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Enrollment
1,068
Middle
DISTRICT 913 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039090475
Fallston Middle School
2303 Carrs Mill Rd, Fallston, MD 21047 · (410) 638-4129 · Harford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,068 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
129 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 | 335 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 370 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 363 | 34% |
Student demographics
29%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
83.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
49.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 44.3% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Fallston Middle School
Fallston Middle School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallston Middle School this school | 1,068 | 12.1% | 63.6% |
| Hereford Middle Monkton | 861 | 13.4% | 59.4% |
| Severna Park Middle Severna Park | 1,386 | 7.8% | 72.7% |
| Central Middle Edgewater | 1,204 | 20.0% | 58.1% |
| North Harford Middle Pylesville | 849 | 21.4% | 53.7% |
| Oklahoma Road Middle Sykesville | 816 | 14.6% | 53.5% |
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 Fallston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #17 of 223 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #21 of 223 ▲ 3 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #5 of 223 ▲ 11 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,068 | #29 of 230 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #153 of 225 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #205 of 225 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.1% | #220 of 227 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #31 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
1,068
+204 (+24%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 1,145
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,068 | 68.5 | 15.6:1 | 12% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 1,060 | 65.8 | 16.1:1 | 13% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 1,007 | 62.3 | 16.2:1 | 14% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 9% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 932 | 54.3 | 17.2:1 | 8% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 879 | 54 | 16.3:1 | 9% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 887 | 61 | 14.5:1 | 8% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 1,145 | 70 | 16.4:1 | 2% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fallston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (932 to 1,068); teachers up 26% (54.3 to 68.5).
About Fallston Middle School
Located in Fallston, Maryland, Fallston Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 1,068 students. Middle schools in Maryland have about 764 students on average; enrollment here is 40% higher.
In Harford County Public Schools, 55 schools enroll a combined 37,771 students.
Fallston Middle School is 84% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 73% White among all Harford County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
Based on 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Fallston Middle School has a ratio of 15.6:1. Compared with the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 12%. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in Harford County.
On BeatsExpectations, Fallston Middle School is 3.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Harford County show that the median household earns about $112,265 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Harford County, 55 public schools serve about 37,771 students.
Fallston Middle School's nearest public school is Fallston High (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.2%; Fallston Middle School's is 63.6%, ranking 6th of 9.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count increased 24% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Fallston Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Fallston
- Youths Benefit ElementaryElementary · 1,151 students
- Fallston HighHigh · 1,036 students
Nearby schools
- Fallston High0.2 mi · 1,036
- Youths Benefit Elementary1.7 mi · 1,151
- Red Pump Elementary School2.2 mi · 696
- Bel Air High3.4 mi · 1,341
- Bel Air Elementary3.5 mi · 521
- Bel Air Middle3.6 mi · 1,080
Frequently asked questions
About Fallston Middle SchoolHow large is Fallston Middle School?
Fallston Middle School enrolls approximately 1,068 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fallston Middle School serve?
Fallston Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fallston Middle School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Fallston Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Fallston Middle School?
Student demographics at Fallston Middle School are roughly 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fallston Middle School?
Fallston Middle School is overseen by Harford County Public Schools in Harford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.