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Enrollment
1,365
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000857
Julius West Middle
651 Great Falls Rd, Rockville, MD 20850 · (301) 337-3400 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,365 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Maryland public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
523 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 | 473 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 433 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 459 | 34% |
Student demographics
75%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
59.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
35.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 32.3% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Julius West Middle
Julius West Middle's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julius West Middle this school | 1,365 | 38.3% | 45.9% |
| Lakelands Park Middle Gaithersburg | 993 | 34.0% | 50.8% |
| Takoma Park Middle Silver Spring | 1,177 | 35.1% | 59.9% |
| Rocky Hill Middle Clarksburg | 1,010 | 45.6% | 38.7% |
| Earle B. Wood Middle Rockville | 1,019 | 44.7% | 39.9% |
| Cockeysville Middle Cockeysville | 928 | 42.3% | 40.8% |
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 Julius West Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #68 of 223 | #16 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #63 of 223 ▼ 2 | #17 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #77 of 223 ▼ 3 | #17 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,365 | #3 of 230 | #1 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #149 of 225 | #28 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.0% | #7 of 225 | #4 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #158 of 227 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #71 of 95 | #15 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
1,365
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,365 | 88 | 15.5:1 | 38% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 1,307 | 90 | 14.5:1 | 38% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 1,325 | 88.4 | 15.0:1 | 40% (530) |
| 2020-21 | 1,375 | 87 | 15.8:1 | 31% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 1,324 | 82.2 | 16.1:1 | 23% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 1,279 | 77 | 16.6:1 | 26% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 1,038 | 63 | 16.5:1 | 27% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 1,016 | 65 | 15.6:1 | 29% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 53 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julius West Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,324 to 1,365); teachers up 7% (82.2 to 88).
About Julius West Middle
In Rockville, Maryland, part of Montgomery County, Julius West Middle is a middle school. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,365 students. For comparison, middle schools in Maryland average about 764 students.
Julius West Middle is part of a district of 208 schools: Montgomery County Public Schools, with 159,181 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Julius West Middle, at 35%. Other reported shares: 27% White, 16% Black, 16% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Montgomery County's residents are about 21% Hispanic, 14 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 88 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Julius West Middle reports 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
The allk12 Grade for Julius West Middle is B+. Compared with Maryland public middle schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Julius West Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.9%; the prediction is 51.5%.
Across Montgomery County, the median household income is $132,450, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Montgomery County is home to 211 public schools and about 159,181 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Fallsmead Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Julius West Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Julius West Middle ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.9% against a local average of 61.9%.
Julius West Middle is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,375 to 1,365, a small change.
Discussions about Julius West Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Rockville
- Richard Montgomery HighHigh · 2,366 students
- Thomas S. Wootton HighHigh · 1,870 students
- Col. Zadok Magruder HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 1,654 students
- Rockville HighHigh · 1,550 students
- Parkland MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
Nearby schools
- Fallsmead Elementary0.7 mi · 512
- Beall Elementary0.8 mi · 475
- Richard Montgomery High0.9 mi · 2,366
- Thomas S. Wootton High1.1 mi · 1,870
- Ritchie Park Elementary1.1 mi · 342
- Bayard Rustin Elementary1.1 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About Julius West MiddleHow many students attend Julius West Middle?
Julius West Middle enrolls approximately 1,365 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Julius West Middle serve?
Julius West Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Julius West Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Julius West Middle is approximately 15.5:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Julius West Middle?
Student demographics at Julius West Middle are roughly 27% White, 35% Hispanic, 16% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Julius West Middle?
Julius West Middle is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.