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Enrollment
822
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012001440
Middle River Middle
800 Middle River Rd, Baltimore, MD 21220 · (410) 887-0165 · Baltimore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL822 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
543 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 254 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 298 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 270 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
23.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.7% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 17.0% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 Middle River Middle
Middle River Middle's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle River Middle this school | 822 | 66.1% | 21.4% |
| Wicomico Middle Salisbury | 827 | 68.2% | 20.1% |
| Edgewood Middle Edgewood | 936 | 69.2% | 26.5% |
| Stemmers Run Middle Baltimore | 831 | 70.2% | 17.5% |
| Spring Ridge Middle Lexington Park | 913 | 63.7% | 31.8% |
| Salisbury Middle Salisbury | 847 | 61.3% | 31.6% |
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 Middle River Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #195 of 223 | #22 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #208 of 223 ▼ 71 | #26 of 26 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #209 of 223 ▼ 34 | #22 of 26 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 822 | #94 of 230 | #15 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #190 of 225 | #21 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #61 of 225 | #6 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #54 of 227 | #9 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #115 of 123 | #20 of 20 |
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
822
-310 (-27%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 822 | 50 | 16.4:1 | 66% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 950 | 58.3 | 16.3:1 | 63% (599) |
| 2022-23 | 978 | 64.3 | 15.2:1 | 62% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 1,132 | 69 | 16.4:1 | 65% (734) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 53 | 15.8:1 | 68% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 855 | 57 | 15.0:1 | 66% (567) |
| 2010-11 | 882 | 63 | 14.0:1 | 62% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 936 | 67 | 14.0:1 | 43% (402) |
| 1990-91 | 1,017 | 70 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle River Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (837 to 822); teachers down 6% (53 to 50).
About Middle River Middle
Middle River Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has 822 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Baltimore County Public Schools, which runs Middle River Middle, has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
No group is above 50% at Middle River Middle; the largest is Black, at 45%. After that, the student body is 22% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Baltimore County, the Black share is about 31%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Its staff includes 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 66% of students at Middle River Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Baltimore County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
Middle River Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Maryland are predicted to post 35.1%, so the school is 13.8 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In Baltimore County, home to about 850,796 people, median household income comes to about $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baltimore County's 180 public schools enroll about 110,872 students and include Middle River Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Glenmar Elementary, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Middle River Middle is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Middle River Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 27%.
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Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Glenmar Elementary0.2 mi · 263
- Victory Villa Elementary0.3 mi · 612
- Martin Boulevard Elementary0.8 mi · 253
- Orems Elementary1.1 mi · 402
- Middlesex Elementary1.4 mi · 448
- Kenwood High1.4 mi · 1,900
Frequently asked questions
About Middle River MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Middle River Middle?
Middle River Middle enrolls approximately 822 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Middle River Middle serve?
Middle River Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Middle River Middle?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Middle River Middle.
How diverse is Middle River Middle?
Middle River Middle reports a student body of 22% White, 21% Hispanic, 45% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Middle River Middle public or private?
Middle River Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.