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Oxon Hill Middle

9570 Fort Foote Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744 · (301) 749-4270 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL773 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Maryland public middle schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
773
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
729 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 624231%
Grade 726634%
Grade 826534%
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
132%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 31% · US 43%
Hispanic
48563%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 24% · US 30%
Black
24632%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 32% · US 15%
Asian
253%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
38750%
Female
38650%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
45.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
12.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

MCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.7%12.1%
2023-2429.1%10.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Oxon Hill Middle

Oxon Hill Middle's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Oxon Hill Middle this school77394.3%24.2%
Charles Carroll Middle
New Carrollton
88496.8%20.1%
Annapolis Middle
Annapolis
79085.1%20.3%
Ellen Ochoa Middle
Hyattsville
1,08697.3%N/A
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle
Laurel
1,04796.4%21.2%
William Wirt Middle
Riverdale
1,12496.5%23.1%
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 Oxon Hill Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MarylandIn Prince George's County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
24.2%#178 of 223#11 of 24
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
12.1%#187 of 223
▲ 34
#9 of 24
▲ 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.7%#130 of 223
▲ 64
#6 of 24
▲ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
773#117 of 230#18 of 25
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.1:1#58 of 225#3 of 25
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.4%#149 of 225#9 of 25
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.3%#13 of 227#12 of 25
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.8%#85 of 95#15 of 17
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 2024-25
Enrollment
773
-149 (-16%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257735913.1:194% (729)
2023-248675216.7:181% (701)
2022-237675115.0:182% (631)
2020-219225716.2:178% (719)
2017-187595513.8:179% (598)
2015-165645011.3:175% (422)
2010-116085211.7:159% (361)
2000-017164117.5:133% (235)
1990-915553217.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxon Hill Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (759 to 773); teachers up 7% (55 to 59).

About Oxon Hill Middle

Oxon Hill Middle is the name of a mid-sized middle-grades school in Fort Washington, Maryland. The school counted 773 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.

Oxon Hill Middle belongs to Prince George's County Public Schools, a district of 199 schools and 132,693 students.

Federal enrollment data show Oxon Hill Middle is 63% Hispanic. Other groups make up 32% Black and 3% Asian. Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Oxon Hill Middle are from different groups.

Classroom staffing at Oxon Hill Middle totals 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The average for middle schools in Maryland, 14.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Oxon Hill Middle is about 94%. It compares with 79% for public schools in Prince George's County.

Oxon Hill Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Maryland public middle schools.

A school with Oxon Hill Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 18.4%. Oxon Hill Middle scores 24.2%, 5.8 points above that line.

In Prince George's County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 203 public schools in the county, enrolling about 132,693, Oxon Hill Middle among them.

Indian Queen Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Oxon Hill Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 36.7% proficiency; Oxon Hill Middle posts 24.2%.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.

A 16% decline took enrollment from 922 in 2020-21 to 773 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.1:1.

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Prince George's County at a glance

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Population
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students

Quick facts

School name
Oxon Hill Middle
District
Prince George's County Public Schools
Address
9570 Fort Foote Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744
Phone
(301) 749-4270
County
Prince George's County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
773
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
729 (94%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
240051001471
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other schools in Fort Washington
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Frequently asked questions

About Oxon Hill Middle
How many students attend Oxon Hill Middle?
Oxon Hill Middle enrolls approximately 773 students in grades 06-08.
Is Oxon Hill Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oxon Hill Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oxon Hill Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oxon Hill Middle is approximately 13.1:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oxon Hill Middle?
Oxon Hill Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 63% Hispanic, 32% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Oxon Hill Middle in?
Oxon Hill Middle is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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