Northern Middle

As a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Hagerstown, Maryland, Northern Middle educates 841 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Washington County Public Schools.

Within Washington County Public Schools, which oversees 43 schools and 23,320 students, Northern Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Northern Middle shows that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 22% Black, 22% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, Northern Middle shows 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages about 14.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Northern Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.0%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of +0.8 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,747 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Washington County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students), Northern Middle is one campus in the mix.

North Hagerstown High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northern Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.6%.

Northern Middle operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Northern Middle's enrollment has increased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 670 (now 841). White enrollment moved from 49% to 40% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Northern Middle community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.