Is Thurgood Marshall Middle a good school?

Thurgood Marshall Middle ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Maryland middle schools.

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall Middle?

In the 2022-23 school year, 704 students attended Thurgood Marshall Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall Middle?

Students at Thurgood Marshall Middle are 64% African American, 32% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Thurgood Marshall Middle attend?

Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Middle usually go on to attend Crossland High

Thurgood Marshall Middle

Summary:

Thurgood Marshall Middle is a public middle school located in Temple Hills, Maryland, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 704 students. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thurgood Marshall Middle consistently performs below the state and district averages in both mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 5.3% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 10.8% in the district and 24.1% statewide. In ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 22.6%, while the district and state averages were 36.1% and 48.4%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for African American and Hispanic students, with the school ranking 191 out of 259 Maryland middle schools for African American students and 177 out of 207 for Hispanic students, both receiving a 1-star rating. Thurgood Marshall Middle has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Compared to nearby middle schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools district, such as Kettering Middle, Ernest Everett Just Middle, and Walker Mill Middle, Thurgood Marshall Middle's performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher proficiency rates in both mathematics and ELA, as well as higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Thurgood Marshall Middle has also experienced a gradual decline in enrollment over the past few years, with the percentage of African American students decreasing and the percentage of Hispanic students increasing during the same period.

Detail:

Public 6-8

4909 Brinkley Rd
Temple Hills, MD 20748-5299

(301) 702-7540

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
278^th of 328 Maryland Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,755

Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Middle usually attend:

High:

Crossland High

Feeder schools for Thurgood Marshall Middle:

Elementary:	Allenwood Elementary
	J. Frank Dent Elementary
	Princeton Elementary
	Samuel Chase Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 704

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.6%

Hispanic:

32.2%

Asian:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thurgood Marshall Middle ranks worse than 84.8% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranks 17^th among 23 ranked middle schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.31. (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: African American (63.6%), Hispanic (32.2%), Asian (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall Middle is 18. 20 middle schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Thurgood Marshall Middle employs 39 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thurgood Marshall Middle is $15,755, which is the lowest among 23 middle schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District!

Schooldigger Rankings:

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

SchoolDigger ranks Thurgood Marshall Middle 278^th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Thurgood Marshall Middle in the ranking list.)

Prince George's County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Prince George's County Public Schools 22^nd of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Thurgood Marshall Middle

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Rank History for all students at Thurgood Marshall Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile
2004	85.12	27^th	252	89.3%
2005	82.73	43^rd	255	83.1%
2006	84.21	35^th	254	86.2%
2007	82.91	45^th	264	83.0%
2008	7.52	261^st	283	7.8%
2009	10.36	278^th	301	7.6%
2010	11.95	295^th	324	9.0%
2011	17.31	271^st	309	12.3%
2012	8.96	293^rd	314	6.7%
2013	10.07	294^th	316	7.0%
2014	13.31	293^rd	339	13.6%
2015	17.05	267^th	315	15.2%
2016	18.97	254^th	314	19.1%
2017	21.95	245^th	317	22.7%
2018	15.61	286^th	328	12.8%
2019	10.66	297^th	316	6.0%
2021	17.99	251^st	303	17.2%
2022	24.19	258^th	333	22.5%
2023	17.09	273^rd	322	15.2%
2024	15.31	278^th	328	15.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thurgood Marshall Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	32.30	208^th	273	23.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Thurgood Marshall Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	18.77	251^st	303	17.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Thurgood Marshall Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	16.28	255^th	288	11.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Thurgood Marshall Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	29.50	191^st	259	26.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thurgood Marshall Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	23.94	177^th	207	14.5%

