Kettering Middle

As a reasonably sized middle school in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Kettering Middle caters to 874 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Kettering Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Kettering Middle records that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, On paper, Kettering Middle has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kettering Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.8%.

In the area at large, Prince George's County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Kettering Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kettering Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kettering Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Kettering Middle's enrollment has increased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 733 (now 874). The Black share of enrollment fell from 86% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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