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Enrollment
726
Middle
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000131
Southern Middle
5235 Solomons Island Rd, Lothian, MD 20711 · (410) 867-0050 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- 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
13.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
345 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 228 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 241 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
56.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 22.6% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Southern Middle
Southern Middle's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Middle this school | 726 | 47.5% | 38.8% |
| Walkersville Middle Walkersville | 779 | 41.6% | 48.9% |
| Stephen Decatur Middle Berlin | 665 | 48.9% | 62.9% |
| Lockerman Middle School Denton | 827 | 60.6% | 34.3% |
| Berlin Intermediate Berlin | 613 | 46.8% | 57.0% |
| Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle Frederick | 573 | 45.2% | 41.5% |
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 Southern Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #96 of 223 | #8 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #99 of 223 ▲ 4 | #8 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #87 of 223 ▲ 17 | #8 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #128 of 230 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #81 of 225 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #131 of 225 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #127 of 227 | #11 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #112 of 123 | #9 of 9 |
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
726
-64 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 795
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 726 | 52.8 | 13.8:1 | 48% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 53.7 | 14.3:1 | 47% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 53.7 | 14.1:1 | 45% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 790 | 56 | 14.1:1 | 39% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 52.9 | 14.1:1 | 24% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 52 | 14.7:1 | 24% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 24% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 15% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 795 | 45 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (744 to 726); teachers unchanged (52.9 to 52.8).
About Southern Middle
Southern Middle is a middle school in Lothian, Maryland, reachable at (410) 867-0050. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 726 students.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools runs 125 schools with a combined 85,029 students. Southern Middle is one of them.
Southern Middle is 58% White by enrollment. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Maryland public middle schools, Southern Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Southern Middle would be expected to post about 46.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.8%.
Southern Middle is located in Anne Arundel County, where the median household income is $124,911, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Southern Middle, Anne Arundel County has 128 other public schools.
Nearby, Lothian Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 49.2%, higher than Southern Middle's 38.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 64 students since 2020-21, to 726.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Southern Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Anne Arundel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
598,166
Census ACS
Median income
$124,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
85,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Broadneck HighHigh · 2,143 students
- Annapolis HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Meade HighHigh · 2,045 students
- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
Other Southern Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Southern Middle. Southern Middle is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Southern Middle SchoolOakland, MD · 448 students
- Southern MiddleLusby, MD · 442 students
- Southern Middle SchoolSomerset, KY · 871 students
- Southern Middle SchoolLexington, KY · 759 students
- Southern Middle SchoolReading, PA · 661 students
Nearby schools
- Lothian Elementary0.3 mi · 457
- Traceys Elementary3.1 mi · 448
- Southern High3.2 mi · 1,080
- Carrie Weedon Early Education Center3.5 mi · 58
- Deale Elementary4.4 mi · 203
- Patuxent Elementary5.4 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Southern MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Southern Middle?
Southern Middle enrolls approximately 726 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Southern Middle serve?
Southern Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Middle is approximately 13.8:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southern Middle?
At Southern Middle, the student body is approximately 58% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Southern Middle in?
Southern Middle is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.