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What's something Kettering Middle does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
874
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001472
Kettering Middle
65 Herrington Dr, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 · (301) 808-4060 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
607 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 | 273 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 287 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 314 | 36% |
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
40.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
13.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 12.0% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Kettering Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #169 of 223 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #178 of 223 | #6 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #167 of 223 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #73 of 230 | #15 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #5 of 225 | #1 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #191 of 225 | #22 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #45 of 227 | #21 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #23 of 95 | #5 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
874
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 874 | 85 | 10.3:1 | 69% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 83 | 11.0:1 | 65% (598) |
| 2022-23 | 915 | 75 | 12.2:1 | 61% (558) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 62 | 14.1:1 | 58% (508) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 54.5 | 13.4:1 | 59% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 50% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 43% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 1,237 | 71 | 17.4:1 | 23% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 935 | 52 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettering Middle.
About Kettering Middle
A medium-sized middle-grades school in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Kettering Middle is part of Prince George's County Public Schools. The latest federal count shows 874 students in grades 6 through 8.
Prince George's County Public Schools has 199 schools; together they serve 132,693 students.
Black students account for 76% of enrollment at Kettering Middle. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic. Prince George's County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. Kettering Middle has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Kettering Middle operates with 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Maryland average 14.3:1. About 69% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Prince George's County averages 79%, higher than here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.1% for Kettering Middle. The school posts 25.8%, 7.3 points below the prediction.
Across Prince George's County, median household income is about $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Kettering Middle is among the 203 public schools in Prince George's County.
The closest public school to Kettering Middle is Kettering Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 25.8% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 875 in 2020-21 to 874 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. By 2024-25, the school had 10.3 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Kettering Middle can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 800 students
- Barack Obama ElementaryElementary · 629 students
Nearby schools
- Kettering Elementary0.3 mi · 415
- Largo High0.7 mi · 1,159
- International High school @ Largo0.7 mi · 354
- Lake Arbor Elementary1.2 mi · 593
- Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC1.2 mi · 462
- Kingsford Elementary1.2 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Kettering MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Kettering Middle?
Kettering Middle enrolls approximately 874 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kettering Middle serve?
Kettering Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Kettering Middle have?
Kettering Middle employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Kettering Middle?
Student demographics at Kettering Middle are roughly 2% White, 19% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Kettering Middle public or private?
Kettering Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.