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Enrollment
827
Middle
DISTRICT 609 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240018000526
Lockerman Middle School
410 Lockerman St, Denton, MD 21629 · (410) 479-2760 · Caroline County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Maryland public middle schools
- B-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
14.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
501 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 291 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 278 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
50.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 22.9% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Lockerman Middle School
Lockerman Middle School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockerman Middle School this school | 827 | 60.6% | 34.3% |
| Springfield Middle Williamsport | 808 | 64.1% | 33.0% |
| Northern Middle Hagerstown | 841 | 61.2% | 38.8% |
| E. Russell Hicks Middle Hagerstown | 841 | 68.8% | 42.4% |
| North East Middle North East | 758 | 53.6% | 25.5% |
| Southern Middle Lothian | 726 | 47.5% | 38.8% |
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 Lockerman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #122 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #156 of 223 ▼ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #106 of 223 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #92 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #103 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #104 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #76 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #85 of 123 |
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
827
-75 (-8%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 827 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 61% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 59% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 866 | 57 | 15.2:1 | 66% (570) |
| 2020-21 | 902 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 54% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 876 | 53.5 | 16.4:1 | 53% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 53 | 15.7:1 | 50% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | 56 | 13.7:1 | 51% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | 47 | 18.6:1 | 37% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 29 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lockerman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (876 to 827); teachers up 8% (53.5 to 58).
About Lockerman Middle School
Families in Denton, Maryland, are served by Lockerman Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school has 827 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Caroline County Public Schools runs Lockerman Middle School along with 8 other schools, enrolling 5,648 students in total.
At Lockerman Middle School, 55% of students are White. Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Caroline County is roughly 73% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lockerman Middle School scores 61%.
For every teacher at Lockerman Middle School, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Maryland is similar, at 14.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 61%.
Lockerman Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Maryland public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lockerman Middle School would be expected to post about 38.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.3%.
The county, Caroline County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $68,457, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 10 public schools and about 5,648 students.
Measured in a straight line, Denton Elementary School is about 1.4 miles from Lockerman Middle School. The five-mile area around Lockerman Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 44.0% proficiency; Lockerman Middle School posts 34.3%.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment decreased 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.3:1, from 16.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Lockerman Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Caroline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,669
Census ACS
Median income
$68,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caroline County Public Schools
- North Caroline High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Greensboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 840 students
- Denton Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Colonel Richardson High SchoolHigh · 528 students
- Ridgely Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Federalsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Denton Elementary School1.4 mi · 596
- North Caroline High School1.4 mi · 1,238
- Ridgely Elementary School5.3 mi · 433
- Greensboro Elementary School6.6 mi · 840
- Colonel Richardson High School9.4 mi · 528
- Colonel Richardson Middle School9.4 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Lockerman Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lockerman Middle School?
Lockerman Middle School enrolls approximately 827 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lockerman Middle School serve?
Lockerman Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lockerman Middle School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Lockerman Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Lockerman Middle School?
Student demographics at Lockerman Middle School are roughly 55% White, 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lockerman Middle School?
Lockerman Middle School is overseen by Caroline County Public Schools in Caroline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.