Is Middletown Middle a good school?

Middletown Middle ranks 48 th of 328 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Middletown Middle?

In the 2022-23 school year, 799 students attended Middletown Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Middletown Middle?

Students at Middletown Middle are 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Middletown Middle attend?

Students who attend Middletown Middle usually go on to attend Middletown High

Middletown Middle

Summary:

Middletown Middle is a public middle school located in Middletown, MD, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 799 students. The school is part of the Frederick County Public Schools district, which is ranked 6th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middletown Middle consistently performs above the state and district averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments. For the 2023-2024 school year, Middletown Middle's proficiency rates were 35.2% in Mathematics and 68% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 24.1% and 48.4%, respectively. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 15% of Maryland middle schools in recent years, and it performs well across various student subgroups, including Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Middletown Middle's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools in the Frederick County Public Schools district, such as Urbana Middle, Oakdale Middle, and Brunswick Middle. The school also stands out in its Algebra I performance, with 70.1% of students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the district (25.2%) and state (20%) averages.

Detail:

Public 6-8

100 Martha Mason St
Middletown, MD 21769-7957

(240) 236-4200

District: Frederick County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
48^th of 328 Maryland Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,183

Students who attend Middletown Middle usually attend:

High:

Middletown High

Feeder schools for Middletown Middle:

Elementary:	Middletown Elementary
	Middletown Primary
	Myersville Elementary
	Wolfsville Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 799

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Middletown Middle ranks better than 85.4% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranks 4^th among 13 ranked middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.99. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81%), Hispanic (9%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 16.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Middletown Middle is 17.5. 8 middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Middletown Middle employs 45.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Middletown Middle is $14,183. 9 middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Middletown Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Middletown Middle 48^th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Middletown Middle in the ranking list.)

Frederick County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Frederick County Public Schools 6^th of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Middletown Middle

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Rank History for all students at Middletown Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile
2004	7.44	231^st	252	8.3%
2005	6.99	232^nd	255	9.0%
2006	4.47	240^th	254	5.5%
2007	7.02	244^th	264	7.6%
2008	88.66	16^th	283	94.3%
2009	85.89	24^th	301	92.0%
2010	88.26	12^th	324	96.3%
2011	87.23	21^st	309	93.2%
2012	89.18	12^th	314	96.2%
2013	87.25	26^th	316	91.8%
2014	84.33	44^th	339	87.0%
2015	79.96	48^th	315	84.8%
2016	86.58	29^th	314	90.8%
2017	83.97	52^nd	317	83.6%
2018	90.87	29^th	328	91.2%
2019	93.70	18^th	316	94.3%
2021	74.51	62^nd	303	79.5%
2022	89.63	26^th	333	92.2%
2023	86.39	33^rd	322	89.8%
2024	81.99	48^th	328	85.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Middletown Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	53.92	53^rd	136	61.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Middletown Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	61.15	27^th	120	77.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Middletown Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	64.51	60^th	273	78.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Middletown Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	72.22	62^nd	303	79.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Middletown Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	75.57	60^th	288	79.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Middletown Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	64.67	48^th	207	76.8%

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Rank History for White students at Middletown Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	51.11	102^nd	210	51.4%

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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

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by a student
Friday, March 11, 2022

I've gone to Middletown schools my entire life. I've never really liked Middletown, and just recently, there has been shooting threats held against Black students at our school. I don't even know of even 5 Black students in my own grade apparently, only 3 of our school is African-American. I am extremely disappointed. People at Middletown have always been racist, but the kids coming from the feeder schools (Myersville, Wolfsville, etc) have made it worse. The school / test scores may be good in Middletown, but the people here are horrible. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Middletown Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	636	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	639
1990	633	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	634
1991	736	2	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	746
1992	753	2	10	4	0	n/a	n/a	769
1993	778	4	8	6	0	n/a	n/a	796
1994	778	6	9	5	0	n/a	n/a	798
1995	806	7	10	5	0	n/a	n/a	828
1996	806	7	10	5	0	n/a	n/a	828
1997	828	8	9	8	0	n/a	n/a	853
1998	833	11	7	6	0	n/a	n/a	857
1999	881	11	13	5	0	n/a	n/a	910
2000	867	12	11	6	0	n/a	n/a	896
2001	860	14	10	5	0	n/a	n/a	889
2002	896	15	8	11	0	n/a	n/a	930
2003	896	15	8	11	0	n/a	n/a	930
2004	931	11	10	22	2	n/a	n/a	976
2005	919	13	13	28	2	n/a	n/a	975
2006	888	9	18	23	1	n/a	n/a	939
2007	855	17	26	23	2	n/a	n/a	923
2008	807	9	28	24	2	n/a	n/a	870
2009	816	15	23	20	2	n/a	n/a	876
2010	765	13	22	20	3	n/a	n/a	823
2011	745	11	24	26	1	1	31	839
2012	753	10	23	28	2	1	21	838
2013	734	14	16	26	4	1	20	815
2014	709	11	22	36	2	0	28	808
2015	685	13	22	33	2	0	34	789
2016	699	14	27	39	1	0	35	815
2017	726	21	19	54	1	0	30	851
2018	694	16	10	58	3	1	30	812
2019	658	19	12	57	4	1	31	782
2020	652	24	15	55	4	1	33	784
2021	647	25	15	63	4	0	40	794
2022	657	21	15	70	2	0	42	807
2023	647	19	10	72	3	0	48	799

