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Enrollment
675
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042001115
Lime Kiln Middle
11650 Scaggsville Rd, Fulton, MD 20759 · (410) 880-5988 · Howard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Maryland public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
15.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
58 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 233 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 209 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 35% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
82.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
49.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.8% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 77.9% | 52.7% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Lime Kiln Middle
Lime Kiln Middle's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Kiln Middle this school | 675 | 8.6% | 65.7% |
| Folly Quarter Middle Ellicott City | 682 | 7.8% | 75.2% |
| Cabin John Middle Potomac | 983 | 12.3% | 70.0% |
| Herbert Hoover Middle Potomac | 930 | 11.8% | 70.9% |
| Patapsco Middle Ellicott City | 670 | 20.4% | 58.6% |
| Ellicott Mills Middle Ellicott City | 698 | 14.6% | 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 Lime Kiln Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #9 of 223 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #23 of 223 ▼ 11 | #9 of 20 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #7 of 223 ▲ 8 | #2 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #151 of 230 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #156 of 225 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #35 of 225 | #8 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.6% | #223 of 227 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #70 of 123 | #5 of 10 |
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
675
+33 (+5%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 675 | 43.2 | 15.6:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 44.7 | 14.6:1 | 7% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 44.9 | 14.3:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 52 | 14.1:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 3% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 3% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 3% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lime Kiln Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (734 to 675); teachers down 17% (52 to 43.2).
About Lime Kiln Middle
Lime Kiln Middle is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Fulton, Maryland. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 675 students.
Lime Kiln Middle is one of the 77 schools that make up Howard County Public Schools (57,565 students in total).
The student body at Lime Kiln Middle has no majority group. White students lead at 38%. Next come 31% Asian, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 47% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Lime Kiln Middle totals 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. The average for middle schools in Maryland is 14.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lime Kiln Middle is about 9%. Public schools in Howard County average 27%.
Lime Kiln Middle earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Maryland public middle schools.
In Maryland, Lime Kiln Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 65.7% actual against a predicted 69.1%.
For the population of Howard County, median household income comes to about $149,763, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Howard County's 78 public schools enroll about 57,565 students and include Lime Kiln Middle.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Cedar Lane Special Center, is the closest to Lime Kiln Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Lime Kiln Middle ranks 4th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 5% across 4 years, from 642 in 2020-21 to 675 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Lime Kiln Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Fulton
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Fulton ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- Cedar Lane Special CenterCombined · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Lane Special Center0.1 mi · 133
- Reservoir High0.2 mi · 1,597
- Fulton Elementary0.2 mi · 872
- Hammond Middle2.0 mi · 604
- Hammond Elementary2.0 mi · 763
- Clarksville Middle2.5 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About Lime Kiln MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lime Kiln Middle?
Lime Kiln Middle enrolls approximately 675 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lime Kiln Middle serve?
Lime Kiln Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lime Kiln Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lime Kiln Middle is approximately 15.6:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lime Kiln Middle?
Student demographics at Lime Kiln Middle are roughly 38% White, 6% Hispanic, 17% Black, 31% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lime Kiln Middle public or private?
Lime Kiln Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howard County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.