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Enrollment
841
Middle
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001263
E. Russell Hicks Middle
1321 S Potomac St, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · (301) 766-8110 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL841 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Maryland public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
13.8:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
579 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 293 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 285 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 263 | 31% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
55.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
31.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 28.4% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 E. Russell Hicks Middle
E. Russell Hicks Middle's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Russell Hicks Middle this school | 841 | 68.8% | 42.4% |
| Western Heights Middle Hagerstown | 883 | 69.9% | 30.0% |
| Stemmers Run Middle Baltimore | 831 | 70.2% | 17.5% |
| Brooklyn Park Middle Baltimore | 784 | 65.3% | 30.6% |
| Easton Middle Easton | 703 | 69.7% | 29.2% |
| General John Stricker Middle Baltimore | 713 | 73.4% | 15.2% |
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 E. Russell Hicks Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #82 of 223 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #79 of 223 ▼ 3 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #91 of 223 ▼ 8 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 841 | #85 of 230 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #83 of 225 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #14 of 225 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #47 of 227 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #59 of 95 | N/A |
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
841
-49 (-6%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 841 | 61.1 | 13.8:1 | 69% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 57.2 | 14.4:1 | 74% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 824 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 74% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 890 | 53 | 16.8:1 | 66% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 47.5 | 16.8:1 | 58% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 52 | 15.4:1 | 57% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 57% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 39% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 42 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. Russell Hicks Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (798 to 841); teachers up 29% (47.5 to 61.1).
About E. Russell Hicks Middle
E. Russell Hicks Middle is a middle school in Hagerstown, Maryland, reachable at (301) 766-8110. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 841 students.
Federal data list 43 schools in Washington County Public Schools, with 23,320 students enrolled.
E. Russell Hicks Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 35%. It is also 25% Hispanic, 23% Black, 14% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Washington County's residents are about 75% White, 40 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, E. Russell Hicks Middle comes in at 74%.
Teacher staffing is 61.1 full-time equivalents, or about 13.8 students per teacher. Middle schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 14.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 69%. On average, public schools in Washington County report 58%.
E. Russell Hicks Middle is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of Maryland public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, E. Russell Hicks Middle falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 42.4% actual against 33.5% predicted.
Federal survey data for Washington County show that median household income is about $77,747, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 44 public schools operate in Washington County, serving about 23,320 students.
Emma K. Doub Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, E. Russell Hicks Middle is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put E. Russell Hicks Middle inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 890 to 841. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (16.8:1).
The E. Russell Hicks Middle community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,709
Census ACS
Median income
$77,747
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
23,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Williamsport HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Boonsboro HighHigh · 838 students
Other schools in Hagerstown
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Pangborn ElementaryElementary · 749 students
- Salem Avenue ElementaryElementary · 713 students
Nearby schools
- Emma K. Doub Elementary0.1 mi · 389
- Boyd J. Michael III Technical High School0.2 mi · 548
- South Hagerstown High0.4 mi · 1,690
- Bester Elementary1.4 mi · 490
- Lincolnshire Elementary1.4 mi · 503
- Barbara Ingram School for the Arts2.0 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About E. Russell Hicks MiddleHow many students attend E. Russell Hicks Middle?
E. Russell Hicks Middle enrolls approximately 841 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does E. Russell Hicks Middle serve?
E. Russell Hicks Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at E. Russell Hicks Middle?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at E. Russell Hicks Middle.
How diverse is E. Russell Hicks Middle?
E. Russell Hicks Middle reports a student body of 35% White, 25% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees E. Russell Hicks Middle?
E. Russell Hicks Middle is overseen by Washington County Public Schools in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.