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Enrollment
1,305
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001065
Hyattsville Middle
6001 42nd Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20781 · (301) 209-5830 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,235 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 | 433 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 471 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 31% |
Student demographics
49%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
26.1%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
12.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 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
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Hyattsville Middle
Hyattsville Middle's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyattsville Middle this school | 1,305 | 94.6% | 19.0% |
| Ellen Ochoa Middle Hyattsville | 1,086 | 97.3% | N/A |
| Buck Lodge Middle Adelphi | 1,200 | 95.7% | 18.9% |
| William Wirt Middle Riverdale | 1,124 | 96.5% | 23.1% |
| Charles Carroll Middle New Carrollton | 884 | 96.8% | 20.1% |
| Thomas Johnson Middle Lanham | 1,180 | 94.9% | 20.5% |
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 Hyattsville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #204 of 223 | #20 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #183 of 223 ▲ 31 | #7 of 24 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #206 of 223 ▼ 9 | #21 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,305 | #6 of 230 | #1 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #213 of 225 | #23 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #153 of 225 | #10 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #12 of 227 | #11 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +51.6% | #3 of 95 | #1 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
1,305
+446 (+52%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 1,305 | 75 | 17.4:1 | 95% (1,235) |
| 2023-24 | 1,194 | 64 | 18.7:1 | 82% (977) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 60 | 11.8:1 | 83% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 859 | 63 | 13.6:1 | 78% (674) |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 57.5 | 15.0:1 | 82% (708) |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 59 | 14.3:1 | 78% (655) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 51 | 13.0:1 | 65% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 51% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 41 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hyattsville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 52% (861 to 1,305); teachers up 30% (57.5 to 75).
About Hyattsville Middle
Families in Hyattsville, Maryland, are served by Hyattsville Middle, a high-enrollment middle school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 1,305 students. Against the 764-student average for middle schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 71% higher.
Hyattsville Middle is one of the 199 schools that make up Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students in total).
Hyattsville Middle is 67% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 24% Black and 6% White. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Prince George's County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. That is higher than the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 95%. The 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County is 16 points lower.
Hyattsville Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 19.0%, compared with a predicted 18.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Prince George's County, the median household income is $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Hyattsville Middle is one of 203 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Hyattsville Elementary, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hyattsville Middle ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 859 students at Hyattsville Middle; in 2024-25, 1,305. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The school's ratio rose from 13.6:1 to 17.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hyattsville Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Hyattsville
- Northwestern HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Ellen Ochoa MiddleMiddle · 1,086 students
- Nicholas Orem MiddleMiddle · 1,007 students
- Langley Park-McCormick ElementaryElementary · 697 students
- Edward M. Felegy ESElementary · 641 students
- Ridgecrest ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Hyattsville Elementary0.5 mi · 422
- University Park Elementary0.7 mi · 538
- Nicholas Orem Middle0.8 mi · 1,007
- Riverdale Elementary0.9 mi · 586
- Edward M. Felegy ES1.0 mi · 641
- Northwestern High1.1 mi · 2,396
Frequently asked questions
About Hyattsville MiddleHow large is Hyattsville Middle?
Hyattsville Middle enrolls approximately 1,305 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hyattsville Middle serve?
Hyattsville Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hyattsville Middle have?
Hyattsville Middle employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hyattsville Middle?
At Hyattsville Middle, the student body is approximately 6% White, 67% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hyattsville Middle in?
Hyattsville Middle is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.