Summary:
The city of Upper Marlboro, Maryland is home to a single middle school, Kettering Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Kettering Middle School appears to be a struggling school, performing significantly below state and county averages in academic proficiency across multiple subjects and grade levels.
Kettering Middle School has a high percentage of African American (78.69%) and Hispanic (18.25%) students, as well as a high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients (60.98%). The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAP proficiency rates, is well below the state and county averages in mathematics, English language arts, algebra, and science. For example, the school's overall MCAP mathematics proficiency rate is just 8.4%, compared to 10.8% for Prince George's County and 24.1% for the state of Maryland.
Kettering Middle School's struggles are further reflected in its statewide ranking and rating. The school is currently ranked 214 out of 328 middle schools in Maryland and has a 2-out-of-5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing in the bottom half of middle schools in the state. While the school's spending per student ($15,382) is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio (12.2 to 1) is relatively low, these factors do not appear to be translating into stronger academic outcomes for the students.
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