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How has North Harford Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
849
Middle
DISTRICT 913 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000709
North Harford Middle
112 Pylesville Rd, Pylesville, MD 21132 · (410) 638-3658 · Harford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL849 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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
13.8:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
182 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 284 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 281 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 284 | 33% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
77.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
35.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 32.6% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Harford Middle
North Harford Middle's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Harford Middle this school | 849 | 21.4% | 53.7% |
| Middletown Middle Middletown | 784 | 19.9% | 54.9% |
| Hereford Middle Monkton | 861 | 13.4% | 59.4% |
| Mount Airy Middle Mount Airy | 761 | 19.4% | 52.6% |
| Chesapeake Bay Middle Pasadena | 1,087 | 26.5% | 46.0% |
| Leonardtown Middle Leonardtown | 969 | 26.3% | 60.3% |
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 Harford Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #45 of 223 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #65 of 223 ▼ 6 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #24 of 223 ▲ 13 | #3 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 849 | #80 of 230 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #85 of 225 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #217 of 225 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #190 of 227 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #77 of 123 | #3 of 6 |
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
849
-29 (-3%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 849 | 61.3 | 13.8:1 | 21% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 60.5 | 14.3:1 | 21% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 58.3 | 14.6:1 | 22% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 878 | 56 | 15.7:1 | 17% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 910 | 68.3 | 13.3:1 | 17% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 70 | 13.8:1 | 20% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 1,056 | 75 | 14.1:1 | 13% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 1,062 | 66 | 16.1:1 | 8% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 48 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Harford Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (910 to 849); teachers down 10% (68.3 to 61.3).
About North Harford Middle
North Harford Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in Pylesville, Maryland. Enrollment is 849 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Harford County Public Schools has 37,771 students spread across 55 schools.
Federal enrollment data show North Harford Middle is 91% White. It is also 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Harford County's residents are about 73% White, 18 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. That matches the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at North Harford Middle is 21%. The rate at public schools in Harford County averages 39%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for North Harford Middle is B+. Compared with Maryland public middle schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.5% at North Harford Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.7%.
Across Harford County, the median household income is $112,265, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Harford County is home to 55 public schools and about 37,771 public school students.
North Harford Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of North Harford Middle, there are 4 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, North Harford Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes North Harford Middle as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, North Harford Middle's enrollment declined 3%, to 849. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.7 to 13.8 over 4 years.
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Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Other schools in Pylesville
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- North Harford ElementaryElementary · 424 students
Nearby schools
- North Harford Elementary0.2 mi · 424
- North Harford High0.3 mi · 1,204
- North Bend Elementary4.1 mi · 467
- South Eastern Middle School5.0 mi · 399
- Fawn Area Elementary School5.1 mi · 249
- South Eastern Intrmd School5.1 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About North Harford MiddleHow many students attend North Harford Middle?
North Harford Middle enrolls approximately 849 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Harford Middle serve?
North Harford Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does North Harford Middle have?
North Harford Middle employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at North Harford Middle?
Student demographics at North Harford Middle are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees North Harford Middle?
North Harford Middle is overseen by Harford County Public Schools in Harford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.