Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School

Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Westover, Maryland, one of the schools in Somerset County Public Schools. It enrolls 389 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 7. That puts enrollment 49% below the 764-student average for middle schools in Maryland.

Somerset County Public Schools has 2,901 students in 7 schools, and Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School is one of those schools.

The student body at Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School is 52% Black. Other reported shares: 32% White, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Somerset County's residents are about 39% Black, 13 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School are from different groups.

There are about 10.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School, which has 36. Middle schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 14.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 73%. That is in line with the 76% average for public schools in Somerset County.

Among Maryland public middle schools, Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School is 9.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (22.0% versus 31.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.

American Community Survey estimates for Somerset County show that the median household earns about $64,943 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Somerset County, 9 public schools serve about 2,901 students.

Of the public schools around it, Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School is closest to Washington Academy and High School, about 5.8 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 38.2% on proficiency, and Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School is below that at 22.0%.

Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 424 to 389. Students per teacher dropped from 12.5 in 2020-21 to 10.8 in 2024-25.

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