Middletown Primary

In Middletown, Maryland, part of Frederick County, Middletown Primary is an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 463 students covers pre-K through 2.

Middletown Primary is one school in a 67-school district, Frederick County Public Schools, which enrolls 48,054 students.

White students are the majority at Middletown Primary, with 71% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, about 68% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reported 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligible students account for 24% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 37% for public schools in Frederick County.

Within Frederick County, the median household income is $122,002, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Frederick County has 69 public schools and roughly 48,054 students.

Middletown Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Middletown Primary holds 6 other public schools.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment at Middletown Primary grew 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 428 to 463 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.3:1 to 16.6:1.

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