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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Northern Middle this year?
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Enrollment
841
Middle
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001276
Northern Middle
701 Northern Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21742 · (301) 766-8258 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL841 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- A-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
13.7:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
515 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 274 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 310 | 37% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
49.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
26.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 28.9% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Northern Middle
Northern Middle's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Middle this school | 841 | 61.2% | 38.8% |
| Lindale Middle Linthicum | 884 | 56.9% | 28.7% |
| E. Russell Hicks Middle Hagerstown | 841 | 68.8% | 42.4% |
| Spring Ridge Middle Lexington Park | 913 | 63.7% | 31.8% |
| Bennett Middle Fruitland | 963 | 59.3% | 28.6% |
| Western Heights Middle Hagerstown | 883 | 69.9% | 30.0% |
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 Northern Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #95 of 223 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #97 of 223 ▼ 24 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #113 of 223 ▼ 12 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 841 | #86 of 230 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #76 of 225 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #27 of 225 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #73 of 227 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.5% | #16 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
841
+32 (+4%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 841 | 61.6 | 13.7:1 | 61% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 61.2 | 13.4:1 | 69% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 52 | 16.3:1 | 68% (580) |
| 2020-21 | 809 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 61% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 45.9 | 14.6:1 | 46% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 59% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 50% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 31% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 38 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (670 to 841); teachers up 34% (45.9 to 61.6).
About Northern Middle
Northern Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Maryland, located in Hagerstown. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 841 students.
Washington County Public Schools is the local district for Northern Middle. It runs 43 schools with 23,320 students.
The most common group at Northern Middle is White students, at 40%. Enrollment also includes 22% Black, 22% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 35 points below the 75% share among Washington County residents. Northern Middle's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 61.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Northern Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.7:1. That matches the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%.
Northern Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Maryland public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Northern Middle would score about 38.0%. It scores 38.8%, within a point of that figure.
Federal survey data for Washington County show that the median household income is $77,747, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 44 public schools in Washington County, enrolling about 23,320 students in all.
North Hagerstown High is the public school closest to Northern Middle, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Northern Middle at 6th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
The school enrolled 841 students in 2024-25, 32 more than the 809 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Northern Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,709
Census ACS
Median income
$77,747
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
23,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Williamsport HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Boonsboro HighHigh · 838 students
Other schools in Hagerstown
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Pangborn ElementaryElementary · 749 students
- Salem Avenue ElementaryElementary · 713 students
Other Northern Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Northern Middle. Northern Middle is the largest of the 6.
- Northern MiddleOwings, MD · 745 students
- Northern Middle SchoolAccident, MD · 305 students
- Northern Middle SchoolSomerset, KY · 797 students
- Northern Middle SchoolDillsburg, PA · 757 students
- Northern MiddleRoxboro, NC · 454 students
Nearby schools
- North Hagerstown High0.2 mi · 1,583
- Fountaindale Elementary0.3 mi · 413
- Western Heights Middle0.9 mi · 883
- Washington County Job Development Center1.0 mi · 38
- Marshall Street School1.0 mi · 47
- Potomac Heights Elementary1.1 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Northern MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Northern Middle?
Northern Middle enrolls approximately 841 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Northern Middle serve?
Northern Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northern Middle have?
Northern Middle employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Northern Middle?
Student demographics at Northern Middle are roughly 40% White, 22% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Northern Middle in?
Northern Middle is part of Washington County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.