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Enrollment
616
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000860
Murray Hill Middle
9989 Winter Sun Rd, Laurel, MD 20723 · (410) 880-5897 · Howard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
230 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 182 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 34% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
60.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
30.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 28.5% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Where Murray Hill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #81 of 223 | #13 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #82 of 223 | #15 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #70 of 223 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #170 of 230 | #15 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #59 of 225 | #5 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #25 of 225 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #46 of 123 | #4 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
616
-84 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.5:1
% White
11%
was 15%
% Hispanic
25%
was 20%
% Black
40%
was 45%
% Asian
19%
was 16%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 616 | 46.9 | 13.1:1 | 37% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 49.9 | 12.0:1 | 36% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 50.1 | 11.8:1 | 40% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 28% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murray Hill Middle.
About Murray Hill Middle
Murray Hill Middle is a small middle school with an address in Laurel, Maryland. It enrolled 616 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Howard County Public Schools, which runs Murray Hill Middle, has 77 schools and 57,565 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Murray Hill Middle. The largest is Black students, at 40%. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 11% White, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Howard County's population at about 20%. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.1 students per teacher. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 37% of students. Among public schools in Howard County, the average eligibility rate is 27%.
Murray Hill Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.4%, compared with a predicted 52.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Howard County census figures show that the median household income is $149,763, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 78 public schools in Howard County, enrolling about 57,565 students in all.
Nearest public school: Gorman Crossing Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Murray Hill Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 47.6% proficiency; Murray Hill Middle posts 42.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 616, a 12% decrease from 700 in 2017-18. Over the same years, the Black share decreased from 45% to 40%.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
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- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Laurel
- Laurel HighHigh · 2,129 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterCombined · 1,681 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
- Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel CampusElementary · 830 students
- Hammond ElementaryElementary · 763 students
- Gorman Crossing ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Gorman Crossing Elementary0.1 mi · 750
- Hammond Elementary1.1 mi · 763
- Hammond Middle1.2 mi · 604
- Forest Ridge Elementary1.2 mi · 659
- Hammond High1.6 mi · 1,159
- Patuxent Valley Middle1.6 mi · 840
Frequently asked questions
About Murray Hill MiddleHow many students attend Murray Hill Middle?
Murray Hill Middle enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 06-08.
Is Murray Hill Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Murray Hill Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Murray Hill Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Murray Hill Middle is approximately 13.1:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Murray Hill Middle?
At Murray Hill Middle, the student body is approximately 11% White, 25% Hispanic, 40% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Murray Hill Middle public or private?
Murray Hill Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howard County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.