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Enrollment
913
Middle
DISTRICT 899 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240060001237
Spring Ridge Middle
19856 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653 · (301) 863-4031 · St. Mary's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL913 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
582 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 308 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 313 | 34% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
36.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 37 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 are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 21.6% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Spring Ridge Middle
Spring Ridge Middle's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Ridge Middle this school | 913 | 63.7% | 31.8% |
| Bennett Middle Fruitland | 963 | 59.3% | 28.6% |
| Stemmers Run Middle Baltimore | 831 | 70.2% | 17.5% |
| Middle River Middle Baltimore | 822 | 66.1% | 21.4% |
| Edgewood Middle Edgewood | 936 | 69.2% | 26.5% |
| Aberdeen Middle Aberdeen | 1,071 | 61.4% | 29.6% |
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 Spring Ridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #131 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #110 of 223 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #179 of 223 ▼ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 913 | #63 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #129 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #29 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #60 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #80 of 123 |
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
913
-154 (-14%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 913 | 61 | 15.0:1 | 64% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 960 | 60 | 16.0:1 | 60% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 987 | 61 | 16.2:1 | 60% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 1,067 | 62 | 17.2:1 | 57% (608) |
| 2017-18 | 976 | 61.9 | 15.8:1 | 51% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 1,001 | 60 | 16.7:1 | 48% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 965 | 62 | 15.6:1 | 42% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 788 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 44% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 40 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Ridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (976 to 913); teachers down 1% (61.9 to 61).
About Spring Ridge Middle
Spring Ridge Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Lexington Park, Maryland, under St. Mary's County Public Schools. Enrollment stands at 913 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
St. Mary's County Public Schools enrolls 16,905 students in 26 schools, including Spring Ridge Middle.
No group is above 50% at Spring Ridge Middle; the largest is Black, at 35%. It is also 32% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. St. Mary's County's residents are about 15% Black, 21 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
A staff of 61 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 64%. That is 23 points above the 41% average for public schools in St. Mary's County.
Spring Ridge Middle scores 31.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.5%.
The county, St. Mary's County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $119,446, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 28 public schools and about 16,905 students.
About 2.9 miles separate Spring Ridge Middle from the closest public school, Park Hall Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Spring Ridge Middle ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.8% against a local average of 42.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Spring Ridge Middle in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The school's enrollment decreased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 17.2 in 2020-21 to 15.0 in 2024-25.
Spring Ridge Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
St. Mary's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,126
Census ACS
Median income
$119,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools
- Leonardtown HighHigh · 2,118 students
- Great Mills HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Chopticon HighHigh · 1,526 students
- Leonardtown MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Margaret Brent MiddleMiddle · 878 students
- Esperanza MiddleMiddle · 835 students
Other schools in Lexington Park
- Esperanza MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Chesapeake Charter SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Green Holly Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Lexington Park ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Town Creek ElementaryElementary · 220 students
- St. Mary's County Evening HighCombined
Nearby schools
- Park Hall Elementary2.9 mi · 569
- Lexington Park Elementary4.5 mi · 383
- George Washington Carver Elementary5.0 mi · 460
- Great Mills High5.3 mi · 1,697
- Chesapeake Charter School5.4 mi · 539
- Greenview Knolls Elementary6.8 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Ridge MiddleHow large is Spring Ridge Middle?
Spring Ridge Middle enrolls approximately 913 students in grades 06-08.
Is Spring Ridge Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Ridge Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Spring Ridge Middle?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Spring Ridge Middle.
How diverse is Spring Ridge Middle?
Spring Ridge Middle reports a student body of 32% White, 17% Hispanic, 35% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Ridge Middle?
Spring Ridge Middle is overseen by St. Mary's County Public Schools in St. Mary's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.