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What's the one class at Middletown Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000639
Middletown Elementary
201 E Green St, Middletown, MD 21769 · (227) 203-1560 · Frederick County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
96 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 160 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 32% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
71.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
70.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 70.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 68.3% |
% 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
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Middletown Elementary
Middletown Elementary's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Elementary this school | 460 | 20.9% | 68.4% |
| Mount Airy Elementary Mount Airy | 462 | 19.7% | 63.9% |
| Forest Lakes Elementary Forest Hill | 447 | 21.3% | 66.0% |
| Fountain Green Elementary Bel Air | 443 | 22.8% | 69.5% |
| Middletown Primary Middletown | 463 | 23.5% | N/A |
| Myersville Elementary Myersville | 402 | 20.4% | 72.9% |
Matched among Maryland elementary 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 Middletown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #119 of 853 | #11 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #89 of 853 ▲ 11 | #6 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #133 of 853 ▲ 60 | #15 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #471 of 898 | #28 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #551 of 857 | #14 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #647 of 857 | #32 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #778 of 885 | #31 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #494 of 551 | #14 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
460
+43 (+10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 460 | 31.2 | 14.8:1 | 21% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 29.2 | 15.5:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 27.1 | 16.3:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 12% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 28.6 | 16.5:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 10% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 6% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 41 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middletown Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (473 to 460); teachers up 9% (28.6 to 31.2).
About Middletown Elementary
Middletown Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Middletown, Maryland. The grade span is 3 through 5, and enrollment is 460 students.
Frederick County Public Schools has 67 schools and 48,054 students, and Middletown Elementary is one of those schools.
Middletown Elementary's enrollment is 78% White. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Frederick County, the White share is about 68%. The chance that two students picked at random at Middletown Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Staffing totals 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Middletown Elementary is 21%. Among public schools in Frederick County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
Middletown Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Middletown Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 61.9%. Middletown Elementary scores 68.4%, 6.5 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Frederick County show that median household income is about $122,002, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Middletown Elementary is among the 69 public schools in Frederick County.
Of nearby public schools, Middletown Middle is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Middletown Elementary comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 10%, from 417 to 460.
Discussions about Middletown Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Middletown
- Middletown HighHigh · 1,059 students
- Middletown MiddleMiddle · 784 students
- Middletown PrimaryElementary · 463 students
Other Middletown Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Middletown Elementary. Middletown Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Middletown ElementaryMiddletown, VA · 648 students
- Middletown ElementaryLouisville, KY · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Middletown Middle0.1 mi · 784
- Middletown High0.3 mi · 1,059
- Middletown Primary0.5 mi · 463
- Waverley Elementary4.2 mi · 965
- Whittier Elementary4.7 mi · 779
- Myersville Elementary4.7 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Middletown ElementaryHow large is Middletown Elementary?
Middletown Elementary enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Middletown Elementary serve?
Middletown Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middletown Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middletown Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Middletown Elementary?
Student demographics at Middletown Elementary are roughly 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Middletown Elementary in?
Middletown Elementary is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.