Lime Kiln Middle

Located at 11650 Scaggsville Rd, in Fulton, Maryland, Lime Kiln Middle is a medium-sized 6-8 campus that instructs 675 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Howard County Public Schools.

Lime Kiln Middle is one of 77 schools operated by Howard County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 57,565 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lime Kiln Middle lists that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% Asian, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Howard County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lime Kiln Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.1%; this one delivers 65.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Howard County indicate median household earnings sit near $149,763, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Howard County's 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), Lime Kiln Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cedar Lane Special Center, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lime Kiln Middle comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lime Kiln Middle's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 734 (now 675). The White share of enrollment fell from 49% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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