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Enrollment
514
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001127
Shady Grove Middle
8100 Midcounty Hgwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 · (240) 740-1440 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Maryland public middle schools
- B-Test 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
12.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
269 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 | 169 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 30% |
Student demographics
72%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
47.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
24.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 22.7% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Shady Grove Middle
Shady Grove Middle's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove Middle this school | 514 | 52.3% | 35.7% |
| Redland Middle Rockville | 562 | 52.1% | 37.1% |
| Newport Mill Middle Kensington | 652 | 53.1% | 33.2% |
| Sligo Middle Silver Spring | 685 | 46.7% | 35.3% |
| Oakland Mills Middle Columbia | 415 | 48.4% | 36.3% |
| Neelsville Middle Germantown | 781 | 55.1% | 27.7% |
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 Shady Grove Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #112 of 223 | #25 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #112 of 223 ▼ 10 | #29 of 40 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #121 of 223 ▼ 9 | #28 of 40 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #190 of 230 | #39 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #52 of 225 | #9 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #43 of 225 | #15 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #113 of 227 | #16 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #24 of 123 | #3 of 21 |
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
514
-64 (-11%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 514 | 39.8 | 12.9:1 | 52% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 37.8 | 13.6:1 | 47% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 39.6 | 12.5:1 | 59% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 51% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 49 | 12.5:1 | 45% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 41% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 35% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 789 | 51 | 15.5:1 | 23% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shady Grove Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (614 to 514); teachers down 19% (49 to 39.8).
About Shady Grove Middle
Shady Grove Middle is a low-enrollment middle school in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The school counts 514 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 33% smaller than the 764 average for middle schools in Maryland.
Within Montgomery County Public Schools, Shady Grove Middle is one of 208 schools. The district enrolls 159,181 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Shady Grove Middle. The largest is Hispanic students, at 44%. The next largest groups are 19% White, 18% Black, 12% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Montgomery County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.9:1, with 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 52% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 40%.
Shady Grove Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Maryland public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Shady Grove Middle falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 35.7% actual against 43.3% predicted.
Federal survey data 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 people live in poverty. There are 211 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 159,181 students in all.
The closest public school, Mill Creek Towne Elementary, is about 0.5 miles from Shady Grove Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Shady Grove Middle places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Shady Grove Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 514 students in 2024-25, 64 fewer than the 578 it had in 2020-21.
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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
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- 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 Gaithersburg
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Quince Orchard HighHigh · 2,100 students
- Watkins Mill HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Lakelands Park MiddleMiddle · 993 students
- Gaithersburg MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Forest Oak MiddleMiddle · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Creek Towne Elementary0.5 mi · 528
- Harriet R. Tubman Elementary1.0 mi · 571
- Washington Grove Elementary1.1 mi · 480
- Flower Hill Elementary1.2 mi · 454
- Candlewood Elementary1.3 mi · 358
- Gaithersburg Middle1.3 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About Shady Grove MiddleHow many students attend Shady Grove Middle?
Shady Grove Middle enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 06-08.
Is Shady Grove Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shady Grove Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Shady Grove Middle have?
Shady Grove Middle employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Shady Grove Middle?
Student demographics at Shady Grove Middle are roughly 19% White, 44% Hispanic, 18% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Shady Grove Middle in?
Shady Grove Middle is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.