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Enrollment
936
Middle
DISTRICT 913 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000689
Edgewood Middle
2311 Willoughby Beach Rd, Edgewood, MD 21040 · (410) 612-1518 · Harford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL936 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Maryland public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.5:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
648 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 290 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 308 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 338 | 36% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
40.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
12.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 12.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 10.0% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Edgewood Middle
Edgewood Middle's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Middle this school | 936 | 69.2% | 26.5% |
| Wicomico Middle Salisbury | 827 | 68.2% | 20.1% |
| Middle River Middle Baltimore | 822 | 66.1% | 21.4% |
| Stemmers Run Middle Baltimore | 831 | 70.2% | 17.5% |
| Spring Ridge Middle Lexington Park | 913 | 63.7% | 31.8% |
| Aberdeen Middle Aberdeen | 1,071 | 61.4% | 29.6% |
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 Edgewood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #165 of 223 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #181 of 223 ▲ 26 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #163 of 223 ▼ 23 | #9 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 936 | #56 of 230 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #15 of 225 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #64 of 225 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #46 of 227 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #33 of 123 | #2 of 6 |
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
936
-250 (-21%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 848
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 936 | 81.3 | 11.5:1 | 69% (648) |
| 2023-24 | 994 | 80.7 | 12.3:1 | 71% (708) |
| 2022-23 | 999 | 80.3 | 12.4:1 | 72% (715) |
| 2020-21 | 1,186 | 80 | 14.8:1 | 69% (817) |
| 2017-18 | 1,089 | 77.3 | 14.1:1 | 58% (635) |
| 2015-16 | 1,062 | 81 | 13.1:1 | 57% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 1,022 | 85 | 12.0:1 | 51% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 1,228 | 78 | 15.7:1 | 28% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 848 | 55 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgewood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,089 to 936); teachers up 5% (77.3 to 81.3).
About Edgewood Middle
Edgewood Middle sits in Edgewood, Maryland, and is classified as a middle school. Total enrollment is 936 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 23% more students than the average for middle schools in Maryland (about 764).
The district for Edgewood Middle is Harford County Public Schools, with 55 schools and 37,771 students.
Of every 100 students at Edgewood Middle, about 46 are Black, the largest group. Other students are 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 14% Black share among all Harford County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. The school has 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Maryland is 14.3:1. In all, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 39% average for public schools in Harford County.
Edgewood Middle earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Maryland public middle schools.
Edgewood Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.5%, compared with a predicted 33.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Harford County show median household income comes to about $112,265, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 55 public schools and about 37,771 students.
Deerfield Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Edgewood Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Edgewood Middle places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Edgewood Middle as Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,186 (2020-21) to 936 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.5:1) than in 2020-21 (14.8:1).
The allk12 page for Edgewood Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Other schools in Edgewood
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Deerfield ElementaryElementary · 708 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 428 students
Other Edgewood Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Edgewood Middle. Edgewood Middle is the largest of the 10.
- Edgewood Middle SchoolTrenton, OH · 801 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolWooster, OH · 704 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolHighland Park, IL · 663 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMOUNDS VIEW, MN · 639 students
- Edgewood MiddleWest Covina, CA · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Deerfield Elementary0.1 mi · 708
- Edgewood High0.1 mi · 1,440
- Edgewood Elementary0.6 mi · 428
- Old Post Road Elementary2.0 mi · 850
- Magnolia Middle2.4 mi · 689
- Magnolia Elementary2.4 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Edgewood MiddleHow many students attend Edgewood Middle?
Edgewood Middle enrolls approximately 936 students in grades 06-08.
Is Edgewood Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edgewood Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Edgewood Middle have?
Edgewood Middle employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Edgewood Middle?
Student demographics at Edgewood Middle are roughly 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 46% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Edgewood Middle in?
Edgewood Middle is part of Harford County Public Schools.
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