Holabird Middle

Holabird Middle operates as an average-sized junior high in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,027 students spanning grades 4 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

Baltimore County Public Schools comprises 177 schools with combined enrollment of 110,872 students; Holabird Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Holabird Middle logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% White, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Holabird Middle has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Baltimore County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Holabird Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Baltimore County shows the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Holabird Middle is one of 180 public schools in Baltimore County (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students).

Norwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Holabird Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 22.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 948 students in 2018 compared to 1,027 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 23% to 51% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.