Magothy River Middle

Magothy River Middle, a moderately sized middle school in Arnold, Maryland, run under Anne Arundel County Public Schools, caters to 655 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools comprises 125 schools with combined enrollment of 85,029 students; Magothy River Middle is among them.

Demographically, Magothy River Middle lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Anne Arundel County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Magothy River Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.5%, the actual is 57.3%, a residual of -6.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Anne Arundel County shows median household income runs about $124,911, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Magothy River Middle is one of 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students).

Severn River Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Magothy River Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 69.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Magothy River Middle's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 738 (now 655).

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Magothy River Middle community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.