Chesapeake Bay Middle

Chesapeake Bay Middle is an average-sized 6-8 campus in Pasadena, Maryland, operated by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The school caters to 1,087 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 764 students each, so Chesapeake Bay Middle sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

Within Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which oversees 125 schools and 85,029 students, Chesapeake Bay Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Chesapeake Bay Middle lists that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Anne Arundel County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chesapeake Bay Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.5%, the actual is 46.0%, a residual of -12.5 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Anne Arundel County) reports that median household earnings sit near $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Chesapeake Bay Middle is one of 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students).

Bodkin Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chesapeake Bay Middle at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

Chesapeake Bay Middle operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chesapeake Bay Middle has edged up 6%, going from 1,021 students in 2018 to 1,087 in 2025.

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