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Enrollment
931
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001739
Hallie Wells Middle
11701 Little Seneca Parkway, Clarksburg, MD 20871 · (301) 284-4800 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL931 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Maryland public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
172 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 288 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 321 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 322 | 35% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
75.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 44.8% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Hallie Wells Middle
Hallie Wells Middle's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallie Wells Middle this school | 931 | 18.5% | 58.5% |
| Robert Frost Middle School Rockville | 915 | 16.4% | 64.5% |
| Burleigh Manor Middle Ellicott City | 777 | 17.5% | 64.7% |
| Ellicott Mills Middle Ellicott City | 698 | 14.6% | 63.9% |
| Herbert Hoover Middle Potomac | 930 | 11.8% | 70.9% |
| Patapsco Middle Ellicott City | 670 | 20.4% | 58.6% |
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 Hallie Wells Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #28 of 223 | #8 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #43 of 223 ▼ 20 | #12 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #29 of 223 ▼ 7 | #8 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 931 | #57 of 230 | #15 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #126 of 225 | #24 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #42 of 225 | #14 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #201 of 227 | #33 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.8% | #21 of 95 | #5 of 19 |
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
931
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 931 | 62.4 | 14.9:1 | 18% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 944 | 64 | 14.8:1 | 18% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 963 | 62.4 | 15.4:1 | 20% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 930 | 57 | 16.3:1 | 17% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 48.4 | 15.5:1 | 17% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hallie Wells Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (752 to 931); teachers up 29% (48.4 to 62.4).
About Hallie Wells Middle
Hallie Wells Middle is a middle school in Clarksburg, Maryland, reachable at (301) 284-4800. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 931 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Maryland is about 764 students, so this school is 22% above average.
Federal data list 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, with 159,181 students enrolled.
Asian students form the largest group at Hallie Wells Middle, 44% of enrollment. Next come 20% Black, 18% White, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 15% Asian among all Montgomery County residents. By the diversity index, Hallie Wells Middle comes in at 72%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.9:1, with 62.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across middle schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 14.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Hallie Wells Middle is 18%. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Hallie Wells Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hallie Wells Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.5%; the prediction is 63.3%.
In Montgomery County (population about 1,065,949), median household income is about $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hallie Wells Middle is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 159,181 students.
Nearest public school: Snowden Farm Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Hallie Wells Middle is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Hallie Wells Middle is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (930) and 2024-25 (931). The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.3:1 to 14.9:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hallie Wells Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Clarksburg
- Clarksburg HighHigh · 2,241 students
- Rocky Hill MiddleMiddle · 1,010 students
- Cabin Branch ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Little Bennett ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Snowden Farm ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Snowden Farm Elementary0.7 mi · 578
- Wilson Wims Elementary School1.2 mi · 484
- Cedar Grove Elementary1.2 mi · 326
- Rocky Hill Middle1.5 mi · 1,010
- Clarksburg High1.5 mi · 2,241
- Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary1.8 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Hallie Wells MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hallie Wells Middle?
Hallie Wells Middle enrolls approximately 931 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hallie Wells Middle serve?
Hallie Wells Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hallie Wells Middle?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Hallie Wells Middle.
How diverse is Hallie Wells Middle?
Hallie Wells Middle reports a student body of 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 20% Black, 44% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hallie Wells Middle in?
Hallie Wells Middle is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.