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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001223
Ernest Everett Just Middle
1300 Campus Way N, Mitchellville, MD 20721 · (301) 808-4040 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- 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
14.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
696 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 | 227 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 270 | 36% |
Student demographics
26%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
48.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Ernest Everett Just Middle
Ernest Everett Just Middle's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Everett Just Middle this school | 752 | 92.6% | 29.2% |
| The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 513 | 92.6% | 13.9% |
| Drew-Freeman Middle District Heights | 1,022 | 96.6% | 16.9% |
| Katherine Johnson Global Academy Baltimore | 473 | 90.5% | 11.1% |
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle Temple Hills | 628 | 94.7% | 20.6% |
| G. James Gholson Middle Landover | 603 | 95.2% | 17.8% |
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 Ernest Everett Just Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #148 of 223 | #6 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #191 of 223 ▲ 26 | #11 of 24 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #116 of 223 ▲ 2 | #3 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #121 of 230 | #19 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #113 of 225 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #208 of 225 | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #18 of 227 | #16 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #78 of 95 | #12 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
752
-50 (-6%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 752 | 52 | 14.5:1 | 93% (696) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 70% (539) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 69% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 802 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 58% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 43.5 | 16.9:1 | 57% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 53% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 38% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ernest Everett Just Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (733 to 752); teachers up 20% (43.5 to 52).
About Ernest Everett Just Middle
Mitchellville, Maryland, is home to Ernest Everett Just Middle, a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment stands at 752 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Prince George's County Public Schools has 132,693 students spread across 199 schools.
Of every 100 students at Ernest Everett Just Middle, about 85 are Black. Other students are 13% Hispanic. That is higher than the 59% Black share among all Prince George's County residents. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Ernest Everett Just Middle are from different groups.
There are about 14.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ernest Everett Just Middle, which has 52. The average ratio among middle schools in Maryland is similar, at 14.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Ernest Everett Just Middle is about 93%. That is higher than the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County.
On the allk12 Grade, Ernest Everett Just Middle lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Maryland public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ernest Everett Just Middle would be expected to post about 19.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.2%.
For Prince George's County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Prince George's County number 203, with about 132,693 students.
Lake Arbor Elementary, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Ernest Everett Just Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ernest Everett Just Middle ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 802 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 752 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
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Mitchellville
- Lake Arbor ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Kingsford ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- C. Elizabeth RiegCombined · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Arbor Elementary0.2 mi · 593
- Phyllis E. Williams Elementary1.3 mi · 326
- Kettering Middle1.3 mi · 874
- Kettering Elementary1.4 mi · 415
- Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC1.4 mi · 462
- Thomas G. Pullen1.4 mi · 740
Frequently asked questions
About Ernest Everett Just MiddleHow many students attend Ernest Everett Just Middle?
Ernest Everett Just Middle enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ernest Everett Just Middle serve?
Ernest Everett Just Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ernest Everett Just Middle?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Ernest Everett Just Middle.
What is the student diversity at Ernest Everett Just Middle?
Student demographics at Ernest Everett Just Middle are roughly 0% White, 13% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ernest Everett Just Middle?
Ernest Everett Just 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.