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Enrollment
442
Middle
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240015001392
Southern Middle
9615 H G Trueman Rd, Lusby, MD 20657 · (443) 550-9250 · Calvert County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Maryland public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
223 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 161 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 33% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
44.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 10.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (29.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Middle this school | 442 | 50.5% | 29.6% |
| Snow Hill Middle Snow Hill | 404 | 54.5% | 60.6% |
| Mill Creek Middle Lusby | 436 | 53.2% | 35.3% |
| Cherry Hill Middle Elkton | 387 | 49.9% | 30.0% |
| Perryville Middle Perryville | 512 | 46.5% | 35.4% |
| Bohemia Manor Middle Chesapeake City | 473 | 50.7% | 37.9% |
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 Calvert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #144 of 223 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #134 of 223 ▲ 52 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #141 of 223 ▼ 6 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #206 of 230 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #102 of 225 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #118 of 225 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #118 of 227 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #78 of 123 | N/A |
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
442
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 50% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 30.5 | 14.1:1 | 47% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 43% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 39% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 31.2 | 15.2:1 | 33% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 30% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 43 | 14.0:1 | 34% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 18% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 32 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (473 to 442); teachers down 1% (31.2 to 31).
About Southern Middle
Southern Middle is a low-enrollment middle school located in Lusby, Maryland. It reported 442 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Maryland enroll about 764 students on average.
Southern Middle reports to Calvert County Public Schools, which has 24 schools and 14,849 students.
Federal enrollment data show Southern Middle is 58% White. The next largest groups are 21% Black, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. The school's White share is 17 points below the 75% share among Calvert County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Classroom staffing at Southern Middle totals 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. That is in line with the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Federal data show 50% of students (223) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Calvert County, the school's rate is higher.
Southern Middle earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Maryland public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Southern Middle ranks in the bottom 10% in Maryland. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.6%, against a prediction of 44.4%.
The school is in Calvert County, where median household income comes to about $133,922, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Calvert County's 25 public schools enroll about 14,849 students and include Southern Middle.
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus is the nearest public school to Southern Middle, about 2.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Southern Middle ranks 9th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Southern Middle is Rural: Fringe.
The school shrank from 469 students in 2020-21 to 442 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Calvert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,313
Census ACS
Median income
$133,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calvert County Public Schools
- Northern HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Huntingtown High SchoolHigh · 1,311 students
- Calvert HighHigh · 1,080 students
- Patuxent HighHigh · 928 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Windy Hill MiddleMiddle · 669 students
Other schools in Lusby
- Patuxent HighHigh · 928 students
- Patuxent Appeal Elementary CampusElementary · 641 students
- Dowell ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Mill Creek MiddleMiddle · 436 students
Other Southern Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Southern Middle. Southern Middle is the 9th largest of the 9.
- Southern MiddleLothian, MD · 726 students
- Southern Middle SchoolOakland, MD · 448 students
- Southern Middle SchoolSomerset, KY · 871 students
- Southern Middle SchoolLexington, KY · 759 students
- Southern Middle SchoolReading, PA · 661 students
Nearby schools
- Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus2.2 mi · 641
- Mill Creek Middle3.1 mi · 436
- Dowell Elementary3.5 mi · 541
- Patuxent High3.6 mi · 928
- St Leonard Elementary4.9 mi · 401
- Mutual Elementary6.5 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Southern MiddleHow large is Southern Middle?
Southern Middle enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Southern Middle serve?
Southern Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Southern Middle?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Southern Middle.
How diverse is Southern Middle?
Southern Middle reports a student body of 58% White, 9% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Southern Middle?
Southern Middle is overseen by Calvert County Public Schools in Calvert County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.