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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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Enrollment information for Thurgood Marshall Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	154	472	20	5	0	n/a	n/a	-5	646
1990	142	493	23	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
1991	95	510	20	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	632
1992	111	631	16	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	767
1993	94	746	12	6	8	n/a	n/a	0	866
1994	90	691	8	10	3	n/a	n/a	0	802
1995	58	724	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	795
1996	58	724	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	795
1997	59	787	9	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	865
1998	56	771	13	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	851
1999	30	677	7	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	722
2000	17	765	9	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	796
2001	12	868	10	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	897
2002	16	614	9	6	5	n/a	n/a	0	650
2003	16	614	9	6	5	n/a	n/a	0	650
2004	12	674	7	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	712
2005	13	803	10	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	850
2006	15	833	10	25	5	n/a	n/a	0	888
2007	14	776	17	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	842
2008	10	665	13	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	720
2009	12	683	2	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	736
2010	8	760	9	57	3	n/a	n/a	0	837
2011	5	682	11	69	2	1	11	0	781
2012	5	642	13	77	2	1	15	0	755
2013	7	623	13	64	2	2	12	0	723
2014	5	602	10	78	2	1	8	0	706
2015	3	500	7	80	1	1	8	0	600
2016	6	450	10	74	0	0	5	0	545
2017	3	449	4	116	0	1	4	0	577
2018	9	439	7	140	0	1	2	0	598
2019	11	476	8	147	1	1	7	0	651
2020	7	448	8	150	4	1	7	0	625
2021	5	522	12	212	2	0	9	0	762
2022	6	482	9	221	3	0	9	0	730
2023	5	448	14	227	4	0	6	0	704

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 Thurgood Marshall Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	646	37.1	17.4	n/a
1990	661	37.6	17.5	12.1
1991	632	38.1	16.5	10.6
1992	767	39.6	19.3	13.4
1993	866	43.6	19.9	11.9
1994	802	44.6	18.0	28.1
1995	795	53.0	15.0	34.1
1996	795	53.0	15.0	34.1
1997	865	50.1	17.3	35.8
1998	851	46.2	18.4	38.9
1999	722	46.2	15.6	46.3
2000	796	52.2	15.2	54.3
2001	897	55.2	16.3	47.6
2002	650	61.0	10.7	43.2
2003	650	61.0	10.7	43.2
2004	712	46.0	15.5	43.1
2005	850	48.0	17.7	43.4
2006	888	48.0	18.5	40
2007	842	49.0	17.2	47
2008	720	53.0	13.6	49.7
2009	736	46.0	16.0	48.2
2010	837	54.0	15.5	60.8
2011	781	49.2	15.8	55.1
2012	755	49.0	15.4	60
2013	723	51.0	14.1	64.6
2014	706	51.4	13.7	71
2015	600	50.0	12.0	73
2016	545	46.0	11.8	71.6
2017	577	39.5	14.6	72.1
2018	598	42.0	14.2	73.4
2019	651	44.0	14.7	75.7
2020	625	46.5	13.4	76.8
2021	762	49.5	15.3	78.2
2022	730	46.0	15.8	72.1
2023	704	39.0	18.0	82.8

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 Thurgood Marshall Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	646	37.1	17.4	n/a
1990	661	37.6	17.5	12.1
1991	632	38.1	16.5	10.6
1992	767	39.6	19.3	13.4
1993	866	43.6	19.9	11.9
1994	802	44.6	18.0	28.1
1995	795	53.0	15.0	34.1
1996	795	53.0	15.0	34.1
1997	865	50.1	17.3	35.8
1998	851	46.2	18.4	38.9
1999	722	46.2	15.6	46.3
2000	796	52.2	15.2	54.3
2001	897	55.2	16.3	47.6
2002	650	61.0	10.7	43.2
2003	650	61.0	10.7	43.2
2004	712	46.0	15.5	43.1
2005	850	48.0	17.7	43.4
2006	888	48.0	18.5	40
2007	842	49.0	17.2	47
2008	720	53.0	13.6	49.7
2009	736	46.0	16.0	48.2
2010	837	54.0	15.5	60.8
2011	781	49.2	15.8	55.1
2012	755	49.0	15.4	60
2013	723	51.0	14.1	64.6
2014	706	51.4	13.7	71
2015	600	50.0	12.0	73
2016	545	46.0	11.8	71.6
2017	577	39.5	14.6	72.1
2018	598	42.0	14.2	73.4
2019	651	44.0	14.7	75.7
2020	625	46.5	13.4	76.8
2021	762	49.5	15.3	78.2
2022	730	46.0	15.8	72.1
2023	704	39.0	18.0	82.8

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 Thurgood Marshall Middle

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$513 (3.4%)	$14,656 (96.6%)	$15,169
2020	$567 (3.5%)	$15,678 (96.5%)	$16,245
2021	$782 (5.3%)	$14,103 (94.7%)	$14,886
2022	$1,536 (9.0%)	$15,561 (91.0%)	$17,097
2023	$1,404 (8.9%)	$14,351 (91.1%)	$15,755

