Enrollment
305
Middle
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240036001351
Northern Middle School
371 Pride Pkwy, Accident, MD 21520 · (301) 746-8165 · Garrett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Maryland public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
168 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 95 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 34% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Northern Middle School→Northern Garrett High School
Based on grade levels within Garrett County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
60.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
15.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 21.7% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 School
Northern Middle School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Middle School this school | 305 | 55.1% | 38.2% |
| Clear Spring Middle Clear Spring | 301 | 52.2% | 49.8% |
| Westmar Middle Lonaconing | 258 | 63.6% | 25.4% |
| Pittsville Elementary & Middle Pittsville | 325 | 57.5% | 43.5% |
| Mount Savage Middle Mount Savage | 408 | 46.8% | 41.3% |
| Bohemia Manor Middle Chesapeake City | 473 | 50.7% | 37.9% |
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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #101 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #161 of 223 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #72 of 223 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #219 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #44 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #222 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #97 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #32 of 123 |
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
305
-50 (-14%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 305 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 55% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 23.8 | 13.3:1 | 53% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 23.2 | 13.8:1 | 39% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 40% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 49% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 28 | 11.3:1 | 46% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 49% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 51% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 31 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (357 to 305); teachers down 17% (29 to 24).
About Northern Middle School
As a small middle school, Northern Middle School serves students in Accident, Maryland. It serves 305 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Maryland average about 764 students.
Garrett County Public Schools (12 schools, 3,853 students) runs Northern Middle School.
About 94% of the student body at Northern Middle School is White. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Garrett County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.7:1, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 55% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Northern Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Northern Middle School would score about 41.6%. It scores 38.2%, 3.4 points below that figure.
Within Garrett County, the median household income is $67,688, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Northern Middle School, Garrett County has 11 other public schools.
Northern Garrett High School is located about 0.3 miles from Northern Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Northern Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Northern Middle School's location as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Northern Middle School's enrollment dropped 14%, to 305.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Garrett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,615
Census ACS
Median income
$67,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garrett County Public Schools
- Southern Garrett High SchoolHigh · 870 students
- Broad Ford ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Northern Garrett High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Yough Glades ElementaryElementary · 299 students
- Accident ElementaryElementary · 221 students
Other schools in Accident
- Northern Garrett High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Accident ElementaryElementary · 221 students
Other Northern Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Northern Middle. Northern Middle School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Northern MiddleHagerstown, MD · 841 students
- Northern MiddleOwings, MD · 745 students
- Northern Middle SchoolSomerset, KY · 797 students
- Northern Middle SchoolDillsburg, PA · 757 students
- Northern MiddleRoxboro, NC · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Garrett High School0.3 mi · 439
- Accident Elementary2.6 mi · 221
- Friendsville Elementary5.5 mi · 137
- Grantsville Elementary8.2 mi · 204
- Turkeyfoot Valley Area Elementary School9.5 mi · 135
- Turkeyfoot Valley Area JSHS9.5 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northern Middle School?
Northern Middle School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northern Middle School serve?
Northern Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Northern Middle School have?
Northern Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Northern Middle School?
Northern Middle School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Northern Middle School?
Northern Middle School is overseen by Garrett County Public Schools in Garrett County.
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