Brooklyn Park Middle

Located at 200 Hammonds Ln, in Baltimore, Maryland, Brooklyn Park Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school that hosts 784 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Across the 125 schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (85,029 students total), Brooklyn Park Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brooklyn Park Middle lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 30% White, 25% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Anne Arundel County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Brooklyn Park Middle has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Anne Arundel County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Brooklyn Park Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Anne Arundel County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,911, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), Brooklyn Park Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brooklyn Park Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brooklyn Park Middle at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 25.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Brooklyn Park Middle's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 714 (now 784). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 16% to 34%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Brooklyn Park Middle community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.