Data source: Maryland Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thurgood Marshall Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 297^th of 316 Middle schools	Ranks 273^rd of 322 Middle schools	9.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	651	704	8.1%
African American	476	448	5.9%
American Indian	1	4	300%
Asian	8	14	75%
Hispanic	147	227	54.4%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	11	5	54.5%
Two or More Races	7	6	14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	75.7%	82.8%	7.1%

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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
Thurgood Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Brinkley Rd	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 702-7540	704	39	18.0	82.8%	5 (0.7%)	448 (63.6%)	227 (32.2%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	15.3	278^th of 328 public middle schools	15.2%		17.1	273^rd of 322 public middle schools	15.2%	5			5.9	5.3	20.1	27.1	21.0	22.6	27.3		$15,755	$1,404	$14,351
Stephen Decatur Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Pinewood Dr	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4950	781	58	13.5	69.5%	21 (2.7%)	522 (66.8%)	206 (26.4%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.4%)	23.7	232^nd of 328 public middle schools	29.3%		18.2	269^th of 322 public middle schools	16.5%	37					28.5	30.6	35.6	31.7	13.5	11.4	$17,858	$1,726	$16,133
Benjamin Stoddert Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Olson St	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-7500	560	45	12.4	85.2%	4 (0.7%)	432 (77.1%)	118 (21.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15	282^nd of 328 public middle schools	14.0%		13.7	284^th of 322 public middle schools	11.8%	2					28.6	21.6	20.3	23.7			$19,824	$2,263	$17,562
Drew-Freeman Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Brooks Dr	District Heights	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0900	833	51	16.3	66.7%	5 (0.6%)	608 (73.0%)	212 (25.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	8.4	315^th of 328 public middle schools	4.0%		6.4	310^th of 322 public middle schools	3.7%	5					21.1	15.4	14.0	16.9			$18,305	$2,319	$15,986
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	7001 Beltz Dr	Forestville	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 599-2422	873	47	18.7	61.5%	22 (2.5%)	687 (78.7%)	155 (17.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	25.3	224^th of 328 public middle schools	31.7%		30.8	204^th of 322 public middle schools	36.6%	20					28.2	41.5	31.5	33.6		9.4	$15,997	$1,426	$14,571
Walker Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	800 Karen Blvd	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 808-4055	693	45	15.5	72.9%	13 (1.9%)	537 (77.5%)	124 (17.9%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	30.7	201^st of 328 public middle schools	38.7%		49.6	129^th of 322 public middle schools	59.9%	72	13.7	13.0		10.9	41.0	37.4	33.1	37.3	23.5	13.1	$17,989	$1,506	$16,483
Oxon Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9570 Fort Foote Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 749-4270	767	51	15.0	82.3%	14 (1.8%)	271 (35.3%)	456 (59.5%)	17 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	18.3	262^nd of 328 public middle schools	20.1%		21.9	243^rd of 322 public middle schools	24.5%	19					26.1	32.1	24.6	27.7	13.6	9.4	$19,369	$2,258	$17,111
Gwynn Park Middle	Public	6-8	8000 Dyson Rd	Brandywine	20613	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 372-0120	711	43	16.5	57.4%	19 (2.7%)	560 (78.8%)	105 (14.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	21.1	246^th of 328 public middle schools	25.0%		20.9	251^st of 322 public middle schools	22.0%	5		7.9			31.1	32.1	30.4	31.1		10.0	$17,149	$1,551	$15,598
G. James Gholson Middle	Public	6-8	900 Nalley Rd	Landover	20785	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 883-8390	867	45	19.2	90.9%	6 (0.7%)	557 (64.2%)	291 (33.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	8.9	310^th of 328 public middle schools	5.5%		8.5	304^th of 322 public middle schools	5.6%	6					21.4	17.9	14.4	17.5			$16,626	$2,253	$14,373
Kettering Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	65 Herrington Dr	Upper Marlboro	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 808-4060	915	75	12.2	61.0%	8 (0.9%)	720 (78.7%)	167 (18.3%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	27.4	214^th of 328 public middle schools	34.8%		30.3	206^th of 322 public middle schools	36.0%	8	7.0	6.1		8.4	37.2	41.0	34.6	37.6	51.1	16.8	$19,996	$1,603	$18,393

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