Ridgely Middle

Located at 121 Ridgely Road, in Lutherville, Maryland, Ridgely Middle is an average-sized junior high that caters to 1,039 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 764.

Across the 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools (110,872 students total), Ridgely Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ridgely Middle lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest consists of 16% Asian, 10% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Baltimore County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Ridgely Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.3%, the actual is 59.2%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Baltimore County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Ridgely Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lutherville Laboratory, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ridgely Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.7%.

Ridgely Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 1,188 students in 2018 compared to 1,039 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 67% to 60% over that span.

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