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What's one thing Rocky Hill Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,010
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000660
Rocky Hill Middle
22401 Brick Haven Way, Clarksburg, MD 20871 · (240) 740-6670 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,010 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Maryland public middle schools
- BTest 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
16.0:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
461 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 342 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 313 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 355 | 35% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
53.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
26.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 22.8% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Rocky Hill Middle
Rocky Hill Middle's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Hill Middle this school | 1,010 | 45.6% | 38.7% |
| Roberto W. Clemente Middle Germantown | 888 | 55.0% | 34.1% |
| Neelsville Middle Germantown | 781 | 55.1% | 27.7% |
| Mayfield Woods Middle Elkridge | 731 | 40.1% | 38.7% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Germantown | 841 | 54.1% | 35.7% |
| Thomas Viaduct Middle Hanover | 758 | 47.5% | 28.6% |
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 Rocky Hill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #97 of 223 | #21 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #94 of 223 ▲ 7 | #23 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #99 of 223 ▼ 6 | #21 of 40 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,010 | #40 of 230 | #9 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #168 of 225 | #31 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #16 of 225 | #8 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #137 of 227 | #20 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.6% | #15 of 95 | #3 of 19 |
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
1,010
+24 (+2%) vs 2020
+36% since 2000-01, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,010 | 63.2 | 16.0:1 | 46% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 1,041 | 68.8 | 15.1:1 | 44% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 1,058 | 69 | 15.3:1 | 52% (550) |
| 2020-21 | 986 | 62 | 15.9:1 | 38% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 804 | 54.4 | 14.8:1 | 22% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 1,279 | 74 | 17.3:1 | 20% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 1,049 | 70 | 15.0:1 | 20% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 7% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Hill Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (804 to 1,010); teachers up 16% (54.4 to 63.2).
About Rocky Hill Middle
Rocky Hill Middle is a public mid-sized middle-grades school in Clarksburg, Maryland. The school enrolls 1,010 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 764.
Rocky Hill Middle is a school in Montgomery County Public Schools. The district has 208 schools and 159,181 students.
At Rocky Hill Middle, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 36%. Smaller groups are 29% Black, 19% Asian, 10% White, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of Montgomery County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Rocky Hill Middle are from different groups.
The school had 63.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 14.3:1 for middle schools in Maryland. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 46%.
Among Maryland public middle schools, Rocky Hill Middle outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Rocky Hill Middle is 47.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.7%.
In Montgomery County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Rocky Hill Middle, Montgomery County has 211 public schools.
Rocky Hill Middle's nearest public school is Clarksburg High (about 0.3 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Rocky Hill Middle places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Rocky Hill Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 986 in 2020-21 to 1,010 in 2024-25, a change of 24 students.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Clarksburg
- Clarksburg HighHigh · 2,241 students
- Hallie Wells MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Cabin Branch ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Little Bennett ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Snowden Farm ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Clarksburg High0.3 mi · 2,241
- Snowden Farm Elementary0.8 mi · 578
- Wilson Wims Elementary School1.0 mi · 484
- William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary1.2 mi · 601
- Clarksburg Elementary1.4 mi · 365
- Hallie Wells Middle1.5 mi · 931
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Hill MiddleHow large is Rocky Hill Middle?
Rocky Hill Middle enrolls approximately 1,010 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rocky Hill Middle serve?
Rocky Hill Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rocky Hill Middle have?
Rocky Hill Middle employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Rocky Hill Middle?
Rocky Hill Middle reports a student body of 10% White, 36% Hispanic, 29% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocky Hill Middle?
Rocky Hill Middle is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
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