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Enrollment
1,124
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001186
William Wirt Middle
6200 Tuckerman St, Riverdale, MD 20737 · (301) 985-1720 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,124 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.1:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,085 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 365 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 402 | 36% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
36.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 37 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 up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 12.7% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 William Wirt Middle
William Wirt Middle's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Wirt Middle this school | 1,124 | 96.5% | 23.1% |
| Buck Lodge Middle Adelphi | 1,200 | 95.7% | 18.9% |
| Ellen Ochoa Middle Hyattsville | 1,086 | 97.3% | N/A |
| Hyattsville Middle Hyattsville | 1,305 | 94.6% | 19.0% |
| Nicholas Orem Middle Hyattsville | 1,007 | 96.8% | 28.3% |
| Charles Carroll Middle New Carrollton | 884 | 96.8% | 20.1% |
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 William Wirt Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #185 of 223 | #14 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #216 of 223 ▼ 49 | #18 of 24 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #180 of 223 ▲ 1 | #14 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,124 | #20 of 230 | #5 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #171 of 225 | #16 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #179 of 225 | #17 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #5 of 227 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #118 of 123 | #6 of 6 |
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
1,124
-156 (-12%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 1,124 | 70 | 16.1:1 | 97% (1,085) |
| 2023-24 | 1,000 | 69 | 14.5:1 | 93% (934) |
| 2022-23 | 1,246 | 87 | 14.3:1 | 94% (1,173) |
| 2020-21 | 1,280 | 90 | 14.2:1 | 91% (1,164) |
| 2017-18 | 1,137 | 73 | 15.6:1 | 91% (1,036) |
| 2015-16 | 1,065 | 71 | 15.0:1 | 88% (938) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | 60 | 12.6:1 | 85% (645) |
| 2000-01 | 867 | 56 | 15.5:1 | 69% (600) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 40 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Wirt Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,137 to 1,124); teachers down 4% (73 to 70).
About William Wirt Middle
William Wirt Middle is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Riverdale, Maryland. The student body numbers 1,124 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Maryland) has about 764 students.
William Wirt Middle sits within Prince George's County Public Schools, which has 199 schools and 132,693 students.
Hispanic students account for 74% of enrollment at William Wirt Middle. Other students are 17% Black, 7% Asian, and 2% White. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Prince George's County residents. By the diversity index, William Wirt Middle comes in at 42%.
William Wirt Middle employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Maryland is 14.3:1, lower than at this school. William Wirt Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 97%. That rate is above the 79% average among public schools in Prince George's County.
The allk12 Grade for William Wirt Middle is B-. Compared with Maryland public middle schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.1% for William Wirt Middle. The school posts 23.1%, 6.0 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Prince George's County, median household income is about $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. William Wirt Middle is among the 203 public schools in Prince George's County.
Nearest public school: Parkdale High, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around William Wirt Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts William Wirt Middle at 6th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,280 in 2020-21 and 1,124 in 2024-25, a decrease of 156 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.2:1 to 16.1:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Riverdale
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- College Park AcademyHigh · 682 students
- Riverdale ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Beacon Heights ElementaryElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Parkdale High0.4 mi · 2,588
- Beacon Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 342
- College Park Academy0.9 mi · 682
- Riverdale Elementary1.1 mi · 586
- Ellen Ochoa Middle1.2 mi · 1,086
- Port Towns Elementary1.4 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About William Wirt MiddleHow many students attend William Wirt Middle?
William Wirt Middle enrolls approximately 1,124 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does William Wirt Middle serve?
William Wirt Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Wirt Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Wirt Middle is approximately 16.1:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Wirt Middle?
At William Wirt Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 74% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian.
Who oversees William Wirt Middle?
William Wirt Middle is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.