Thomas Johnson Middle

Set in Lanham, Maryland, Thomas Johnson Middle is a heavily attended junior high, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools. It works with 1,180 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 764 students each, so Thomas Johnson Middle sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Thomas Johnson Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Thomas Johnson Middle logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 43% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Thomas Johnson Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Thomas Johnson Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Prince George's County shows median household income runs about $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Thomas Johnson Middle is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Legends Public Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas Johnson Middle. On composite proficiency, Thomas Johnson Middle comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.8%.

Thomas Johnson Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Thomas Johnson Middle's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,170 (now 1,180). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 44% to 50%.

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