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Walkersville Middle

55 W Frederick Street, Walkersville, MD 21793 · (227) 203-2650 · Frederick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Maryland public middle schools
  • B+Test 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

Enrollment
779
Middle
DISTRICT 788 · STATE 764
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
324 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 626534%
Grade 724331%
Grade 827135%
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
46860%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 31% · US 43%
Hispanic
10714%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 24% · US 30%
Black
11615%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 32% · US 15%
Asian
253%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
537%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
40151%
Female
37849%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
65.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.0pp 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 34 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 up about 7 points.

MCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.9%34.1%
2023-2468.6%27.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Walkersville Middle

Walkersville Middle's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Walkersville Middle this school77941.6%48.9%
Westminster East Middle
Westminster
79638.1%43.5%
Northeast Middle
Pasadena
90148.6%29.0%
Esperanza Middle
Lexington Park
83542.8%43.3%
Calvert Middle
Prince Frederick
60739.5%39.2%
Havre de Grace Middle
Havre de Grace
61746.0%37.8%
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 Walkersville Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MarylandIn Frederick County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.9%#63 of 223#6 of 13
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.1%#68 of 223
▲ 12
#7 of 13
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.9%#56 of 223
▼ 14
#7 of 13
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
779#114 of 230#7 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.1:1#170 of 225#6 of 13
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.2%#119 of 225#9 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.6%#151 of 227#7 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.5%#50 of 123N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
779
-57 (-7%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2577948.516.1:142% (324)
2023-248054916.4:136% (288)
2022-238415116.5:136% (306)
2020-218365116.4:129% (241)
2017-188804818.3:124% (213)
2015-168124717.3:124% (198)
2010-117964617.3:122% (176)
2000-018755715.3:110% (87)
1990-916874017.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walkersville Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (880 to 779); teachers up 1% (48 to 48.5).

About Walkersville Middle

Federal records list Walkersville Middle as a middle-grades school in Walkersville, Maryland. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 779 students.

Walkersville Middle is a school in Frederick County Public Schools. The district has 67 schools and 48,054 students.

More than half of enrollment at Walkersville Middle is White: 60%. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The diversity index for Walkersville Middle is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Walkersville Middle reports a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher, from 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 14.3:1. Lunch program data show 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

On the allk12 Grade, Walkersville Middle lands at A-, ahead of 80% of Maryland public middle schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Walkersville Middle is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 48.9%. Predicted: 49.6%.

Census data for Frederick County show the median household earns about $122,002 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Frederick County number 69, with about 48,054 students.

Walkersville Middle's closest public school neighbor is Rock Creek, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Walkersville Middle ranks 6th on average proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put Walkersville Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).

Enrollment was 779 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 836.

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Frederick County at a glance

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Population
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students

Quick facts

School name
Walkersville Middle
District
Frederick County Public Schools
Address
55 W Frederick Street, Walkersville, MD 21793
Phone
(227) 203-2650
County
Frederick County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
779
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
324 (42%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
240033000656
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
Other schools in Walkersville
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Frequently asked questions

About Walkersville Middle
How many students attend Walkersville Middle?
Walkersville Middle enrolls approximately 779 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Walkersville Middle serve?
Walkersville Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Walkersville Middle have?
Walkersville Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walkersville Middle?
At Walkersville Middle, the student body is approximately 60% White, 14% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Walkersville Middle in?
Walkersville Middle is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
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