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Enrollment
878
Middle
DISTRICT 899 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240060001231
Margaret Brent Middle
29675 Point Lookout Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · (301) 884-4635 · St. Mary's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL878 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
338 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 308 | 35% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
56.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 | 56.4% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 33.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Margaret Brent Middle
Margaret Brent Middle's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Brent Middle this school | 878 | 38.5% | 45.6% |
| Westminster East Middle Westminster | 796 | 38.1% | 43.5% |
| Westminster West Middle Westminster | 923 | 33.2% | 53.6% |
| Boonsboro Middle Boonsboro | 673 | 33.4% | 53.1% |
| Northwest Middle Taneytown | 655 | 44.4% | 38.9% |
| Walkersville Middle Walkersville | 779 | 41.6% | 48.9% |
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 Margaret Brent Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #69 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #69 of 223 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #86 of 223 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 878 | #72 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #189 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #194 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #157 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #49 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
878
-124 (-12%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 878 | 53.5 | 16.4:1 | 38% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 900 | 52.5 | 17.1:1 | 39% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 935 | 53.5 | 17.5:1 | 36% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 1,002 | 55 | 18.2:1 | 29% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 55.1 | 18.0:1 | 28% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 994 | 55 | 18.1:1 | 28% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 1,007 | 58 | 17.4:1 | 22% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 883 | 52 | 17.0:1 | 14% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 43 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret Brent Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (993 to 878); teachers down 3% (55.1 to 53.5).
About Margaret Brent Middle
Margaret Brent Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Mechanicsville, Maryland, administered by St. Mary's County Public Schools. It had 878 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
Margaret Brent Middle is part of St. Mary's County Public Schools, where 26 schools serve 16,905 students.
Federal enrollment data show Margaret Brent Middle is 79% White. Next come 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
Margaret Brent Middle reported 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.4:1. The school's 16.4:1 compares with an average of 14.3:1 for middle schools in Maryland. Roughly 38% of students at Margaret Brent Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 41% average for public schools in St. Mary's County.
Margaret Brent Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Maryland public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Margaret Brent Middle is 51.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.6%.
For St. Mary's County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $119,446 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in St. Mary's County number 28, with about 16,905 students.
Margaret Brent Middle's closest public school neighbor is Chopticon High, about 1.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Margaret Brent Middle's average proficiency of 45.6% compares with 53.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Margaret Brent Middle in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment fell by 12% across 4 years, from 1,002 in 2020-21 to 878 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.2:1 to 16.4:1.
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St. Mary's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,126
Census ACS
Median income
$119,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools
- Leonardtown HighHigh · 2,118 students
- Great Mills HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Chopticon HighHigh · 1,526 students
- Leonardtown MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Spring Ridge MiddleMiddle · 913 students
- Esperanza MiddleMiddle · 835 students
Other schools in Mechanicsville
- Lettie Marshall Dent ElemElementary · 479 students
- Oakville ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Mechanicsville ElementaryElementary · 273 students
- White Marsh ElementaryElementary · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Chopticon High1.5 mi · 1,526
- Oakville Elementary3.9 mi · 291
- Benjamin Banneker Elementary4.1 mi · 543
- Dynard Elementary5.2 mi · 422
- Mechanicsville Elementary5.5 mi · 273
- Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary6.2 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret Brent MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Margaret Brent Middle?
Margaret Brent Middle enrolls approximately 878 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Margaret Brent Middle serve?
Margaret Brent Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Margaret Brent Middle have?
Margaret Brent Middle employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is Margaret Brent Middle?
Margaret Brent Middle reports a student body of 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Margaret Brent Middle public or private?
Margaret Brent Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Mary's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.