Mayfield Woods Middle

Mayfield Woods Middle operates as a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Elkridge, Maryland, part of Howard County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 731 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools (57,565 students total), Mayfield Woods Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mayfield Woods Middle records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 21% White, 14% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Howard County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Mayfield Woods Middle has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Howard County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mayfield Woods Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Howard County put the typical household earns roughly $149,763 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Howard County's 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), Mayfield Woods Middle is one campus in the mix.

Bellows Spring Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Mayfield Woods Middle comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 712 students in 2018 compared to 731 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 20% to 33% over that span.

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