Boonsboro Middle

Boonsboro Middle is a middle-grades school of reasonably sized scale in Boonsboro, Maryland, run under Washington County Public Schools, hosting 673 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 43 schools in Washington County Public Schools (23,320 students total), Boonsboro Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Boonsboro Middle lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Boonsboro Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Washington County's rate of about 58%.

After controlling for student poverty, Boonsboro Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Washington County) logs that median household earnings sit near $77,747, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Washington County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students), of which Boonsboro Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Boonsboro Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Boonsboro Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Boonsboro Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 61.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Boonsboro Middle's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 764 (now 673).

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.