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What's something Washington Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
577
Middle
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240003000031
Washington Middle
200 Massachusetts Ave, Cumberland, MD 21502 · (301) 777-5360 · Allegany County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- 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
13.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
364 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 208 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 29% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
46.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
15.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 16.3% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Washington Middle
Washington Middle's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle this school | 577 | 63.1% | 30.4% |
| Braddock Middle Cumberland | 536 | 55.0% | 48.1% |
| North East Middle North East | 758 | 53.6% | 25.5% |
| Sparrows Point Middle Baltimore | 555 | 48.8% | 29.0% |
| North Dorchester Middle School Hurlock | 414 | 62.8% | 42.6% |
| Bohemia Manor Middle Chesapeake City | 473 | 50.7% | 37.9% |
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 Washington Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #139 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #163 of 223 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #125 of 223 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #180 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #75 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #202 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #65 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #91 of 95 |
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
577
-32 (-5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 577 | 42.4 | 13.6:1 | 63% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 48.6 | 11.7:1 | 66% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 46 | 12.7:1 | 62% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 49% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 42.5 | 13.5:1 | 57% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 62% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 53 | 12.1:1 | 56% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 878 | 50 | 17.6:1 | 51% (445) |
| 1990-91 | 753 | 42 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (574 to 577); teachers unchanged (42.5 to 42.4).
About Washington Middle
Washington Middle is a middle-grades school in Cumberland, Maryland, reachable at (301) 777-5360. It had 577 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Maryland enroll about 764 students on average.
Washington Middle is in Allegany County Public Schools, a district with 8,113 students across 22 schools.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Washington Middle. The rest of enrollment is 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 2% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.6:1. The average for middle schools in Maryland is about 14.3:1. Of all students at Washington Middle, 63% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Washington Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Maryland public middle schools.
Washington Middle's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.4% is 6.5 points below the 36.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Allegany County, median household income comes to about $59,603, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Allegany County counts 22 public schools with about 8,113 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Fort Hill High, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Washington Middle is 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 609 students in 2020-21 to 577 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Washington Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Allegany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,452
Census ACS
Median income
$59,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,113 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allegany County Public Schools
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- Allegany HighHigh · 719 students
- Fort Hill HighHigh · 655 students
- Braddock MiddleMiddle · 536 students
- South Penn ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Beall ElementaryElementary · 415 students
Other schools in Cumberland
- Allegany HighHigh · 719 students
- Fort Hill HighHigh · 655 students
- Braddock MiddleMiddle · 536 students
- South Penn ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- West Side ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Northeast ElementaryElementary · 272 students
Other Washington Middle schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Washington Middle. Washington Middle is the 13th largest of the 31.
- Washington MiddleSalinas, CA · 1,082 students
- Washington MiddleLong Beach, CA · 849 students
- Washington Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 748 students
- Washington Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WA · 702 students
- Washington Middle SchoolAurora, IL · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Hill High0.4 mi · 655
- South Penn Elementary0.6 mi · 491
- John Humbird Elementary1.4 mi · 242
- West Side Elementary1.6 mi · 321
- Braddock Middle2.3 mi · 536
- Wiley Ford Primary School2.4 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Washington MiddleHow many students attend Washington Middle?
Washington Middle enrolls approximately 577 students in grades 06-08.
Is Washington Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Washington Middle have?
Washington Middle employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Middle?
Student demographics at Washington Middle are roughly 81% White, 2% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Washington Middle in?
Washington Middle is part of Allegany County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.