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Mount View Middle

12101 Woodford Dr, Marriottsville, MD 21104 · (410) 313-5545 · Howard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL881 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Maryland public middle schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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 middle schools

Enrollment
881
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 764
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
82 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 628432%
Grade 727431%
Grade 832337%
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
27531%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 31% · US 43%
Hispanic
425%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 24% · US 30%
Black
637%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 32% · US 15%
Asian
44751%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
526%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
44350%
Female
43850%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
80.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
68.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

MCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2580.0%68.8%
2023-2482.5%68.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Mount View Middle

Mount View Middle's state test result (74.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mount View Middle this school8819.3%74.9%
Burleigh Manor Middle
Ellicott City
77717.5%64.7%
Clarksville Middle
Clarksville
6796.6%72.6%
Ellicott Mills Middle
Ellicott City
69814.6%63.9%
Robert Frost Middle School
Rockville
91516.4%64.5%
Hallie Wells Middle
Clarksburg
93118.5%58.5%
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 Mount View Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MarylandIn Howard County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
74.9%#3 of 223#2 of 20
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
68.8%#1 of 223
no change
#1 of 20
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
80.0%#13 of 223
▼ 5
#4 of 20
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
881#71 of 230#1 of 20
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#198 of 225#20 of 20
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.4%#95 of 225#19 of 20
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
9.3%#222 of 227#17 of 20
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.6%#52 of 95#5 of 10
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 2024-25
Enrollment
881
+46 (+6%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2588152.816.7:19% (82)
2023-2487654.416.1:18% (66)
2022-2389455.416.1:18% (70)
2020-218355016.7:13% (27)
2017-1881951.815.8:13% (23)
2015-167454815.5:12% (18)
2010-116824415.5:12% (15)
2000-017184715.3:14% (27)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount View Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 8% (819 to 881); teachers up 2% (51.8 to 52.8).

About Mount View Middle

This page covers Mount View Middle, a medium-sized middle school in Marriottsville, Maryland. The school enrolls 881 students, from grades 6 through 8.

Mount View Middle sits within Howard County Public Schools, which has 77 schools and 57,565 students.

Asian students are the majority at Mount View Middle, with 51% of enrollment. Other groups make up 31% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Howard County as a whole is about 19% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The ratio of students to teachers is 16.7:1, with 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Mount View Middle is 9%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Howard County is 27%.

The allk12 Grade for Mount View Middle is A+. Compared with Maryland public middle schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Mount View Middle would be expected to post about 68.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.9%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Howard County show that the median household income is $149,763, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Mount View Middle, Howard County has 77 other public schools.

The closest other public school is Marriotts Ridge High, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Mount View Middle is ahead of the 70.6% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.

Federal data place Mount View Middle in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

Federal data show a 6% enrollment rise, from 835 in 2020-21 to 881 in 2024-25.

To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Howard County at a glance

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Population
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students

Quick facts

School name
Mount View Middle
District
Howard County Public Schools
Address
12101 Woodford Dr, Marriottsville, MD 21104
Phone
(410) 313-5545
County
Howard County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
881
Teachers (FTE)
53
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
82 (9%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
240042000403
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
Other schools in Marriottsville
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Frequently asked questions

About Mount View Middle
How many students attend Mount View Middle?
Mount View Middle enrolls approximately 881 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mount View Middle serve?
Mount View Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount View Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount View Middle is approximately 16.7:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount View Middle?
At Mount View Middle, the student body is approximately 31% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 51% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mount View Middle in?
Mount View Middle is part of Howard County Public Schools.
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