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Dundalk Middle
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)BeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Dundalk Middle
Located at 7400 Dunmanway, in Baltimore, Maryland, Dundalk Middle is a cozy 6-8 campus that caters to 598 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Baltimore County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 22% leaner than typical.
Within Baltimore County Public Schools, which oversees 177 schools and 110,872 students, Dundalk Middle is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Dundalk Middle lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 24% Black, 22% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school reports having 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at Dundalk Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Baltimore County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dundalk Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 32.3%; this one comes in at 13.6%, -18.7 points off the demographic line.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Baltimore County indicate median household income runs about $91,768, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Dundalk Middle is one.
Logan Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dundalk Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dundalk Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 24.7%.
Dundalk Middle operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Dundalk Middle's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 709 (now 598). Hispanic enrollment moved from 24% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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