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What's something North Carroll Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
626
Middle
DISTRICT 658 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000542
North Carroll Middle
2401 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD 21074 · (410) 751-3440 · Carroll County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Maryland public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
188 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 201 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 35% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
63.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 17.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 North Carroll Middle
North Carroll Middle's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carroll Middle this school | 626 | 30.0% | 41.8% |
| Boonsboro Middle Boonsboro | 673 | 33.4% | 53.1% |
| Shiloh Middle Hampstead | 631 | 27.3% | 52.7% |
| Centreville Middle School Centreville | 501 | 35.9% | 48.7% |
| Windy Hill Middle Owings | 669 | 29.1% | 51.0% |
| Rising Sun Middle School Rising Sun | 592 | 40.5% | 35.9% |
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 North Carroll Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #83 of 223 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #117 of 223 ▲ 19 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #61 of 223 ▼ 2 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #166 of 230 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #160 of 225 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #207 of 225 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #175 of 227 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #86 of 95 | 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
626
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 626 | 39.7 | 15.8:1 | 30% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 41.7 | 14.4:1 | 27% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 41.3 | 15.1:1 | 29% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 23% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 38.3 | 16.1:1 | 19% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 18% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 13% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 7% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 844 | 49 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Carroll Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (617 to 626); teachers up 4% (38.3 to 39.7).
About North Carroll Middle
North Carroll Middle is a small middle school with an address in Hampstead, Maryland. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 626 students enrolled.
Across its 43 schools, Carroll County Public Schools enrolls 26,141 students. North Carroll Middle is one of those schools.
North Carroll Middle's enrollment is 84% White. Next come 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 86% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 15.8 students per teacher and 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 28% average for public schools in Carroll County.
Measured against Maryland public middle schools, North Carroll Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. North Carroll Middle posts 41.8% against a 56.5% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Maryland.
North Carroll Middle is located in Carroll County, where the median household income is $118,211, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides North Carroll Middle, Carroll County has 43 other public schools.
The shortest distance from North Carroll Middle to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Manchester Valley High. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. North Carroll Middle places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, North Carroll Middle enrolled 628; in 2024-25, 626.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at North Carroll Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,321
Census ACS
Median income
$118,211
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
26,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Manchester Valley HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
Other schools in Hampstead
- Shiloh MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- Spring Garden ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- Hampstead ElementaryElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Manchester Valley High1.0 mi · 1,339
- Manchester Elementary1.7 mi · 671
- Ebb Valley Elementary2.6 mi · 563
- Hampstead Elementary2.8 mi · 400
- Shiloh Middle3.0 mi · 631
- Spring Garden Elementary3.7 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About North Carroll MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at North Carroll Middle?
North Carroll Middle enrolls approximately 626 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Carroll Middle serve?
North Carroll Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Carroll Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Carroll Middle is approximately 15.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Carroll Middle?
At North Carroll Middle, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is North Carroll Middle in?
North Carroll Middle is part of Carroll County Public Schools.
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