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What's something MacArthur Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
992
Middle
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000090
MacArthur Middle
3500 Rockenbach Road, Fort Meade, MD 20755 · (410) 674-0032 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL992 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.6:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
538 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 | 323 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 312 | 31% |
Student demographics
60%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
40.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 10.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 MacArthur Middle
MacArthur Middle's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Middle this school | 992 | 54.2% | 26.2% |
| Pikesville Middle Baltimore | 943 | 57.6% | 21.9% |
| Benjamin Tasker Middle Bowie | 1,058 | 53.8% | 38.9% |
| Samuel Ogle Middle Bowie | 806 | 55.3% | 35.5% |
| Mattawoman Middle School Waldorf | 862 | 54.2% | 25.6% |
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle School Waldorf | 920 | 59.8% | 18.1% |
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 MacArthur Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #167 of 223 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #171 of 223 ▲ 14 | #15 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #162 of 223 ▼ 10 | #15 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 992 | #45 of 230 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #40 of 225 | #6 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #113 of 225 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #104 of 227 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #97 of 123 | #8 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
992
+94 (+10%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 961
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 992 | 78.6 | 12.6:1 | 54% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 55.1 | 15.3:1 | 48% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 878 | 55.6 | 15.8:1 | 53% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 898 | 76 | 11.8:1 | 50% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 1,037 | 79.7 | 13.0:1 | 41% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 1,046 | 85 | 12.3:1 | 45% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 1,194 | 82 | 14.6:1 | 41% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 1,044 | 57 | 18.3:1 | 37% (382) |
| 1990-91 | 961 | 54 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MacArthur Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,037 to 992); teachers down 1% (79.7 to 78.6).
About MacArthur Middle
MacArthur Middle is classified as a middle school. It is located in Fort Meade, Maryland. The school serves 992 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Maryland is roughly 764 students; this school is 30% above that.
MacArthur Middle is one school in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, a system of 125 schools with 85,029 students.
At MacArthur Middle, Black students make up 59% of the student body. Next come 16% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 18% Black. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
MacArthur Middle counts 78.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.6 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. About 54% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 42%.
Measured against Maryland public middle schools, MacArthur Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, MacArthur Middle ranks in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools. It scores 26.2%; the prediction is 42.1%.
In Anne Arundel County (population about 598,166), the median household income is $124,911, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County, enrolling about 85,074 students in all.
The closest public school, Pershing Hill Elementary, is about 0.4 miles from MacArthur Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, MacArthur Middle is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, MacArthur Middle is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment climbed 10% from its 2020-21 level of 898.
Discussions about MacArthur Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 MacArthur Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named MacArthur Middle. MacArthur Middle is the largest of the 4.
- Macarthur Middle SchoolLawton, OK · 829 students
- MacArthur Middle SchoolProspect Heights, IL · 483 students
- MacArthur Middle SchoolBerkeley, IL · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Pershing Hill Elementary0.4 mi · 434
- Manor View Elementary0.5 mi · 374
- Meade High0.6 mi · 2,045
- West Meade Early Education Center0.7 mi · 246
- Meade Middle0.8 mi · 697
- Meade Heights Elementary1.5 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About MacArthur MiddleHow large is MacArthur Middle?
MacArthur Middle enrolls approximately 992 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MacArthur Middle serve?
MacArthur Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does MacArthur Middle have?
MacArthur Middle employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MacArthur Middle?
At MacArthur Middle, the student body is approximately 16% White, 16% Hispanic, 59% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is MacArthur Middle in?
MacArthur Middle is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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