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Enrollment
804
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000451
Pine Grove Middle
9200 Old Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21234 · (443) 809-5270 · Baltimore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
429 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 244 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 271 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 289 | 36% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
39.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 16.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pine Grove Middle
Pine Grove Middle's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove Middle this school | 804 | 53.4% | 27.4% |
| Parkville Middle Baltimore | 900 | 45.1% | 36.1% |
| Salisbury Middle Salisbury | 847 | 61.3% | 31.6% |
| Bennett Middle Fruitland | 963 | 59.3% | 28.6% |
| Milton M. Somers Middle School La Plata | 671 | 43.2% | 40.3% |
| Lindale Middle Linthicum | 884 | 56.9% | 28.7% |
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 Pine Grove Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #163 of 223 | #14 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #146 of 223 ▼ 7 | #11 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #171 of 223 no change | #14 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #105 of 230 | #20 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #140 of 225 | #10 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #80 of 225 | #12 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #109 of 227 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #36 of 123 | #9 of 20 |
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
804
-122 (-13%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 804 | 52.7 | 15.3:1 | 53% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 853 | 56.7 | 15.0:1 | 51% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 916 | 60.5 | 15.1:1 | 56% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 64 | 14.5:1 | 47% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 927 | 57.4 | 16.1:1 | 43% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 879 | 57 | 15.4:1 | 37% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | 57 | 15.5:1 | 34% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 1,130 | 69 | 16.4:1 | 12% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 45 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Grove Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (927 to 804); teachers down 8% (57.4 to 52.7).
About Pine Grove Middle
A medium-sized middle school in Baltimore, Maryland, Pine Grove Middle is part of Baltimore County Public Schools. The school had 804 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Baltimore County Public Schools has 177 schools; together they serve 110,872 students.
Black students form the largest group at Pine Grove Middle, 45% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 34% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Baltimore County, the Black share is about 31%. The chance that two students picked at random at Pine Grove Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Its teaching staff equals 52.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.3:1. That ratio is over the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Around 53% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Baltimore County, the average is about the same, 53%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 42.6% for Pine Grove Middle, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 27.4%. The 15.3-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Baltimore County has these Census figures: median household income is about $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Baltimore County number 180 and enroll about 110,872.
The next-closest public school is Pine Grove Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pine Grove Middle at 4th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Pine Grove Middle as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 13%, from 926 to 804.
Discussions about Pine Grove Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Other Pine Grove Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pine Grove Middle. Pine Grove Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Pine Grove Middle SchoolValdosta, GA · 733 students
- PINE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLEAST SYRACUSE, NY · 697 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Grove Elementary0.4 mi · 418
- Harford Hills Elementary0.6 mi · 373
- Carney Elementary0.9 mi · 524
- Northeast EDLP at Parkville High School1.3 mi · 1
- Parkville High1.3 mi · 1,877
- Oakleigh Elementary1.5 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Grove MiddleHow large is Pine Grove Middle?
Pine Grove Middle enrolls approximately 804 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pine Grove Middle serve?
Pine Grove Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pine Grove Middle have?
Pine Grove Middle employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Pine Grove Middle?
Student demographics at Pine Grove Middle are roughly 34% White, 8% Hispanic, 45% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pine Grove Middle in?
Pine Grove Middle is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.