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Enrollment
1,077
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051090493
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi
8820 Riggs Rd, Adelphi, MD 20783 · (301) 952-6300 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,077 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Maryland public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
994 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 393 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 343 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 341 | 32% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
21.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.3% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.2% | 10.0% |
% 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
14.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi's state test result (14.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi this school | 1,077 | 92.3% | 14.4% |
| Nicholas Orem Middle Hyattsville | 1,007 | 96.8% | 28.3% |
| Buck Lodge Middle Adelphi | 1,200 | 95.7% | 18.9% |
| William Wirt Middle Riverdale | 1,124 | 96.5% | 23.1% |
| Ellen Ochoa Middle Hyattsville | 1,086 | 97.3% | N/A |
| Hyattsville Middle Hyattsville | 1,305 | 94.6% | 19.0% |
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 Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #217 of 223 | #24 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #222 of 223 ▲ 1 | #24 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #216 of 223 ▲ 2 | #24 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,077 | #27 of 230 | #7 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #185 of 225 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #220 of 225 | #25 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #19 of 227 | #17 of 25 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,077 | 66 | 16.3:1 | 92% (994) |
| 2023-24 | 1,041 | 50 | 20.8:1 | 93% (967) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi.
About Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in Adelphi, Maryland. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 1,077 students. The average for middle schools in Maryland is about 764 students, so this school is 41% above average.
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi belongs to Prince George's County Public Schools, a district of 199 schools and 132,693 students.
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi's enrollment is 92% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 6% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 70 points above the 23% share among Prince George's County residents. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 66 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.3:1. That is higher than the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 92%. The average for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
allk12 grades Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi a C-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi is 5.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 14.4%. Predicted: 19.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Prince George's County show that the median household income is $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 203 public schools in Prince George's County, enrolling about 132,693 students in all.
The closest other public school is Cool Spring Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi at 7th of 7.
In the federal locale system, Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Adelphi
- Buck Lodge MiddleMiddle · 1,200 students
- Cherokee Lane ElementaryElementary · 863 students
- Mary Harris Mother Jones ElemElementary · 734 students
- Adelphi ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Cool Spring ElementaryElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Cool Spring Elementary0.1 mi · 458
- Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem0.4 mi · 734
- Langley Park-McCormick Elementary0.6 mi · 697
- Adelphi Elementary0.6 mi · 505
- New Hampshire Estates Elem1.0 mi · 455
- Buck Lodge Middle1.0 mi · 1,200
Frequently asked questions
About Sonia Sotomayor Middle at AdelphiWhat is the total enrollment at Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi?
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi enrolls approximately 1,077 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi serve?
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi?
At Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi, the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi public or private?
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
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