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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the James Madison Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
800
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001475
James Madison Middle
7300 Woodyard Road, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 · (301) 599-2422 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
508 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 | 234 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 296 | 37% |
Student demographics
38%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
45.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 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
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 James Madison Middle
James Madison Middle's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison Middle this school | 800 | 63.5% | 24.0% |
| Kettering Middle Upper Marlboro | 874 | 69.5% | 25.8% |
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle School Waldorf | 920 | 59.8% | 18.1% |
| Gwynn Park Middle Brandywine | 702 | 56.1% | 23.9% |
| Loch Raven Technical Academy Baltimore | 722 | 62.6% | 23.1% |
| John Hanson Middle School Waldorf | 727 | 56.8% | 23.2% |
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 James Madison Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #179 of 223 | #12 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #221 of 223 ▲ 1 | #23 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #133 of 223 ▲ 58 | #7 of 24 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #106 of 230 | #17 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #180 of 225 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #190 of 225 | #21 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #62 of 227 | #22 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #88 of 95 | #16 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
800
-95 (-11%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 800 | 49.5 | 16.2:1 | 64% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 42.5 | 19.7:1 | 62% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 46.5 | 18.8:1 | 62% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 895 | 52 | 17.2:1 | 50% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 52.5 | 15.1:1 | 48% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 802 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 47% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 927 | 56 | 16.6:1 | 36% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 994 | 56 | 17.8:1 | 28% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 39 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Madison Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (792 to 800); teachers down 6% (52.5 to 49.5).
About James Madison Middle
James Madison Middle is a medium-sized middle school located in UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland. The school serves 800 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, with 132,693 students enrolled.
James Madison Middle's enrollment is 76% Black. Next come 19% Hispanic and 2% White. That compares with about 59% Black among all Prince George's County residents. By the diversity index, James Madison Middle comes in at 38%.
The school reports 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.2 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Maryland average 14.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 64% of students. The average for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for James Madison Middle is 36.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Prince George's County show that median household income is about $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 203 public schools operate in Prince George's County, serving about 132,693 students.
Melwood Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. James Madison Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. James Madison Middle comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place James Madison Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, James Madison Middle went from 895 students to 800. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.2:1 to 16.2:1.
Community posts for James Madison Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 UPPER MARLBORO
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighHigh · 2,291 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public CharterCombined · 1,503 students
- Frederick Douglass HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Largo HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Kettering MiddleMiddle · 874 students
- Barack Obama ElementaryElementary · 629 students
Other James Madison Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named James Madison Middle. James Madison Middle is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- James Madison MiddleNorth Hollywood, CA · 1,148 students
- James Madison MiddleRoanoke, VA · 598 students
- James Madison Middle SchoolMadisonville, KY · 466 students
- JAMES MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOLTITUSVILLE, FL · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Melwood Elementary0.2 mi · 531
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter1.3 mi · 1,503
- Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter1.7 mi · 140
- Rosaryville Elementary2.3 mi · 517
- Francis T. Evans Elementary2.7 mi · 393
- Imagine Andrews Public Charter2.9 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About James Madison MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at James Madison Middle?
James Madison Middle enrolls approximately 800 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does James Madison Middle serve?
James Madison Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at James Madison Middle?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at James Madison Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James Madison Middle?
At James Madison Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 19% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees James Madison Middle?
James Madison Middle is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.