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Enrollment
745
Middle
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240015000515
Northern Middle
2954 Chaneyville Rd, Owings, MD 20736 · (443) 550-9230 · Calvert County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Maryland public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
127 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 250 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 245 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 34% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
81.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.7% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 36.0% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 (59.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Middle this school | 745 | 17.0% | 59.6% |
| New Market Middle New Market | 676 | 17.9% | 52.2% |
| Magothy River Middle Arnold | 655 | 18.2% | 57.3% |
| Middletown Middle Middletown | 784 | 19.9% | 54.9% |
| Severn River Middle Arnold | 675 | 20.3% | 58.4% |
| Mount Airy Middle Mount Airy | 761 | 19.4% | 52.6% |
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 Calvert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #23 of 223 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #35 of 223 ▲ 12 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #8 of 223 ▲ 9 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #124 of 230 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #224 of 225 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #167 of 225 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #207 of 227 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #30 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
745
+73 (+11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 960
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 745 | 39 | 19.1:1 | 17% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 16% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 34.3 | 18.5:1 | 13% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 11% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 35.5 | 18.2:1 | 9% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 36 | 18.9:1 | 9% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 10% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 6% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 960 | 46 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (647 to 745); teachers up 10% (35.5 to 39).
About Northern Middle
Northern Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Owings, Maryland, under Calvert County Public Schools. In all, 745 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
District-wide, Calvert County Public Schools has 24 schools and 14,849 students.
At Northern Middle, 72% of students are White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put Calvert County at about 75% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Staffing at Northern Middle comes to 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.1:1. Middle schools in Maryland average 14.3:1, 4.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Northern Middle counts 17% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 32% average for public schools in Calvert County.
On the allk12 Grade, Northern Middle lands at A, ahead of 86% of Maryland public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Northern Middle would be expected to post about 64.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.6%.
Looking at the county, Calvert County, median household income comes to about $133,922, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 2%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 14,849 students.
Northern High is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Northern Middle ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 672 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 745 by 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Calvert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,313
Census ACS
Median income
$133,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calvert County Public Schools
- Northern HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Huntingtown High SchoolHigh · 1,311 students
- Calvert HighHigh · 1,080 students
- Patuxent HighHigh · 928 students
- Windy Hill MiddleMiddle · 669 students
- Mount Harmony ElementaryElementary · 656 students
Other schools in Owings
- Northern HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Windy Hill MiddleMiddle · 669 students
- Mount Harmony ElementaryElementary · 656 students
- Windy Hill ElementaryElementary · 598 students
Other Northern Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Northern Middle. Northern Middle is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Northern MiddleHagerstown, MD · 841 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
- Northern High0.1 mi · 1,478
- Mount Harmony Elementary2.2 mi · 656
- Sunderland Elementary2.9 mi · 606
- Huntingtown Elementary4.6 mi · 475
- Windy Hill Elementary4.8 mi · 598
- Windy Hill Middle4.8 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Northern MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Northern Middle?
Northern Middle enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 06-08.
Is Northern Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northern Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northern Middle have?
Northern Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
How diverse is Northern Middle?
Northern Middle reports a student body of 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Northern Middle public or private?
Northern Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calvert County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.