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Enrollment
1,047
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001024
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle
13725 Briarwood Dr, Laurel, MD 20708 · (301) 497-3620 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,047 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,009 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 353 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 328 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 366 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
30.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 11.3% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle this school | 1,047 | 96.4% | 21.2% |
| Thomas Johnson Middle Lanham | 1,180 | 94.9% | 20.5% |
| Greenbelt Middle Greenbelt | 1,270 | 93.1% | 34.7% |
| Charles Carroll Middle New Carrollton | 884 | 96.8% | 20.1% |
| Oxon Hill Middle Fort Washington | 773 | 94.3% | 24.2% |
| Hyattsville Middle Hyattsville | 1,305 | 94.6% | 19.0% |
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 Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #196 of 223 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #212 of 223 ▼ 33 | #14 of 24 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #198 of 223 ▼ 19 | #19 of 24 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,047 | #33 of 230 | #10 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #106 of 225 | #8 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #133 of 225 | #5 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #6 of 227 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #36 of 95 | #9 of 17 |
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
1,047
-65 (-6%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 1,047 | 73 | 14.3:1 | 96% (1,009) |
| 2023-24 | 1,033 | 71 | 14.6:1 | 87% (894) |
| 2022-23 | 1,084 | 73 | 14.8:1 | 84% (911) |
| 2020-21 | 1,112 | 73 | 15.2:1 | 76% (845) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 63.7 | 14.6:1 | 75% (700) |
| 2015-16 | 923 | 58 | 15.9:1 | 73% (672) |
| 2010-11 | 779 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 59% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 32% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 35 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (931 to 1,047); teachers up 15% (63.7 to 73).
About Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle, located in Laurel, Maryland, is a mid-sized middle school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 1,047 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 764.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle is in Prince George's County Public Schools, a district with 132,693 students across 199 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle is 51%, a majority. It is also 42% Black, 3% White, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Prince George's County is roughly 23% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle scores 56%.
Staffing at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle comes to 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. On the income side, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Prince George's County report 79%.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.2% and a predicted 17.2%.
In the surrounding county, Prince George's County, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Prince George's County has 203 public schools with about 132,693 students, including Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Oaklands Elementary, is about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,112 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,047 by 2024-25.
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Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Laurel
- Laurel HighHigh · 2,129 students
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- Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel CampusElementary · 830 students
- Hammond ElementaryElementary · 763 students
- Gorman Crossing ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Forest Ridge ElementaryElementary · 659 students
Other Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle. Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolGoddard, KS · 625 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolWYCKOFF, NJ · 607 students
Nearby schools
- Oaklands Elementary0.3 mi · 483
- James H. Harrison Elementary0.7 mi · 304
- Deerfield Run Elementary0.7 mi · 482
- Laurel High1.3 mi · 2,129
- Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel Campus1.7 mi · 830
- Laurel Elementary1.8 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleHow many students attend Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle?
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle enrolls approximately 1,047 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle serve?
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle is approximately 14.3:1 (73 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle?
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 51% Hispanic, 42% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle?
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.