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Calvert Middle
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)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 22 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Calvert Middle
Calvert Middle, a low-enrollment junior high in Prince Frederick, Maryland, part of Calvert County Public Schools, educates 607 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.
Across the 24 schools in Calvert County Public Schools (14,849 students total), Calvert Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Calvert Middle shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Black, 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Calvert Middle has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 14.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 40% of students at Calvert Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Calvert Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.8%, the actual is 39.2%, a residual of -11.6 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Calvert County put the typical household earns roughly $133,922 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Calvert County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,849 students), Calvert Middle is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Calvert County Alternative School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Calvert Middle at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.1%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Calvert Middle has ticked up 6%, going from 571 students in 2018 to 607 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 62% to 58%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.
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