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Enrollment
1,059
High
DISTRICT 1,362 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000641
Middletown High
200 Schoolhouse Dr, Middletown, MD 21769 · (227) 203-3600 · Frederick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,059 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
218 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 267 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 267 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 280 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 245 | 23% |
Student demographics
32%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
76.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
11.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 17.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% 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 Middletown High
Middletown High's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown High this school | 1,059 | 20.6% | 43.1% |
| South Carroll High Sykesville | 933 | 20.8% | 46.6% |
| North Harford High Pylesville | 1,204 | 23.8% | 41.2% |
| Fallston High Fallston | 1,036 | 15.4% | 43.1% |
| Harford Technical High Bel Air | 954 | 20.9% | 50.1% |
| Huntingtown High School Huntingtown | 1,311 | 20.0% | 48.2% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #53 of 203 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #89 of 206 ▼ 34 | #9 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #44 of 206 ▲ 13 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,059 | #136 of 234 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #204 of 210 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #170 of 211 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #187 of 212 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #34 of 76 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,059
-90 (-8%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 1,059 | 53.5 | 19.8:1 | 21% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 1,109 | 55 | 20.2:1 | 17% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 1,097 | 54 | 20.3:1 | 17% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 1,149 | 59 | 19.5:1 | 11% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 1,142 | 58.5 | 19.5:1 | 7% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 1,151 | 60 | 19.2:1 | 8% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 1,277 | 71 | 18.0:1 | 6% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 1,191 | 64 | 18.6:1 | 4% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 46 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middletown High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,142 to 1,059); teachers down 9% (58.5 to 53.5).
About Middletown High
Middletown High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Middletown, Maryland. The school reports 1,059 students in grades 9 through 12.
The 67 schools in Frederick County Public Schools enroll 48,054 students altogether, Middletown High among them.
Federal enrollment data show Middletown High is 81% White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Frederick County, the White share is about 68%. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.8 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 21%. Across public schools in Frederick County, the average is 37%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Middletown High ranks in the bottom 10% in Maryland. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.1%, against a prediction of 62.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Frederick County, the median household income is $122,002, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Frederick County has 69 public schools and roughly 48,054 students.
Nearest public school: Middletown Middle, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 53.7% on proficiency, and Middletown High is below that at 43.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Middletown High as Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 1,149 in 2020-21 to 1,059 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 MiddleMiddle · 784 students
- Middletown PrimaryElementary · 463 students
- Middletown ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other Middletown High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Middletown High. Middletown High is the 5th largest of the 7.
- MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOLMIDDLETOWN, NY · 2,495 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, OH · 1,587 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, DE · 1,231 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, CT · 1,193 students
- Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, RI · 523 students
Nearby schools
- Middletown Middle0.2 mi · 784
- Middletown Elementary0.3 mi · 460
- Middletown Primary0.7 mi · 463
- Waverley Elementary4.1 mi · 965
- Whittier Elementary4.5 mi · 779
- Myersville Elementary4.6 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Middletown HighHow many students attend Middletown High?
Middletown High enrolls approximately 1,059 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Middletown High serve?
Middletown High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Middletown High?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Middletown High.
How diverse is Middletown High?
Middletown High reports a student body of 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Middletown High in?
Middletown High is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.