Monocacy Middle

Summary:

Monocacy Middle is a public middle school in Frederick, Maryland, serving 926 students in grades 6-8. It 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.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Monocacy Middle consistently underperforms compared to the county and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.7% of Monocacy Middle students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 32.1% for Frederick County and 24.1% for Maryland. Similarly, the school's MCAP English Language Arts proficiency rate of 44.2% was lower than the county (60%) and state (48.4%) averages. Monocacy Middle also ranks in the bottom quartile of Maryland middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in both Mathematics and English Language Arts.

Interestingly, Monocacy Middle's spending per student is higher than nearby schools like Thurmont Middle, Urbana Middle, and Middletown Middle, which generally outperform Monocacy Middle on academic measures. This suggests that resources may not be effectively utilized or targeted to address the specific needs of Monocacy Middle's student population, which has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (60.48%).


Detail:

Public 6-8

 8009 Opossumtown Pike
       Frederick, MD  21702-2974


(240) 236-4700

District: Frederick County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
174th of 328 Maryland Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,327 Help


Students who attend Monocacy Middle usually attend:

High:    Gov. Thomas Johnson High

Feeder schools for Monocacy Middle:

Elementary:    Monocacy Elementary
    Waverley Elementary
    Yellow Springs Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  926

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.9%
African American:
25.9%
White:
22.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Monocacy Middle ranks worse than 53% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranks last among 13 ranked middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.55. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Student population at Monocacy Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.9%), African American (25.9%), White (22.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 60.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monocacy Middle is 15.4, which is the 4th best among 13 middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monocacy Middle is $14,327. 8 middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Monocacy Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Monocacy Middle 174th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Monocacy Middle in the ranking list.)

Frederick County Public Schools:

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

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Rank History for Monocacy Middle

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Rank History for all students at Monocacy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 21.11 205th 252 18.7%
2005 34.95 171st 255 32.9%
2006 27.05 191st 254 24.8%
2007 39.98 158th 264 40.2%
2008 61.86 127th 283 55.1%
2009 58.98 154th 301 48.8%
2010 68.58 121st 324 62.7%
2011 58.69 141st 309 54.4%
2012 63.87 125th 314 60.2%
2013 44.50 188th 316 40.5%
2014 43.70 214th 339 36.9%
2015 46.52 165th 315 47.6%
2016 52.62 132nd 314 58.0%
2017 56.72 130th 317 59.0%
2018 51.57 149th 328 54.6%
2019 40.23 174th 316 44.9%
2021 25.35 229th 303 24.4%
2022 46.12 170th 333 48.9%
2023 33.59 191st 322 40.7%
2024 37.55 174th 328 47.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Monocacy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.85 113th 136 16.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monocacy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.49 225th 273 17.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Monocacy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.49 231st 303 23.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Monocacy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.79 225th 288 21.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Monocacy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.68 100th 116 13.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Monocacy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.98 220th 259 15.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monocacy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.04 192nd 207 7.2%
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Rank History for White students at Monocacy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.18 138th 210 34.3%
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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.

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Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Saturday, October 1, 2016

Open Quote Too much peer to peer violence Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Open Quote EXCELLENT teachers and admin.
My children are doing great and their test scores are great.
It's ALL in the parent involvement.

GUIDE YOUR CHILDREN. Close Quote


by a student
Monday, February 24, 2014

Open Quote Very nice but the lockers are small. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Monocacy Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 731 68 8 12 2 n/a n/a 1 822
1990 783 68 7 10 1 n/a n/a 0 869
1991 615 59 7 6 2 n/a n/a 0 689
1992 588 76 13 9 3 n/a n/a 0 689
1993 594 93 17 9 3 n/a n/a 0 716
1994 618 93 16 11 1 n/a n/a 0 739
1995 590 101 18 12 2 n/a n/a 0 723
1996 590 101 18 12 2 n/a n/a 0 723
1997 630 123 19 19 4 n/a n/a 0 795
1998 646 124 13 19 2 n/a n/a 0 804
1999 706 132 17 16 2 n/a n/a 0 873
2000 699 152 26 21 0 n/a n/a 0 898
2001 523 107 25 16 1 n/a n/a 0 672
2002 467 112 30 49 0 n/a n/a 0 658
2003 467 112 30 49 0 n/a n/a 0 658
2004 431 108 37 51 0 n/a n/a 0 627
2005 465 171 39 87 1 n/a n/a 0 763
2006 407 153 52 93 1 n/a n/a 0 706
2007 413 157 44 104 2 n/a n/a 0 720
2008 385 170 38 127 2 n/a n/a 0 722
2009 392 179 39 107 3 n/a n/a 0 720
2010 370 182 47 119 5 n/a n/a 0 723
2011 346 162 48 160 1 2 42 0 761
2012 327 166 49 173 2 1 47 0 765
2013 334 153 44 153 2 1 44 0 731
2014 343 169 45 174 3 1 49 0 784
2015 330 180 40 188 1 0 51 0 790
2016 296 159 38 193 2 1 39 0 728
2017 260 174 39 227 1 2 33 0 736
2018 273 191 40 251 2 2 30 0 789
2019 267 205 43 321 1 6 43 0 886
2020 268 224 40 380 1 7 49 0 969
2021 246 226 42 388 3 9 64 0 978
2022 219 243 36 385 4 6 58 0 951
2023 207 240 34 379 3 8 55 0 926

