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Enrollment
863
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000181
Rosa M. Parks Middle
19200 Olney Mill Rd, Olney, MD 20832 · (240) 740-3300 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL863 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Maryland public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.4:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
142 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 | 275 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 286 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 302 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%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
79.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.9% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 36.3% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Rosa M. Parks Middle
Rosa M. Parks Middle's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa M. Parks Middle this school | 863 | 16.5% | 57.6% |
| Westland Middle Bethesda | 839 | 17.5% | 67.3% |
| Windsor Knolls Middle Ijamsville | 812 | 13.4% | 59.4% |
| Oakdale Middle Ijamsville | 1,085 | 15.8% | 54.3% |
| Oklahoma Road Middle Sykesville | 816 | 14.6% | 53.5% |
| North Bethesda Middle Bethesda | 1,224 | 15.9% | 63.7% |
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 Rosa M. Parks Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #32 of 223 | #10 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #38 of 223 ▲ 7 | #10 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #14 of 223 ▲ 14 | #4 of 40 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 863 | #76 of 230 | #22 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #188 of 225 | #34 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #87 of 225 | #27 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.5% | #208 of 227 | #35 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #82 of 95 | #18 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
863
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 944
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 863 | 52.6 | 16.4:1 | 16% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 855 | 53.6 | 16.0:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 50.4 | 16.8:1 | 18% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 53 | 16.3:1 | 15% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 845 | 51.4 | 16.4:1 | 11% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 902 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 10% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 911 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 8% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 944 | 55 | 17.2:1 | 5% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosa M. Parks Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (845 to 863); teachers up 2% (51.4 to 52.6).
About Rosa M. Parks Middle
Rosa M. Parks Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Olney, Maryland, one of the schools in Montgomery County Public Schools. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 863 students.
Montgomery County Public Schools oversees Rosa M. Parks Middle and 207 other schools, with 159,181 students in total.
At Rosa M. Parks Middle, White students make up 53% of the student body. It is also 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montgomery County is roughly 42% White. Rosa M. Parks Middle's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.4:1. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 16%. That is 24 points below the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
The allk12 Grade for Rosa M. Parks Middle is A-. Compared with Maryland public middle schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rosa M. Parks Middle is one of 211 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Rosa M. Parks Middle to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Belmont Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rosa M. Parks Middle is 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Rosa M. Parks Middle as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 864 in 2020-21, 863 in 2024-25.
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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 Olney
- William H. Farquhar MiddleMiddle · 682 students
- Olney ElementaryElementary · 585 students
- Brooke Grove ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Belmont ElementaryElementary · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Belmont Elementary0.9 mi · 343
- Greenwood Elementary1.0 mi · 534
- Olney Elementary1.7 mi · 585
- Brooke Grove Elementary1.9 mi · 390
- Cashell Elementary2.4 mi · 386
- Sequoyah Elementary3.0 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Rosa M. Parks MiddleHow large is Rosa M. Parks Middle?
Rosa M. Parks Middle enrolls approximately 863 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rosa M. Parks Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosa M. Parks Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosa M. Parks Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosa M. Parks Middle is approximately 16.4:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosa M. Parks Middle?
At Rosa M. Parks Middle, the student body is approximately 53% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Rosa M. Parks Middle in?
Rosa M. Parks Middle is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.