Windy Hill Middle

Set in Owings, Maryland, Windy Hill Middle is a mid-tier junior high, run under Calvert County Public Schools. It educates 669 students across grades 6 through 8.

Calvert County Public Schools comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 14,849 students; Windy Hill Middle is among them.

Demographically, Windy Hill Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest consists of 14% Black, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Calvert County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Windy Hill Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Windy Hill Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 51.0%.

In the surrounding community, Calvert County reports that median household income runs about $133,922, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 2%. Windy Hill Middle is one of 25 public schools in Calvert County (combined enrollment of about 14,849 students).

Nearest neighbor: Windy Hill Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Windy Hill Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Windy Hill Middle at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Windy Hill Middle's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 738 (now 669). White enrollment moved from 73% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.