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Enrollment
679
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000725
Clarksville Middle
6535 S Trotter Rd, Clarksville, MD 21029 · (410) 313-7057 · Howard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Maryland public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
45 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 | 223 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 243 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%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
81.3%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
61.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.3% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 82.6% | 65.2% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Clarksville Middle
Clarksville Middle's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville Middle this school | 679 | 6.6% | 72.6% |
| Ellicott Mills Middle Ellicott City | 698 | 14.6% | 63.9% |
| Mount View Middle Marriottsville | 881 | 9.3% | 74.9% |
| Burleigh Manor Middle Ellicott City | 777 | 17.5% | 64.7% |
| Herbert Hoover Middle Potomac | 930 | 11.8% | 70.9% |
| Robert Frost Middle School Rockville | 915 | 16.4% | 64.5% |
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 Clarksville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #5 of 223 | #3 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #6 of 223 ▼ 4 | #3 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #9 of 223 ▼ 2 | #3 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #148 of 230 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #197 of 225 | #19 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #76 of 225 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #226 of 227 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.0% | #22 of 95 | #2 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
679
-37 (-5%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 679 | 40.8 | 16.6:1 | 7% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 43.2 | 14.9:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 43.2 | 15.0:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 0% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarksville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (552 to 679); teachers up 7% (38 to 40.8).
About Clarksville Middle
Clarksville Middle is a mid-sized middle school located in Clarksville, Maryland. There are 679 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
Clarksville Middle is a school in Howard County Public Schools. The district has 77 schools and 57,565 students.
The largest group at Clarksville Middle is Asian students, at 44%. It is also 33% White, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Howard County is roughly 19% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Clarksville Middle scores 67%.
Clarksville Middle has 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Maryland is 14.3:1. At Clarksville Middle, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 20 points below the 27% average for public schools in Howard County.
On the allk12 Grade, Clarksville Middle lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Maryland public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 70.3% at Clarksville Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.6%.
The county, Howard County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $149,763, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 78, with about 57,565 students.
Among nearby public schools, Pointers Run Elementary is closest at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Clarksville Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Clarksville Middle as City: Mid-size.
From 716 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 679 by 2024-25.
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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 Clarksville
- River Hill HighHigh · 1,383 students
- Pointers Run ElementaryElementary · 835 students
- Clarksville ElementaryElementary · 543 students
Other Clarksville Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Clarksville Middle. Clarksville Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Clarksville Middle SchoolClarksville, IN · 430 students
- CLARKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLCLARKSVILLE, AR · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Pointers Run Elementary0.1 mi · 835
- River Hill High1.7 mi · 1,383
- Clarksville Elementary2.0 mi · 543
- Atholton High2.3 mi · 1,540
- Cedar Lane Special Center2.4 mi · 133
- Lime Kiln Middle2.5 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Clarksville MiddleHow many students attend Clarksville Middle?
Clarksville Middle enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Clarksville Middle serve?
Clarksville Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Clarksville Middle?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Clarksville Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clarksville Middle?
At Clarksville Middle, the student body is approximately 33% White, 3% Hispanic, 14% Black, 44% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Clarksville Middle in?
Clarksville Middle is part of Howard County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.