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Enrollment
676
Middle
DISTRICT 788 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033001379
New Market Middle
125 W Main St, New Market, MD 21774 · (227) 203-2400 · Frederick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- C-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
121 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 | 212 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 242 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 222 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%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
66.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.8% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 36.2% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 New Market Middle
New Market Middle's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Market Middle this school | 676 | 17.9% | 52.2% |
| Magothy River Middle Arnold | 655 | 18.2% | 57.3% |
| Severn River Middle Arnold | 675 | 20.3% | 58.4% |
| Northern Middle Owings | 745 | 17.0% | 59.6% |
| Mount Airy Middle Mount Airy | 761 | 19.4% | 52.6% |
| Sykesville Middle Sykesville | 697 | 18.4% | 63.9% |
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 New Market Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #54 of 223 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #37 of 223 ▲ 9 | #3 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #53 of 223 ▲ 9 | #6 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #149 of 230 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #208 of 225 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #183 of 225 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #204 of 227 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.5% | #17 of 95 | #3 of 7 |
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
676
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,051
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 676 | 39.5 | 17.1:1 | 18% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 16% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 36.5 | 18.7:1 | 18% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 38 | 12.1:1 | 12% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 1,130 | 69 | 16.4:1 | 6% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 1,051 | 58 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Market Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (543 to 676); teachers up 20% (33 to 39.5).
About New Market Middle
Federal records list New Market Middle as a middle-grades school in New Market, Maryland. It educates 676 students in grades 6 through 8.
Frederick County Public Schools is the district for New Market Middle. It has 67 schools and 48,054 students.
A majority of students at New Market Middle, 75%, are White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at New Market Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
The teaching staff at New Market Middle is 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.1:1. That ratio is over the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Frederick County.
The allk12 Grade for New Market Middle is B. Compared with Maryland public middle schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
New Market Middle scores 52.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 63.6%.
Within Frederick County, median household income is about $122,002, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Frederick County number 69 and enroll about 48,054.
Nearest public school: New Market Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around New Market Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts New Market Middle at 8th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put New Market Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Federal counts put enrollment at 647 in 2020-21 and 676 in 2024-25, a 4% rise.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 New Market
- Blue Heron ElementaryElementary · 680 students
- New Market ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Deer Crossing ElementaryElementary · 528 students
Nearby schools
- New Market Elementary0.1 mi · 571
- Deer Crossing Elementary1.5 mi · 528
- Oakdale High1.9 mi · 1,702
- Oakdale Middle2.3 mi · 1,085
- Oakdale Elementary2.4 mi · 1,167
- Green Valley Elementary2.9 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About New Market MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at New Market Middle?
New Market Middle enrolls approximately 676 students in grades 06-08.
Is New Market Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Market Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does New Market Middle have?
New Market Middle employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at New Market Middle?
Student demographics at New Market Middle are roughly 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is New Market Middle in?
New Market Middle is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.