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Alumni: what's one memory from Stephen Decatur Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
751
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001469
Stephen Decatur Middle
8200 Pinewood Dr, Clinton, MD 20735 · (301) 449-4950 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- 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
13.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
564 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 242 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 253 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%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
44.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp 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 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Stephen Decatur Middle
Stephen Decatur Middle's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Decatur Middle this school | 751 | 75.1% | 24.6% |
| Walker Mill Middle Capitol Heights | 1,054 | 75.6% | 30.1% |
| Kettering Middle Upper Marlboro | 874 | 69.5% | 25.8% |
| Deep Creek Middle Baltimore | 670 | 75.5% | 22.2% |
| Wicomico Middle Salisbury | 827 | 68.2% | 20.1% |
| James Madison Middle UPPER MARLBORO | 800 | 63.5% | 24.0% |
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 Stephen Decatur Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #176 of 223 | #10 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #220 of 223 no change | #22 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #142 of 223 ▲ 38 | #10 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #123 of 230 | #20 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #72 of 225 | #4 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #157 of 225 | #11 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #33 of 227 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #49 of 95 | #10 of 17 |
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
751
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 751 | 55.5 | 13.5:1 | 75% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 59.5 | 12.3:1 | 71% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 57.5 | 13.6:1 | 70% (543) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 54 | 14.5:1 | 61% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 46.5 | 14.9:1 | 57% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 58% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 44% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 1,028 | 59 | 17.4:1 | 27% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 753 | 47 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephen Decatur Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (695 to 751); teachers up 19% (46.5 to 55.5).
About Stephen Decatur Middle
At 8200 Pinewood Dr in Clinton, Maryland, Stephen Decatur Middle operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school's 751 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Stephen Decatur Middle is part of Prince George's County Public Schools, where 199 schools serve 132,693 students.
Black students are the majority at Stephen Decatur Middle, with 66% of enrollment. It is also 29% Hispanic and 2% White. Stephen Decatur Middle's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 75%.
Measured against Maryland public middle schools, Stephen Decatur Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Stephen Decatur Middle is -5.2 points: 24.6% actual, 29.8% predicted.
In the county around the school, Prince George's County, the median household income is $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 203 public schools in Prince George's County, enrolling about 132,693 students in all.
Nearest public school: James Ryder Randall Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 32.6% on proficiency, and Stephen Decatur Middle is below that at 24.6%.
Federal data place Stephen Decatur Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 31 students since 2020-21, to 751.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Clinton
- Surrattsville HighHigh · 875 students
- Waldon Woods ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Francis T. Evans ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- James Ryder Randall ElementaryElementary · 299 students
- Clinton Grove ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- James Ryder Randall E C CElementary · 193 students
Other Stephen Decatur Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Stephen Decatur Middle. Stephen Decatur Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Stephen Decatur MiddleBerlin, MD · 665 students
- Stephen Decatur Middle SchoolDecatur, IL · 413 students
Nearby schools
- James Ryder Randall Elementary0.5 mi · 299
- James Ryder Randall E C C0.5 mi · 193
- Surrattsville High1.1 mi · 875
- Francis T. Evans Elementary1.1 mi · 393
- Clinton Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 295
- Imagine Andrews Public Charter1.6 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Stephen Decatur MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Stephen Decatur Middle?
Stephen Decatur Middle enrolls approximately 751 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stephen Decatur Middle serve?
Stephen Decatur Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stephen Decatur Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stephen Decatur Middle is approximately 13.5:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stephen Decatur Middle?
At Stephen Decatur Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 29% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Stephen Decatur Middle in?
Stephen Decatur Middle is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.