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Enrollment
884
Middle
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000087
Lindale Middle
415 Andover Rd, Linthicum, MD 21090 · (410) 691-4344 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL884 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Maryland public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.8:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
503 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 307 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 32% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
39.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
19.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.7pp 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 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 14.8% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Lindale Middle
Lindale Middle's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindale Middle this school | 884 | 56.9% | 28.7% |
| Bennett Middle Fruitland | 963 | 59.3% | 28.6% |
| Northern Middle Hagerstown | 841 | 61.2% | 38.8% |
| Spring Ridge Middle Lexington Park | 913 | 63.7% | 31.8% |
| Old Mill Middle South Millersville | 1,173 | 57.5% | 37.5% |
| Monocacy Middle Frederick | 710 | 56.5% | 30.7% |
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 Lindale Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #153 of 223 | #14 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #139 of 223 ▲ 10 | #11 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #168 of 223 ▼ 17 | #16 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 884 | #68 of 230 | #11 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #48 of 225 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #20 of 225 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #89 of 227 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #19 of 123 | #2 of 9 |
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
884
-310 (-26%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 884 | 69 | 12.8:1 | 57% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 1,174 | 77.8 | 15.1:1 | 61% (715) |
| 2022-23 | 1,178 | 72.8 | 16.2:1 | 59% (700) |
| 2020-21 | 1,194 | 83 | 14.4:1 | 54% (647) |
| 2017-18 | 1,091 | 75.5 | 14.4:1 | 44% (485) |
| 2015-16 | 962 | 71 | 13.6:1 | 48% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 65 | 12.7:1 | 44% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 1,013 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 20% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 900 | 52 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lindale Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,091 to 884); teachers down 9% (75.5 to 69).
About Lindale Middle
Lindale Middle is a mid-sized middle school found in Linthicum, Maryland. It has an enrollment of 884 students in grades 6 through 8.
Lindale Middle is in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, a district with 85,029 students across 125 schools.
Black students account for 32% of enrollment at Lindale Middle, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 32% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Anne Arundel County, the Black share is about 18%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lindale Middle scores 73%.
Its staff includes 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.8 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 14.3:1. Lindale Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 57%. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 15 points.
Lindale Middle holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Maryland public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lindale Middle would score about 40.5%. It scores 28.7%, 11.8 points below that figure.
Census data for Anne Arundel County show the median household earns about $124,911 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Lindale Middle, Anne Arundel County has 129 public schools.
Linthicum Elementary is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Lindale Middle's average proficiency of 28.7% compares with 34.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Lindale Middle the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 884, compared with 1,194 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.4:1 to 12.8:1.
The allk12 page for Lindale Middle lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Anne Arundel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
598,166
Census ACS
Median income
$124,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
85,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Broadneck HighHigh · 2,143 students
- Annapolis HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Meade HighHigh · 2,045 students
- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
Other schools in Linthicum
- Linthicum ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Overlook ElementaryElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Linthicum Elementary0.7 mi · 509
- Ferndale Early Education Center1.3 mi · 130
- Overlook Elementary1.3 mi · 249
- North County High1.3 mi · 2,161
- Hilltop Elementary1.5 mi · 521
- George T. Cromwell Elementary1.9 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Lindale MiddleHow many students attend Lindale Middle?
Lindale Middle enrolls approximately 884 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lindale Middle serve?
Lindale Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lindale Middle?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Lindale Middle.
How diverse is Lindale Middle?
Lindale Middle reports a student body of 32% White, 23% Hispanic, 32% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lindale Middle?
Lindale Middle is overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Anne Arundel County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.