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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Milford Mill Academy this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,471
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000432
Milford Mill Academy
3800 Washington Ave, Baltimore, MD 21207 · (443) 809-0660 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,471 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Maryland public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
898 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 363 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 408 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 364 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 336 | 23% |
Student demographics
28%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
42.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 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 up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 10.0% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% 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 Milford Mill Academy
Milford Mill Academy's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Mill Academy this school | 1,471 | 61.0% | 24.5% |
| Largo High Upper Marlboro | 1,159 | 64.4% | 28.8% |
| Randallstown High Randallstown | 1,091 | 60.4% | 27.9% |
| Overlea High Baltimore | 1,474 | 65.4% | 25.0% |
| Western High Baltimore | 1,290 | 72.8% | 42.1% |
| St. Charles High School Waldorf | 1,617 | 50.3% | 26.0% |
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 Milford Mill Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #163 of 203 | #19 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #152 of 206 ▼ 12 | #17 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #158 of 206 ▲ 6 | #16 of 24 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,471 | #80 of 234 | #11 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #144 of 210 | #17 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #183 of 211 | #21 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #69 of 212 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #53 of 131 | #7 of 16 |
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
1,471
+159 (+12%) vs 2020
+108% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
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 | 1,471 | 86 | 17.1:1 | 61% (898) |
| 2023-24 | 1,470 | 90.5 | 16.2:1 | 58% (852) |
| 2022-23 | 1,324 | 89 | 14.9:1 | 57% (758) |
| 2020-21 | 1,312 | 88 | 14.9:1 | 63% (825) |
| 2017-18 | 1,300 | 87 | 14.9:1 | 56% (733) |
| 2015-16 | 1,491 | 91 | 16.4:1 | 55% (821) |
| 2010-11 | 1,348 | 88 | 15.3:1 | 49% (655) |
| 2000-01 | 1,351 | 86 | 15.7:1 | 25% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 52 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milford Mill Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,300 to 1,471); teachers down 1% (87 to 86).
About Milford Mill Academy
Milford Mill Academy is one of the public schools in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a mid-sized high school. Its enrollment is 1,471 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Milford Mill Academy belongs to Baltimore County Public Schools, a district of 177 schools and 110,872 students.
Roughly 84% of students at Milford Mill Academy are Black. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Baltimore County, the Black share is about 31%. The diversity index for Milford Mill Academy is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 17.1:1 is based on 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Maryland average 15.3:1, 1.8 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%. For comparison, public schools in Baltimore County average 53%.
Milford Mill Academy holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of Maryland public high schools.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 38.1%. Milford Mill Academy posts 24.5%, 13.6 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
For Baltimore County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 180 public schools in the county, enrolling about 110,872, Milford Mill Academy among them.
Among nearby public schools, Northwest EDLP at Milford Mill Academy is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Milford Mill Academy. On state test proficiency, Milford Mill Academy ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
A 12% rise took enrollment from 1,312 in 2020-21 to 1,471 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.1:1.
The Milford Mill Academy discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
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Nearby schools
- Northwest EDLP at Milford Mill Academy0.0 mi · 1
- Northwest Academy of Health Sciences0.7 mi · 808
- Scotts Branch Elementary0.7 mi · 457
- Hebbville Elementary0.8 mi · 474
- Bedford Elementary1.1 mi · 586
- Sudbrook Magnet Middle1.3 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Milford Mill AcademyHow many students attend Milford Mill Academy?
Milford Mill Academy enrolls approximately 1,471 students in grades 09-12.
Is Milford Mill Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Milford Mill Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Milford Mill Academy have?
Milford Mill Academy employs 86 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Milford Mill Academy?
Student demographics at Milford Mill Academy are roughly 1% White, 11% Hispanic, 84% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Milford Mill Academy?
Milford Mill Academy is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.