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Enrollment
816
Middle
DISTRICT 658 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000835
Oklahoma Road Middle
6300 Oklahoma Road, Sykesville, MD 21784 · (410) 751-3600 · Carroll County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Maryland public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
18.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
119 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 278 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 33% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
71.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 37.0% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Oklahoma Road Middle
Oklahoma Road Middle's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Road Middle this school | 816 | 14.6% | 53.5% |
| Sykesville Middle Sykesville | 697 | 18.4% | 63.9% |
| Patterson Mill Middle School Bel Air | 716 | 21.2% | 51.0% |
| Northern Middle Owings | 745 | 17.0% | 59.6% |
| New Market Middle New Market | 676 | 17.9% | 52.2% |
| Windsor Knolls Middle Ijamsville | 812 | 13.4% | 59.4% |
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 Oklahoma Road Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #47 of 223 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #67 of 223 ▼ 23 | #4 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #41 of 223 ▼ 9 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #98 of 230 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #222 of 225 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #175 of 225 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.6% | #215 of 227 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #46 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
816
+95 (+13%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 816 | 44.3 | 18.4:1 | 15% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 758 | 47.4 | 16.0:1 | 14% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 44.5 | 16.7:1 | 13% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 9% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 46.7 | 16.0:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 5% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 3% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oklahoma Road Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (748 to 816); teachers down 5% (46.7 to 44.3).
About Oklahoma Road Middle
Sykesville, Maryland, is home to Oklahoma Road Middle, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school reports 816 students in grades 6 through 8.
Carroll County Public Schools enrolls 26,141 students in 43 schools, including Oklahoma Road Middle.
White students are the majority at Oklahoma Road Middle, with 74% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Carroll County, the White share is about 86%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Oklahoma Road Middle and a ratio of 18.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 15% of enrollment. That rate is below the 28% average among public schools in Carroll County.
Measured against Maryland public middle schools, Oklahoma Road Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Oklahoma Road Middle, the prediction is 65.6% and the result is 53.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Carroll County show that the median household income is $118,211, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Oklahoma Road Middle is one of 44 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Oklahoma Road Middle to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Carrolltowne Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 67.8% proficiency; Oklahoma Road Middle posts 53.5%.
Oklahoma Road Middle has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Enrollment has grown by 95 students since 2020-21, to 816. By 2024-25, the school had 18.4 students per teacher, compared with 16.8 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Oklahoma Road Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,321
Census ACS
Median income
$118,211
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
26,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Manchester Valley HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
Other schools in Sykesville
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
- Linton Springs ElementaryElementary · 759 students
- Sykesville MiddleMiddle · 697 students
- Freedom District ElementaryElementary · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Carrolltowne Elementary0.5 mi · 593
- Freedom District Elementary1.4 mi · 627
- Liberty High1.4 mi · 1,007
- Eldersburg Elementary1.5 mi · 470
- Piney Ridge Elementary1.6 mi · 578
- Sykesville Middle2.7 mi · 697
Frequently asked questions
About Oklahoma Road MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Oklahoma Road Middle?
Oklahoma Road Middle enrolls approximately 816 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Oklahoma Road Middle serve?
Oklahoma Road Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oklahoma Road Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oklahoma Road Middle is approximately 18.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oklahoma Road Middle?
At Oklahoma Road Middle, the student body is approximately 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Oklahoma Road Middle in?
Oklahoma Road Middle is part of Carroll County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.