Middle · Maryland

Arbutus Middle

Free meals for all

Arbutus Middle, a public middle school in Baltimore, Maryland: grades 6–8, 974 students, 16.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Baltimore County Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 974
Teachers (FTE): 60.3
Students per teacher: 16.1
Grades: 6–8; Middle

More students per teacher than 76% of middle schools in Maryland

Median 14.4 · 228 schools compared

More students per teacher than 63% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 79% of middle schools in Maryland

Median 777 · 228 schools compared

Larger than 90% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maryland's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Maryland: 49%

49%proficient

+5.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 52% of middle schools in Maryland

Median 50% · 227 middle schools compared

930 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maryland: 28%

11%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 63% of middle schools in Maryland

Median 15% · 227 middle schools compared

690 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Baltimore County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Baltimore County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 5525 Shelbourne Rd, Baltimore, MD 21227
Phone: (410)887-1402
City or town: Arbutus
County: Baltimore County

Website Quality of life in Arbutus Schools in Arbutus

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Elkridge Landing Middle	6–8	686	13.4	60%	26%	2.8 mi
Lansdowne MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	661	13.0	17%	1.7%	2.9 mi
Bonnie Branch Middle	6–8	739	14.0	62%	29%	3.8 mi
Southwest AcademyFree meals for all	6–8	842	16.2	29%	5.9%	3.9 mi
Catonsville MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	818	17.4	59%	17%	4.0 mi
Lindale Middle	6–8	884	12.8	43%	14%	4.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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