Dunloggin Middle

Dunloggin Middle is a compact intermediate school in Ellicott City, Maryland, operated by Howard County Public Schools. The school enrolls 623 students in grades 6 through 8.

Dunloggin Middle is one of 77 schools operated by Howard County Public Schools, a district that serves 57,565 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dunloggin Middle shows that the most-represented group is Asian (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 30% White, 23% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Howard County as a whole is about 19% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages about 14.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dunloggin Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.2%; this one delivers 55.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Howard County indicate the typical household earns roughly $149,763 per year, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dunloggin Middle is one of 78 public schools in Howard County (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students).

The closest other public school is Northfield Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Dunloggin Middle comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 65.8%.

Dunloggin Middle operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 630 students in 2018 compared to 623 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 39% to 30%.

On the community side, the feed for Dunloggin Middle typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.