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What tradition at Burleigh Manor Middle should never be changed?
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Enrollment
777
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000173
Burleigh Manor Middle
4200 Centennial Lane, Ellicott City, MD 21042 · (410) 313-2507 · Howard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL777 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
136 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 | 254 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 271 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%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
78.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.3% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 75.4% | 53.5% |
% 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Burleigh Manor Middle
Burleigh Manor Middle's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burleigh Manor Middle this school | 777 | 17.5% | 64.7% |
| Ellicott Mills Middle Ellicott City | 698 | 14.6% | 63.9% |
| Robert Frost Middle School Rockville | 915 | 16.4% | 64.5% |
| Hallie Wells Middle Clarksburg | 931 | 18.5% | 58.5% |
| Patapsco Middle Ellicott City | 670 | 20.4% | 58.6% |
| Herbert Hoover Middle Potomac | 930 | 11.8% | 70.9% |
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 Burleigh Manor Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #11 of 223 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #18 of 223 ▼ 7 | #6 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #20 of 223 ▼ 2 | #6 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 777 | #116 of 230 | #3 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #162 of 225 | #18 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #66 of 225 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #206 of 227 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #101 of 123 | #7 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
777
-67 (-8%) vs 2020
+32% since 2000-01, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 777 | 49.2 | 15.8:1 | 18% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 50.2 | 15.5:1 | 15% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 52.4 | 15.4:1 | 17% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 844 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 11% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 7% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 7% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 8% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 1% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burleigh Manor Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (807 to 777); teachers down 5% (52 to 49.2).
About Burleigh Manor Middle
Burleigh Manor Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Maryland, located in Ellicott City. Federal data show 777 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Burleigh Manor Middle is run by Howard County Public Schools, whose 77 schools enroll 57,565 students.
Of every 100 students at Burleigh Manor Middle, about 45 are Asian, the largest group. The remaining students are 29% White, 10% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Howard County is about 19% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 15.8:1 is based on 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 14.3:1. In all, 18% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Howard County average 27%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.9% for Burleigh Manor Middle. The school posts 64.7%, within a point of the prediction.
Looking at the county, Howard County, the median household earns about $149,763 a year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Burleigh Manor Middle, Howard County has 78 public schools.
Centennial High sits about 0.2 miles from Burleigh Manor Middle. Burleigh Manor Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 55.4% proficiency; Burleigh Manor Middle posts 64.7%.
Burleigh Manor Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decrease, from 844 to 777.
On allk12, people connected to Burleigh Manor Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Centennial High0.2 mi · 1,377
- Centennial Lane Elementary0.8 mi · 749
- Homewood School1.8 mi · 109
- Dunloggin Middle1.9 mi · 623
- Running Brook Elementary1.9 mi · 407
- Northfield Elementary2.0 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Burleigh Manor MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Burleigh Manor Middle?
Burleigh Manor Middle enrolls approximately 777 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Burleigh Manor Middle serve?
Burleigh Manor Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Burleigh Manor Middle?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Burleigh Manor Middle.
How diverse is Burleigh Manor Middle?
Burleigh Manor Middle reports a student body of 29% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Black, 45% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Burleigh Manor Middle?
Burleigh Manor Middle is overseen by Howard County Public Schools in Howard County.
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