Enrollment
258
Middle
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240003000007
Westmar Middle
16915 Lower George's Creek Rd Sw, Lonaconing, MD 21539 · (301) 463-5751 · Allegany County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
- CBeats 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
9.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
164 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 81 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 31% |
Student demographics
13%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
33.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -9.2pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 15.2% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Westmar Middle
Westmar Middle's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmar Middle this school | 258 | 63.6% | 25.4% |
| Northern Middle School Accident | 305 | 55.1% | 38.2% |
| Clear Spring Middle Clear Spring | 301 | 52.2% | 49.8% |
| Pittsville Elementary & Middle Pittsville | 325 | 57.5% | 43.5% |
| Mount Savage Middle Mount Savage | 408 | 46.8% | 41.3% |
| North Dorchester Middle School Hurlock | 414 | 62.8% | 42.6% |
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 Westmar Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #172 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #195 of 223 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #192 of 223 ▼ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #223 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #4 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #221 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #61 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #66 of 123 |
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
258
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 258 | 26.7 | 9.7:1 | 64% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 26 | 9.4:1 | 73% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 25.1 | 9.2:1 | 70% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 54% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 24.3 | 11.6:1 | 62% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 63% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 27 | 10.7:1 | 55% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 56% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westmar Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (281 to 258); teachers up 10% (24.3 to 26.7).
About Westmar Middle
Westmar Middle is a small middle-grades school in Lonaconing, Maryland, under Allegany County Public Schools. The school's enrollment of 258 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Maryland average about 764 students each.
The 22 schools of Allegany County Public Schools, including Westmar Middle, enroll 8,113 students.
Federal enrollment data show Westmar Middle is 93% White. It is also 4% multiracial. Westmar Middle's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.7:1, with 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Westmar Middle is 64%.
Westmar Middle is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Maryland public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Westmar Middle's results are 11.2 points below predicted: 25.4% against 36.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Allegany County, the median household income is $59,603, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 22 public schools in Allegany County, enrolling about 8,113 students in all.
The nearest other public school, George's Creek Elementary, is about 1.7 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Westmar Middle is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 256 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 258. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.1:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 577 students
- Braddock MiddleMiddle · 536 students
- South Penn ElementaryElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- George's Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 272
- Westernport Elementary6.2 mi · 248
- Beall Elementary7.1 mi · 415
- Bel Air Elementary7.3 mi · 216
- Mountain Ridge High School7.3 mi · 743
- Frost Elementary8.2 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Westmar MiddleHow large is Westmar Middle?
Westmar Middle enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Westmar Middle serve?
Westmar Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westmar Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westmar Middle is approximately 9.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westmar Middle?
At Westmar Middle, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Westmar Middle public or private?
Westmar Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Allegany County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.