James Madison Middle

James Madison Middle is one of the middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campuss in UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools, with 800 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, James Madison Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, James Madison Middle lists that 76% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 2% White. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, James Madison Middle reports 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, James Madison Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.6%, the actual is 24.0%, a residual of -12.6 points.

Across the wider county, Prince George's County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which James Madison Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Melwood Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James Madison Middle. On composite proficiency, James Madison Middle comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at James Madison Middle has changed only slightly, going from 792 students in 2018 to 800 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 7% to 19%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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