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North Harford Middle
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About North Harford Middle
North Harford Middle is one of the middle-of-the-pack middle schools in Pylesville, Maryland, operated by Harford County Public Schools, with 849 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
Within Harford County Public Schools, which oversees 55 schools and 37,771 students, North Harford Middle is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, North Harford Middle lists that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.
Looking at school resources, North Harford Middle records 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harford County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Harford Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.7%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Harford County shows median household earnings sit near $112,265, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Harford Middle is one of 55 public schools in Harford County (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students).
Nearest neighbor: North Harford Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around North Harford Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Harford Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.4%.
North Harford Middle operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. North Harford Middle's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 910 (now 849).
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