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Enrollment
1,112
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001450
Tilden Middle
6300 Tilden Ln, Rockville, MD 20852 · (240) 740-6700 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,112 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- B+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
16.4:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
268 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 | 374 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 348 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 390 | 35% |
Student demographics
74%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
66.3%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
47.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 66 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 47.0% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Tilden Middle
Tilden Middle's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilden Middle this school | 1,112 | 24.1% | 57.7% |
| North Bethesda Middle Bethesda | 1,224 | 15.9% | 63.7% |
| Lakelands Park Middle Gaithersburg | 993 | 34.0% | 50.8% |
| Westland Middle Bethesda | 839 | 17.5% | 67.3% |
| Ridgely Middle Lutherville | 1,039 | 20.2% | 59.2% |
| Urbana Middle Ijamsville | 1,090 | 16.4% | 65.5% |
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 Tilden Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #31 of 223 | #9 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #26 of 223 ▼ 5 | #8 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #55 of 223 ▼ 21 | #13 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,112 | #21 of 230 | #6 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #192 of 225 | #35 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #10 of 225 | #7 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #187 of 227 | #31 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #27 of 95 | #7 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
1,112
+90 (+9%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,112 | 67.6 | 16.4:1 | 24% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 1,085 | 74 | 14.7:1 | 24% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 1,100 | 63.2 | 17.4:1 | 28% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 1,022 | 63 | 16.2:1 | 17% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 61.6 | 15.4:1 | 12% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 850 | 54 | 15.7:1 | 12% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 11% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 52 | 13.7:1 | 8% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 35 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tilden Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (947 to 1,112); teachers up 10% (61.6 to 67.6).
About Tilden Middle
Tilden Middle serves students in Rockville, Maryland, as a mid-sized middle school. It has an enrollment of 1,112 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Maryland average about 764 students, which makes this school 46% above average.
Tilden Middle is run by Montgomery County Public Schools, whose 208 schools enroll 159,181 students.
The biggest share of students at Tilden Middle, 39%, is White. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 15% Black, and 7% multiracial. That is in line with Montgomery County, where about 42% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tilden Middle scores 74%.
A staff of 67.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.4:1. The gap from the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland is 2.2 students per teacher. By family income, 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points below the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Tilden Middle earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of Maryland public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Tilden Middle is 2.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 57.7%. Predicted: 60.0%.
In the wider Montgomery County area, median household income comes to about $132,450, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Montgomery County, 211 public schools serve about 159,181 students.
Of the public schools around it, Tilden Middle is closest to Rock Terrace School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Tilden Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 52.6% on proficiency, and Tilden Middle is above that at 57.7%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 1,022 (2020-21) to 1,112 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the Tilden Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Nearby schools
- Rock Terrace School0.0 mi · 77
- Luxmanor Elementary0.3 mi · 684
- Northwood High0.5 mi · 1,654
- Farmland Elementary0.9 mi · 847
- Walter Johnson High1.1 mi · 3,016
- Ashburton Elementary1.5 mi · 871
Frequently asked questions
About Tilden MiddleHow many students attend Tilden Middle?
Tilden Middle enrolls approximately 1,112 students in grades 06-08.
Is Tilden Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tilden Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Tilden Middle have?
Tilden Middle employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Tilden Middle?
Student demographics at Tilden Middle are roughly 39% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Tilden Middle?
Tilden Middle is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.