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What's the most underrated thing about Crofton Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,345
Middle
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006001403
Crofton Middle
2301 Davidsonville Rd, Gambrills, MD 21054 · (410) 793-0280 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,345 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Maryland public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.2:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
266 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 446 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 444 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 455 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
75.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.8% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 39.0% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Crofton Middle
Crofton Middle's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crofton Middle this school | 1,345 | 19.8% | 56.8% |
| North Bethesda Middle Bethesda | 1,224 | 15.9% | 63.7% |
| Arundel Middle Odenton | 1,312 | 26.2% | 50.8% |
| Dumbarton Middle Baltimore | 1,064 | 29.3% | 51.7% |
| Oakdale Middle Ijamsville | 1,085 | 15.8% | 54.3% |
| Southampton Middle Bel Air | 1,192 | 22.8% | 62.2% |
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 Crofton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #35 of 223 | #5 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #32 of 223 ▲ 11 | #3 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #28 of 223 ▲ 18 | #4 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,345 | #4 of 230 | #2 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #209 of 225 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #74 of 225 | #8 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #199 of 227 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #33 of 95 | #4 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
1,345
+6 (+0%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,345 | 78.1 | 17.2:1 | 20% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 1,335 | 77.1 | 17.3:1 | 20% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 1,374 | 79.5 | 17.3:1 | 19% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 1,339 | 79 | 16.9:1 | 15% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 69.9 | 16.9:1 | 11% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 1,097 | 64 | 17.1:1 | 11% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 1,168 | 66 | 17.7:1 | 12% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 964 | 49 | 19.7:1 | 4% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 38 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crofton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,181 to 1,345); teachers up 12% (69.9 to 78.1).
About Crofton Middle
Crofton Middle is a high-enrollment middle-grades school located in Gambrills, Maryland. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 1,345 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 764 students for middle schools in Maryland.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools is made up of 125 schools with 85,029 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Crofton Middle is 50% White. Other groups include 22% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 63% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Crofton Middle has 78.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. The school's 17.2:1 compares with an average of 14.3:1 for middle schools in Maryland. The school has 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in Anne Arundel County.
Crofton Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Maryland public middle schools.
A school with Crofton Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 62.5%. Crofton Middle scores 56.8%, 5.7 points below that line.
In the surrounding county, Anne Arundel County, the median household earns about $124,911 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Anne Arundel County has 129 public schools with about 85,074 students, including Crofton Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Crofton High School, is about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Crofton Middle ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Crofton Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,339) and 2024-25 (1,345).
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Anne Arundel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
598,166
Census ACS
Median income
$124,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
85,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Broadneck HighHigh · 2,143 students
- Annapolis HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Meade HighHigh · 2,045 students
- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
Other schools in Gambrills
- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
- Arundel HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Four Seasons ElementaryElementary · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Crofton High School0.3 mi · 1,906
- Crofton Woods Elementary1.3 mi · 742
- Crofton Meadows Elementary1.3 mi · 544
- Crofton Elementary1.5 mi · 621
- Nantucket Elementary2.4 mi · 675
- Yorktown Elementary3.4 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Crofton MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Crofton Middle?
Crofton Middle enrolls approximately 1,345 students in grades 06-08.
Is Crofton Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crofton Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crofton Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crofton Middle is approximately 17.2:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crofton Middle?
At Crofton Middle, the student body is approximately 50% White, 12% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Crofton Middle in?
Crofton Middle is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.