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Middletown Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	639	33.5	19.0	n/a
1990	634	34.0	18.6	3.3
1991	746	41.3	18.0	3.2
1992	769	44.5	17.2	4.3
1993	796	49.5	16.1	4.1
1994	798	50.0	16.0	4.8
1995	828	48.1	17.2	4.1
1996	828	48.1	17.2	4.1
1997	853	50.3	17.0	4.5
1998	857	51.3	16.7	5.3
1999	910	51.3	17.7	7.7
2000	896	53.5	16.7	5.4
2001	889	56.3	15.8	6.3
2002	930	55.4	16.8	6
2003	930	55.4	16.8	6
2004	976	57.5	17.0	5.5
2005	975	54.0	18.1	5.7
2006	939	54.0	17.4	5.1
2007	923	52.3	17.6	4.9
2008	870	53.8	16.2	5.6
2009	876	53.0	16.5	5.1
2010	823	51.0	16.1	8.3
2011	839	51.0	16.4	8.8
2012	838	54.5	15.3	8.9
2013	815	50.5	16.1	10.4
2014	808	47.0	17.1	10.5
2015	789	48.0	16.4	10.4
2016	815	46.0	17.7	9.6
2017	851	47.0	18.1	11.2
2018	812	47.5	17.0	11.7
2019	782	44.0	17.7	10.7
2020	784	45.0	17.4	13.6
2021	794	47.0	16.8	13
2022	807	47.0	17.1	14.1
2023	799	45.5	17.5	16.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Middletown Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	639	33.5	19.0	n/a
1990	634	34.0	18.6	3.3
1991	746	41.3	18.0	3.2
1992	769	44.5	17.2	4.3
1993	796	49.5	16.1	4.1
1994	798	50.0	16.0	4.8
1995	828	48.1	17.2	4.1
1996	828	48.1	17.2	4.1
1997	853	50.3	17.0	4.5
1998	857	51.3	16.7	5.3
1999	910	51.3	17.7	7.7
2000	896	53.5	16.7	5.4
2001	889	56.3	15.8	6.3
2002	930	55.4	16.8	6
2003	930	55.4	16.8	6
2004	976	57.5	17.0	5.5
2005	975	54.0	18.1	5.7
2006	939	54.0	17.4	5.1
2007	923	52.3	17.6	4.9
2008	870	53.8	16.2	5.6
2009	876	53.0	16.5	5.1
2010	823	51.0	16.1	8.3
2011	839	51.0	16.4	8.8
2012	838	54.5	15.3	8.9
2013	815	50.5	16.1	10.4
2014	808	47.0	17.1	10.5
2015	789	48.0	16.4	10.4
2016	815	46.0	17.7	9.6
2017	851	47.0	18.1	11.2
2018	812	47.5	17.0	11.7
2019	782	44.0	17.7	10.7
2020	784	45.0	17.4	13.6
2021	794	47.0	16.8	13
2022	807	47.0	17.1	14.1
2023	799	45.5	17.5	16.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Middletown Middle

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$486 (4.2%)	$11,159 (95.8%)	$11,645
2020	$418 (3.5%)	$11,416 (96.5%)	$11,834
2021	$773 (6.2%)	$11,727 (93.8%)	$12,500
2022	$1,478 (10.6%)	$12,460 (89.4%)	$13,938
2023	$897 (6.3%)	$13,286 (93.7%)	$14,183

Data source: Maryland Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Middletown Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 18^th of 316 Middle schools	Ranks 33^rd of 322 Middle schools	4.6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	782	799	2.2%
African American	19	19
American Indian	4	3	25%
Asian	12	10	16.7%
Hispanic	57	72	26.3%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	658	647	1.7%
Two or More Races	31	48	54.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	10.7%	16.9%	6.2%

