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How has North Dorchester Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORCHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240030000619
North Dorchester Middle School
5745 Cloverdale Road, Hurlock, MD 21643 · (410) 943-3322 · Dorchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
260 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 144 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
61.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
19.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 19.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 25.2% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 North Dorchester Middle School
North Dorchester Middle School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dorchester Middle School this school | 414 | 62.8% | 42.6% |
| Colonel Richardson Middle School Federalsburg | 390 | 68.5% | 34.0% |
| Snow Hill Middle Snow Hill | 404 | 54.5% | 60.6% |
| Mill Creek Middle Lusby | 436 | 53.2% | 35.3% |
| Southern Middle Lusby | 442 | 50.5% | 29.6% |
| Sudlersville Middle School Sudlersville | 447 | 59.7% | 31.1% |
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 Dorchester Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #80 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #136 of 223 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #67 of 223 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #209 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #84 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #128 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #66 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #40 of 123 |
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
414
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 414 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 63% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 100% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 31.3 | 15.1:1 | 100% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 52% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 43% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 22 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Dorchester Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (473 to 414); teachers down 4% (31.3 to 30).
About North Dorchester Middle School
Students in Hurlock, Maryland, attend North Dorchester Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school. In all, 414 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 46% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Maryland (about 764).
North Dorchester Middle School sits within Dorchester County Public Schools, which has 11 schools and 4,586 students.
The student body at North Dorchester Middle School is 61% White. After that, the student body is 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among Dorchester County residents, the White share is about 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Its ratio of 13.8:1 is based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Maryland is about 14.3:1. In all, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 73% average among public schools in Dorchester County.
North Dorchester Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Maryland public middle schools.
North Dorchester Middle School is 5.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.6% versus 37.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
The county, Dorchester County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $61,839 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting North Dorchester Middle School, Dorchester County has 13 public schools.
North Dorchester High School is about 0.2 miles from North Dorchester Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around North Dorchester Middle School holds 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 49.6%, higher than North Dorchester Middle School's 42.6%.
North Dorchester Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 414, from 461 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 15.9 in 2020-21.
North Dorchester Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dorchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,754
Census ACS
Median income
$61,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,586 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dorchester County Public Schools
- Cambridge-South Dorchester High SchoolHigh · 811 students
- North Dorchester High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Mace's Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Sandy Hill ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Hurlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in Hurlock
- North Dorchester High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Hurlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Nearby schools
- North Dorchester High School0.2 mi · 526
- Hurlock Elementary School3.2 mi · 391
- Warwick Elementary School4.1 mi · 346
- Vienna Elementary School7.1 mi · 183
- Preston Elementary School8.9 mi · 381
- Federalsburg Elementary School9.0 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About North Dorchester Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Dorchester Middle School?
North Dorchester Middle School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Dorchester Middle School serve?
North Dorchester Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does North Dorchester Middle School have?
North Dorchester Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at North Dorchester Middle School?
Student demographics at North Dorchester Middle School are roughly 61% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is North Dorchester Middle School public or private?
North Dorchester Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dorchester County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.