Brent Middle Mechanicsville | 878 | 38.5% | 45.6% |
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 Boonsboro Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #49 of 223 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #28 of 223 ▲ 23 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #59 of 223 ▼ 10 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #152 of 230 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #201 of 225 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #206 of 225 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #170 of 227 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #47 of 123 | N/A |
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
673
+42 (+7%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 673 | 40.1 | 16.8:1 | 33% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 40.4 | 16.4:1 | 36% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 44.1 | 13.8:1 | 36% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 29% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 43.4 | 17.6:1 | 23% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 46 | 17.2:1 | 27% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 48 | 16.4:1 | 24% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 12% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 36 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boonsboro Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (764 to 673); teachers down 8% (43.4 to 40.1).
About Boonsboro Middle
Boonsboro Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Boonsboro, Maryland. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 673 students.
Washington County Public Schools (43 schools, 23,320 students) runs Boonsboro Middle.
Federal enrollment data show Boonsboro Middle is 84% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 75%. Boonsboro Middle's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Boonsboro Middle operates with 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.8:1. That is higher than the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. About 33% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Washington County is 58%.
The allk12 Grade for Boonsboro Middle is A-. Compared with Maryland public middle schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.4%.
Washington County has these Census figures: the median household income is $77,747, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Washington County has 44 public schools and roughly 23,320 students.
The shortest distance from Boonsboro Middle to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Boonsboro Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Boonsboro Middle places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 42 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
The Boonsboro Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,709
Census ACS
Median income
$77,747
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
23,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Williamsport HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
Other schools in Boonsboro
- Boonsboro HighHigh · 838 students
- Boonsboro ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Greenbrier ElementaryElementary · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Boonsboro Elementary0.2 mi · 514
- Boonsboro High0.2 mi · 838
- Greenbrier Elementary3.0 mi · 259
- Myersville Elementary4.4 mi · 402
- Rockland Woods Elementary6.2 mi · 655
- Wolfsville Elementary6.5 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Boonsboro MiddleHow large is Boonsboro Middle?
Boonsboro Middle enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 06-08.
Is Boonsboro Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boonsboro Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Boonsboro Middle have?
Boonsboro Middle employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Boonsboro Middle?
Boonsboro Middle reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Boonsboro Middle?
Boonsboro Middle is overseen by Washington County Public Schools in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.