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What's the most underrated thing about Loch Raven Technical Academy that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
722
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000419
Loch Raven Technical Academy
8101 La Salle Rd, Baltimore, MD 21286 · (443) 809-3518 · Baltimore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Maryland public middle schools
- C-Test 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
14.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
452 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 255 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 219 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 34% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
32.1%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
12.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.1% | 12.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 13.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Loch Raven Technical Academy
Loch Raven Technical Academy's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Raven Technical Academy this school | 722 | 62.6% | 23.1% |
| John Hanson Middle School Waldorf | 727 | 56.8% | 23.2% |
| James Madison Middle UPPER MARLBORO | 800 | 63.5% | 24.0% |
| Gwynn Park Middle Brandywine | 702 | 56.1% | 23.9% |
| Salisbury Middle Salisbury | 847 | 61.3% | 31.6% |
| Mattawoman Middle School Waldorf | 862 | 54.2% | 25.6% |
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 Loch Raven Technical Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #184 of 223 | #15 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #182 of 223 ▼ 17 | #20 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #194 of 223 ▼ 20 | #18 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #129 of 230 | #21 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #124 of 225 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #145 of 225 | #21 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #68 of 227 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #110 of 123 | #18 of 20 |
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
722
-95 (-12%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 722 | 48.5 | 14.9:1 | 63% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 50 | 15.6:1 | 62% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 50 | 15.6:1 | 60% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 68% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 47.6 | 15.6:1 | 61% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 756 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 63% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 63% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 1,079 | 65 | 16.6:1 | 28% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 43 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loch Raven Technical Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (743 to 722); teachers up 2% (47.6 to 48.5).
About Loch Raven Technical Academy
Loch Raven Technical Academy is a medium-sized middle school located in Baltimore, Maryland. A federal count lists 722 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Baltimore County Public Schools is made up of 177 schools with 110,872 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Loch Raven Technical Academy is 67% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Baltimore County overall, about 31% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Loch Raven Technical Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
A ratio of 14.9:1 comes from the school's 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 14.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 63% in 2024-25. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Loch Raven Technical Academy a D. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Loch Raven Technical Academy ranks in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 23.1%. Predicted: 37.2%. Difference: 14.0 points.
County data help place the school in context: in Baltimore County, median household income is about $91,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Loch Raven Technical Academy is among the 180 public schools in Baltimore County.
The closest other public school is Pleasant Plains Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Loch Raven Technical Academy ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Federal counts put enrollment at 817 in 2020-21 and 722 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Loch Raven Technical Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Pleasant Plains Elementary0.3 mi · 575
- Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet1.0 mi · 395
- Halstead Academy1.0 mi · 489
- Stoneleigh Elementary1.2 mi · 645
- Towson High1.2 mi · 1,558
- Loch Raven High1.3 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About Loch Raven Technical AcademyHow many students attend Loch Raven Technical Academy?
Loch Raven Technical Academy enrolls approximately 722 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Loch Raven Technical Academy serve?
Loch Raven Technical Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Loch Raven Technical Academy?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Loch Raven Technical Academy.
How diverse is Loch Raven Technical Academy?
Loch Raven Technical Academy reports a student body of 14% White, 12% Hispanic, 67% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Loch Raven Technical Academy?
Loch Raven Technical Academy is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.