Monocacy Middle

Monocacy Middle operates as a mid-tier junior high in Frederick, Maryland, operated by Frederick County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 710 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 67 schools in Frederick County Public Schools (48,054 students total), Monocacy Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Monocacy Middle reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 27% White, 25% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Monocacy Middle has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Frederick County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Monocacy Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.7%.

Across the wider county, Frederick County reports that the typical household earns roughly $122,002 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monocacy Middle is one of 69 public schools in Frederick County (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students).

The closest other public school is Monocacy Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Monocacy Middle. On composite proficiency, Monocacy Middle comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Monocacy Middle's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 789 (now 710). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 35% to 27%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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