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What's the one class at Patterson Mill Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
716
Middle
DISTRICT 913 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039001642
Patterson Mill Middle School
85 Patterson Mill Rd, Bel Air, MD 21015 · (410) 638-4640 · Harford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
152 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 233 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 250 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 33% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
76.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.7% | 26.1% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Patterson Mill Middle School
Patterson Mill Middle School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Mill Middle School this school | 716 | 21.2% | 51.0% |
| Sykesville Middle Sykesville | 697 | 18.4% | 63.9% |
| New Market Middle New Market | 676 | 17.9% | 52.2% |
| Severn River Middle Arnold | 675 | 20.3% | 58.4% |
| Magothy River Middle Arnold | 655 | 18.2% | 57.3% |
| Northern Middle Owings | 745 | 17.0% | 59.6% |
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 Patterson Mill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #57 of 223 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #73 of 223 ▲ 17 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #25 of 223 ▲ 16 | #4 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #131 of 230 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #114 of 225 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #161 of 225 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #191 of 227 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #92 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
716
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 716 | 49.3 | 14.5:1 | 21% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 49.6 | 15.5:1 | 20% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 760 | 49.3 | 15.4:1 | 20% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 18% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 46.3 | 15.4:1 | 12% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 15% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 24% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patterson Mill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (713 to 716); teachers up 7% (46.3 to 49.3).
About Patterson Mill Middle School
Patterson Mill Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Bel Air, Maryland. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 716 students in grades 6 through 8.
Harford County Public Schools is made up of 55 schools with 37,771 students in all.
White students make up a majority at Patterson Mill Middle School, at 71%. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Harford County is about 73% White. Patterson Mill Middle School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.5:1, with 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 21%. That is 18 points below the 39% average for public schools in Harford County.
allk12 grades Patterson Mill Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Patterson Mill Middle School is 10.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 51.0%. Predicted: 61.6%.
In the county around the school, Harford County, the median household income is $112,265, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Harford County is home to 55 public schools and about 37,771 public school students.
The shortest distance from Patterson Mill Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Patterson Mill High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Patterson Mill Middle School ranks 7th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Patterson Mill Middle School's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 26 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.5:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Other schools in Bel Air
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
- Bel Air MiddleMiddle · 1,080 students
- Homestead/Wakefield ElementaryElementary · 1,071 students
- Harford Technical HighHigh · 954 students
Nearby schools
- Patterson Mill High School0.0 mi · 839
- Ring Factory Elementary0.6 mi · 541
- Emmorton Elementary1.4 mi · 584
- Homestead/Wakefield Elementary1.5 mi · 1,071
- Bel Air Middle1.8 mi · 1,080
- William S. James Elementary2.0 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Patterson Mill Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Patterson Mill Middle School?
Patterson Mill Middle School enrolls approximately 716 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Patterson Mill Middle School serve?
Patterson Mill Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Patterson Mill Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Patterson Mill Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Patterson Mill Middle School?
At Patterson Mill Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Patterson Mill Middle School public or private?
Patterson Mill Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.