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Alumni: what's one memory from Windy Hill Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
669
Middle
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240015000967
Windy Hill Middle
9560 Boyd's Turn Rd, Owings, MD 20736 · (443) 550-9310 · Calvert County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
195 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 222 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 37% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
71.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.1% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 32.7% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Where Windy Hill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Calvert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #56 of 223 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #55 of 223 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #44 of 223 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 669 | #156 of 230 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #158 of 225 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #141 of 225 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.1% | #179 of 227 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #61 of 123 | N/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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
669
-77 (-10%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 669 | 42.5 | 15.7:1 | 29% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 43.5 | 16.6:1 | 28% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 42.9 | 17.2:1 | 22% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 16% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 17% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 43 | 18.3:1 | 16% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 19% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 39 | 18.0:1 | 14% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windy Hill Middle.
About Windy Hill Middle
Windy Hill Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in Owings, Maryland. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 669 students on the rolls.
Windy Hill Middle reports to Calvert County Public Schools, which has 24 schools and 14,849 students.
More than half of enrollment at Windy Hill Middle is White: 64%. Other groups make up 14% Black, 10% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Calvert County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Windy Hill Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1, with 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Windy Hill Middle scores 51.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Calvert County show that median household income comes to about $133,922, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Calvert County counts 25 public schools with about 14,849 students.
The closest school to Windy Hill Middle is Windy Hill Elementary, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Windy Hill Middle. On proficiency, Windy Hill Middle is behind the 61.6% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 669 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 746.
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Calvert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,313
Census ACS
Median income
$133,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calvert County Public Schools
- Northern HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Huntingtown High SchoolHigh · 1,311 students
- Calvert HighHigh · 1,080 students
- Patuxent HighHigh · 928 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Mount Harmony ElementaryElementary · 656 students
Other schools in Owings
- Northern HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Mount Harmony ElementaryElementary · 656 students
- Windy Hill ElementaryElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Windy Hill Elementary0.1 mi · 598
- Beach Elementary2.8 mi · 502
- Mount Harmony Elementary2.9 mi · 656
- Sunderland Elementary3.5 mi · 606
- Deale Elementary4.6 mi · 203
- Northern High4.7 mi · 1,478
Frequently asked questions
About Windy Hill MiddleHow many students attend Windy Hill Middle?
Windy Hill Middle enrolls approximately 669 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Windy Hill Middle serve?
Windy Hill Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Windy Hill Middle have?
Windy Hill Middle employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Windy Hill Middle?
Windy Hill Middle reports a student body of 64% White, 10% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Windy Hill Middle?
Windy Hill Middle is overseen by Calvert County Public Schools in Calvert County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.