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Enrollment
467
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000861
John Poole Middle
17014 Tom Fox Ave, Poolesville, MD 20837 · (240) 740-4200 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
97 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 | 161 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 36% |
Student demographics
62%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
67.1%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 43.4% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 John Poole Middle
John Poole Middle's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Poole Middle this school | 467 | 20.8% | 56.6% |
| Glenwood Middle Glenwood | 494 | 14.0% | 64.3% |
| Hammond Middle Laurel | 604 | 16.4% | 54.8% |
| Brunswick Middle Brunswick | 638 | 29.9% | 47.3% |
| Severn River Middle Arnold | 675 | 20.3% | 58.4% |
| Sykesville Middle Sykesville | 697 | 18.4% | 63.9% |
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 John Poole Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #37 of 223 | #11 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #36 of 223 ▼ 7 | #9 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #51 of 223 ▼ 28 | #11 of 40 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #201 of 230 | #40 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #145 of 225 | #27 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #102 of 225 | #31 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #192 of 227 | #32 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.5% | #18 of 95 | #4 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
467
+86 (+23%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 467 | 30.2 | 15.5:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 30.4 | 14.2:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 28.4 | 15.6:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 25.8 | 14.5:1 | 10% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 5% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Poole Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (375 to 467); teachers up 17% (25.8 to 30.2).
About John Poole Middle
John Poole Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Poolesville, Maryland, (ZIP code 20837). Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 467 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Maryland average about 764 students.
John Poole Middle is one of 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, which enrolls 159,181 students in total.
John Poole Middle's enrollment is 58% White. Next come 16% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 42% White among all Montgomery County residents. By the diversity index, John Poole Middle comes in at 62%.
Staffing totals 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in Maryland average 14.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 21%. The 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 19 points higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, John Poole Middle is 5.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 56.6% actual, 61.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
Among Montgomery County residents, median household income is about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 211 public schools in Montgomery County, with a combined enrollment of about 159,181.
Poolesville High is the public school closest to John Poole Middle, about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. On average proficiency, John Poole Middle is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
John Poole Middle saw enrollment rise 23% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Poolesville
- Poolesville HighHigh · 1,351 students
- Poolesville ElementaryElementary · 576 students
Nearby schools
- Poolesville High1.3 mi · 1,351
- Poolesville Elementary1.3 mi · 576
- Algonkian Elementary4.8 mi · 457
- Riverside High4.8 mi · 1,710
- Belmont Ridge Middle4.9 mi · 1,071
- River Bend Middle5.1 mi · 1,137
Frequently asked questions
About John Poole MiddleHow many students attend John Poole Middle?
John Poole Middle enrolls approximately 467 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John Poole Middle serve?
John Poole Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at John Poole Middle?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at John Poole Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Poole Middle?
At John Poole Middle, the student body is approximately 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is John Poole Middle public or private?
John Poole Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.