Clear Spring Middle

Clear Spring Middle operates as a very small middle school in Clear Spring, Maryland, overseen by Washington County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 301 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% smaller than the state mean of about 764.

Within Washington County Public Schools, which oversees 43 schools and 23,320 students, Clear Spring Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Clear Spring Middle reports that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Clear Spring Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clear Spring Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.4%, the actual is 49.8%, a residual of +6.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,747 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Clear Spring Middle is one of 44 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clear Spring High, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Clear Spring Middle comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.3%.

Clear Spring Middle operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clear Spring Middle has contracted 20%, going from 376 students in 2018 to 301 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 91% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.