Northern Middle School

Northern Middle School is one of the rural-scale middle schools in Accident, Maryland, one of the schools within Garrett County Public Schools, with 305 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 60% smaller than typical.

Within Garrett County Public Schools, which oversees 12 schools and 3,853 students, Northern Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northern Middle School shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Northern Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Northern Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.6%; this one delivers 38.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Garrett County) logs that median household earnings sit near $67,688, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Garrett County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,853 students), Northern Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northern Garrett High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northern Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Northern Middle School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 305).

On the community side, the feed for Northern Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.