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 Monocacy Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 822 48.5 16.9 n/a
1990 869 49.5 17.5 9.2
1991 689 45.0 15.3 8
1992 689 42.8 16.0 12.2
1993 716 45.5 15.7 11.7
1994 739 46.5 15.9 12.9
1995 723 48.1 15.0 12.7
1996 723 48.1 15.0 12.7
1997 795 47.0 16.9 12.3
1998 804 50.2 16.0 11.3
1999 873 50.2 17.4 15.3
2000 898 54.0 16.6 15.4
2001 672 44.5 15.1 17.3
2002 658 45.0 14.6 18.5
2003 658 45.0 14.6 18.5
2004 627 42.5 14.8 18.3
2005 763 50.0 15.3 26.6
2006 706 50.0 14.1 24.8
2007 720 48.5 14.8 26
2008 722 52.0 13.9 27.4
2009 720 52.0 13.8 28.1
2010 723 50.0 14.4 32.4
2011 761 52.0 14.6 32.9
2012 765 53.8 14.2 37.5
2013 731 51.3 14.2 34.5
2014 784 51.8 15.1 39.9
2015 790 53.0 14.9 41.3
2016 728 50.0 14.5 44.4
2017 736 51.0 14.4 45
2018 789 50.5 15.6 48.4
2019 886 63.9 13.8 48.4
2020 969 64.5 15.0 51.7
2021 978 65.9 14.8 53
2022 951 66.5 14.3 52.6
2023 926 60.0 15.4 60.5

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 Monocacy Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 822 48.5 16.9 n/a
1990 869 49.5 17.5 9.2
1991 689 45.0 15.3 8
1992 689 42.8 16.0 12.2
1993 716 45.5 15.7 11.7
1994 739 46.5 15.9 12.9
1995 723 48.1 15.0 12.7
1996 723 48.1 15.0 12.7
1997 795 47.0 16.9 12.3
1998 804 50.2 16.0 11.3
1999 873 50.2 17.4 15.3
2000 898 54.0 16.6 15.4
2001 672 44.5 15.1 17.3
2002 658 45.0 14.6 18.5
2003 658 45.0 14.6 18.5
2004 627 42.5 14.8 18.3
2005 763 50.0 15.3 26.6
2006 706 50.0 14.1 24.8
2007 720 48.5 14.8 26
2008 722 52.0 13.9 27.4
2009 720 52.0 13.8 28.1
2010 723 50.0 14.4 32.4
2011 761 52.0 14.6 32.9
2012 765 53.8 14.2 37.5
2013 731 51.3 14.2 34.5
2014 784 51.8 15.1 39.9
2015 790 53.0 14.9 41.3
2016 728 50.0 14.5 44.4
2017 736 51.0 14.4 45
2018 789 50.5 15.6 48.4
2019 886 63.9 13.8 48.4
2020 969 64.5 15.0 51.7
2021 978 65.9 14.8 53
2022 951 66.5 14.3 52.6
2023 926 60.0 15.4 60.5

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 Monocacy Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $458 (3.8%) $11,501 (96.2%) $11,959
2020 $522 (4.4%) $11,392 (95.6%) $11,914
2021 $846 (7.0%) $11,273 (93.0%) $12,120
2022 $1,868 (13.4%) $12,107 (86.6%) $13,976
2023 $955 (6.7%) $13,372 (93.3%) $14,327

Data source: Maryland Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Monocacy Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 174th of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 191st of 322 Middle schools
 4.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students886926
 4.5%
African American205240
 17.1%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian4334
 20.9%
Hispanic321379
 18.1%
Pacific Islander68
 33.3%
White267207
 22.5%
Two or More Races4355
 27.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48.4%60.5%
 12.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Monocacy Middle

Students who attend Monocacy Middle usually go on to attend Gov. Thomas Johnson High

Students at Monocacy Middle are 41% Hispanic, 26% African American, 22% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 926 students attended Monocacy Middle.

Monocacy Middle ranks 174th of 328 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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