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What's the most underrated thing about Middletown Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
784
Middle
DISTRICT 788 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000640
Middletown Middle
100 Martha Mason St, Middletown, MD 21769 · (227) 203-2300 · Frederick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL784 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
156 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 263 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 34% |
Student demographics
36%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
77.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 35.5% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Middle
Middletown Middle's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Middle this school | 784 | 19.9% | 54.9% |
| Mount Airy Middle Mount Airy | 761 | 19.4% | 52.6% |
| Northern Middle Owings | 745 | 17.0% | 59.6% |
| New Market Middle New Market | 676 | 17.9% | 52.2% |
| Magothy River Middle Arnold | 655 | 18.2% | 57.3% |
| Severn River Middle Arnold | 675 | 20.3% | 58.4% |
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 Middletown Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #41 of 223 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #61 of 223 ▼ 13 | #6 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #23 of 223 ▲ 4 | #2 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 784 | #110 of 230 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #220 of 225 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #198 of 225 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #198 of 227 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #103 of 123 | N/A |
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
784
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 784 | 43 | 18.2:1 | 20% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 17% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 799 | 45.5 | 17.6:1 | 17% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 13% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 47.5 | 17.1:1 | 12% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 815 | 46 | 17.7:1 | 10% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 839 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 9% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 889 | 56 | 15.9:1 | 6% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 746 | 41 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middletown Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (812 to 784); teachers down 9% (47.5 to 43).
About Middletown Middle
Middletown Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Middletown, Maryland, (ZIP code 21769). The school has 784 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Middletown Middle is among 67 schools run by Frederick County Public Schools, which serves 48,054 students.
The student body at Middletown Middle is 79% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
Based on 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, Middletown Middle has a ratio of 18.2:1. Compared with the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 20%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Frederick County is 37%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.4% for Middletown Middle. The school posts 54.9%, 7.5 points below the prediction.
The school is in Frederick County, where median household income comes to about $122,002, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Frederick County counts 69 public schools with about 48,054 students.
Among nearby public schools, Middletown Elementary is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Middletown Middle ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (794) and 2024-25 (784). The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.9:1 to 18.2:1 over the same years.
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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 PrimaryElementary · 463 students
- Middletown ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other Middletown Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Middletown Middle. Middletown Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Middletown Middle SchoolMiddletown, OH · 972 students
- Middletown MiddleMiddletown, CA · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Middletown Elementary0.1 mi · 460
- Middletown High0.2 mi · 1,059
- Middletown Primary0.5 mi · 463
- Waverley Elementary4.1 mi · 965
- Whittier Elementary4.6 mi · 779
- Myersville Elementary4.8 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Middletown MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Middletown Middle?
Middletown Middle enrolls approximately 784 students in grades 06-08.
Is Middletown Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middletown Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Middletown Middle?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Middletown Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middletown Middle?
At Middletown Middle, the student body is approximately 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Middletown Middle in?
Middletown Middle is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
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