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Enrollment
710
Middle
DISTRICT 788 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033001413
Monocacy Middle
8009 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702 · (227) 203-2350 · Frederick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
401 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 | 235 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 220 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 36% |
Student demographics
73%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
47.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
21.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 11.2% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Monocacy Middle
Monocacy Middle's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monocacy Middle this school | 710 | 56.5% | 30.7% |
| Wiley H. Bates Middle Annapolis | 707 | 54.7% | 34.2% |
| West Frederick Middle Frederick | 820 | 64.5% | 34.4% |
| Brooklyn Park Middle Baltimore | 784 | 65.3% | 30.6% |
| Lindale Middle Linthicum | 884 | 56.9% | 28.7% |
| Sligo Middle Silver Spring | 685 | 46.7% | 35.3% |
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 Monocacy Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #136 of 223 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #124 of 223 ▲ 58 | #10 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #123 of 223 ▲ 16 | #11 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #133 of 230 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #54 of 225 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #21 of 225 | #3 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #91 of 227 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #55 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
710
-268 (-27%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 689
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 710 | 54.5 | 13.0:1 | 56% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 68 | 13.7:1 | 56% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 926 | 60 | 15.4:1 | 60% (560) |
| 2020-21 | 978 | 65 | 15.1:1 | 53% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 50.5 | 15.6:1 | 48% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 50 | 14.6:1 | 44% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 761 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 33% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 17% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monocacy Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (789 to 710); teachers up 8% (50.5 to 54.5).
About Monocacy Middle
The public middle school Monocacy Middle is located in Frederick, Maryland. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 710 students.
Monocacy Middle is one of 67 schools in Frederick County Public Schools, which enrolls 48,054 students in total.
Enrollment at Monocacy Middle is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 35%. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 25% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Frederick County's population at about 13%. The chance that two students picked at random at Monocacy Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Monocacy Middle's 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Maryland average 14.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Frederick County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Monocacy Middle would be expected to post about 40.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Frederick County show that median household income is about $122,002, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 69 public schools operate in Frederick County, serving about 48,054 students.
Monocacy Elementary is located about 0.2 miles from Monocacy Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Monocacy Middle ranks 8th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 710 was 27% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 978. Students per teacher fell from 15.1 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
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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 Frederick
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Crestwood MiddleMiddle · 996 students
- Waverley ElementaryElementary · 965 students
Nearby schools
- Monocacy Elementary0.2 mi · 523
- Monocacy Valley Montessori0.7 mi · 386
- Heather Ridge1.2 mi · 50
- Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle1.5 mi · 573
- Gov. Thomas Johnson High1.5 mi · 2,066
- North Frederick Elementary1.8 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About Monocacy MiddleHow large is Monocacy Middle?
Monocacy Middle enrolls approximately 710 students in grades 06-08.
Is Monocacy Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monocacy Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monocacy Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monocacy Middle is approximately 13.0:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Monocacy Middle?
Student demographics at Monocacy Middle are roughly 27% White, 35% Hispanic, 25% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Monocacy Middle in?
Monocacy Middle is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.