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Enrollment
1,177
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000933
Takoma Park Middle
7611 Piney Branch Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910 · (240) 740-5220 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,177 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Maryland public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
16.8:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
413 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 413 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 398 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 366 | 31% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
66.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.6% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 55.6% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Takoma Park Middle
Takoma Park Middle's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takoma Park Middle this school | 1,177 | 35.1% | 59.9% |
| Arundel Middle Odenton | 1,312 | 26.2% | 50.8% |
| Old Mill Middle North Millersville | 958 | 41.3% | 31.3% |
| Cockeysville Middle Cockeysville | 928 | 42.3% | 40.8% |
| Dumbarton Middle Baltimore | 1,064 | 29.3% | 51.7% |
| Julius West Middle Rockville | 1,365 | 38.3% | 45.9% |
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 Takoma Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #22 of 223 | #7 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #24 of 223 ▼ 15 | #7 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #54 of 223 ▼ 15 | #12 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,177 | #16 of 230 | #5 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #199 of 225 | #38 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #9 of 225 | #6 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #167 of 227 | #27 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #50 of 95 | #8 of 19 |
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
1,177
+19 (+2%) vs 2020
+122% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,177 | 70.2 | 16.8:1 | 35% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 1,124 | 71.6 | 15.7:1 | 35% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 1,077 | 68.9 | 15.6:1 | 38% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 1,158 | 73 | 15.9:1 | 29% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 1,090 | 65.8 | 16.6:1 | 28% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 1,055 | 59 | 17.9:1 | 25% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 826 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 21% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 961 | 64 | 15.0:1 | 25% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 38 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Takoma Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,090 to 1,177); teachers up 7% (65.8 to 70.2).
About Takoma Park Middle
Takoma Park Middle is a middle school in Silver Spring, Maryland, reachable at (240) 740-5220. The latest federal count shows 1,177 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Maryland is about 764 students, so this school is 54% above average.
Montgomery County Public Schools is the local district for Takoma Park Middle. It runs 208 schools with 159,181 students.
Black students are the largest group at Takoma Park Middle, with 33% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 31% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's Black share is 14 points above the 19% share among Montgomery County residents. Takoma Park Middle has a diversity index of 75%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Takoma Park Middle, 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.8:1. That ratio is over the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 35% of enrollment.
Measured against Maryland public middle schools, Takoma Park Middle receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Takoma Park Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.9%, compared with a predicted 53.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Takoma Park Middle is among the 211 public schools in Montgomery County.
Takoma Park Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Takoma Park Middle places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Takoma Park Middle had 1,158 students in 2020-21 and 1,177 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Discussions about Takoma Park Middle may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Silver Spring
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- James Hubert Blake HighHigh · 1,960 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Springbrook HighHigh · 1,838 students
- Silver Spring International MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
Nearby schools
- Takoma Park Elementary0.2 mi · 559
- Piney Branch Elementary0.3 mi · 575
- East Silver Spring Elementary0.5 mi · 540
- Breakthrough Montessori PCS0.8 mi · 383
- Takoma Elementary School0.9 mi · 483
- Silver Spring International Middle1.0 mi · 1,015
Frequently asked questions
About Takoma Park MiddleHow large is Takoma Park Middle?
Takoma Park Middle enrolls approximately 1,177 students in grades 06-08.
Is Takoma Park Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Takoma Park Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Takoma Park Middle?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Takoma Park Middle.
How diverse is Takoma Park Middle?
Takoma Park Middle reports a student body of 31% White, 18% Hispanic, 33% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Takoma Park Middle in?
Takoma Park Middle is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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