Golden Ring Middle

As a medium-sized middle-grades school in Baltimore, Maryland, Golden Ring Middle serves 805 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.

Across the 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools (110,872 students total), Golden Ring Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Golden Ring Middle records that the largest single group is Black, at 62% of enrollment; the rest consists of 14% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Golden Ring Middle has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Baltimore County) records that the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Golden Ring Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rosedale Center, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 6-year window. Over the past 6-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 691 students in 2018 compared to 805 in 2024.

On this page, members of the Golden Ring Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.