Schools Near Middletown Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (2024)				MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middletown Middle	Public	6-8	100 Martha Mason St	Middletown	21769	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4200	799	46	17.5	16.9%	647 (81.0%)	19 (2.4%)	72 (9.0%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.0%)	82	48^th of 328 public middle schools	85.4%		86.4	33^rd of 322 public middle schools	89.8%	15	32.1	38.8	15.3	35.2	70.9	69.0	64.3	68.0	70.1	35.7	$14,183	$897	$13,286
West Frederick Middle	Public	6-8	515 W Patrick St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4000	776	53	14.6	60.8%	182 (23.5%)	186 (24.0%)	324 (41.8%)	29 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.8%)	42.3	156^th of 328 public middle schools	52.4%		36.1	179^th of 322 public middle schools	44.4%	23	11.3	14.9	8.1	14.3	54.0	48.1	43.7	48.7	71.9	20.9	$16,466	$960	$15,506
Ballenger Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5525 Ballenger Creek Pike	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5700	805	50	16.2	35.7%	311 (38.6%)	165 (20.5%)	202 (25.1%)	67 (8.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (6.7%)	56.8	109^th of 328 public middle schools	66.8%		45.3	146^th of 322 public middle schools	54.7%	37	19.9	19.3	5.9	21.3	64.5	51.8	56.6	57.4	62.8	26.7	$15,285	$1,258	$14,027
Monocacy Middle	Public	6-8	8009 Opossumtown Pike	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4700	926	60	15.4	60.5%	207 (22.4%)	240 (25.9%)	379 (40.9%)	34 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.9%)	55 (5.9%)	37.5	174^th of 328 public middle schools	47.0%		33.6	191^st of 322 public middle schools	40.7%	17	6.6	13.6	10.3	12.7	41.3	41.4	49.8	44.2	44.4	20.3	$14,327	$955	$13,372
Crestwood Middle	Public	6-8	7100 Foxcroft Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 566-9000	739	45	16.4	58.7%	135 (18.3%)	228 (30.9%)	271 (36.7%)	45 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (7.7%)	40	164^th of 328 public middle schools	50.0%		31.1	201^st of 322 public middle schools	37.6%	37	10.6	14.5		11.5	52.1	47.5	35.4	44.8	28.0	19.0	$15,434	$990	$14,445
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	1799 Schifferstadt Blvd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4900	549	65	8.4	45.7%	218 (39.7%)	107 (19.5%)	143 (26.0%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.2%)	52.6	125^th of 328 public middle schools	61.9%		55.8	114^th of 322 public middle schools	64.6%	11	13.7	25.7	15.1	22.2	49.2	55.7	49.5	51.4	82.4	18.0	$21,327	$1,203	$20,124
Boonsboro Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1 J-H Wade Dr	Boonsboro	21713	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8038	610	44	13.8	36.4%	520 (85.2%)	31 (5.1%)	25 (4.1%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	84.8	41^st of 328 public middle schools	87.5%		86.7	32^nd of 322 public middle schools	90.1%	9	30.8	35.6	32.9	38.4	65.8	72.5	62.9	67.0	87.7	36.5	$18,441	$3,171	$15,270
Brunswick Middle	Public	6-8	301 Cummings Dr	Brunswick	21716	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5400	656	39	17.0	25.8%	439 (66.9%)	64 (9.8%)	89 (13.6%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	60.5	101^st of 328 public middle schools	69.2%		60.2	105^th of 322 public middle schools	67.4%	4	21.3	18.3	6.6	21.1	63.1	52.3	56.3	57.0	52.5	35.0	$14,630	$900	$13,730
Walkersville Middle	Public	6-8	55 W Frederick Street	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-4400	841	51	16.4	36.4%	497 (59.1%)	128 (15.2%)	135 (16.1%)	22 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.5%)	76.6	62^nd of 328 public middle schools	81.1%		62.2	99^th of 322 public middle schools	69.3%	37	22.9	24.6	27.8	28.3	68.6	69.0	59.3	65.5	89.2	34.1	$14,347	$741	$13,606
Oakdale Middle	Public	6-8	5810 Oakdale School Road	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 236-5500	1,057	57	18.7	10.8%	625 (59.1%)	114 (10.8%)	111 (10.5%)	133 (12.6%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	65 (6.1%)	90.7	23^rd of 328 public middle schools	93.0%		92	17^th of 322 public middle schools	94.7%	6	44.1	51.1	25.6	47.4	61.5	69.4	74.4	68.6	82.9	45.4	$12,603	$813	$11,790

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