Middle · Maryland

E. Russell Hicks Middle

E. Russell Hicks Middle, a public middle school in Hagerstown, Maryland: grades 6–8, 841 students, 13.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Washington 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: 841
Teachers (FTE): 61.1
Students per teacher: 13.8
Grades: 6–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 61% of middle schools in Maryland

Median 14.4 · 228 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 58% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 62% of middle schools in Maryland

Median 777 · 228 schools compared

Larger than 82% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Small city
Run by: Washington County Public Schools

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Location

Address: 1321 S Potomac St, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: (301)766-8110
City or town: Hagerstown
County: Washington County

Quality of life in Hagerstown Schools in Hagerstown

Nearby middle schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Western Heights Middle	6–8	883	12.1	3.1 mi
Northern Middle	6–8	841	13.6	3.6 mi
Springfield Middle	6–8	808	15.6	4.5 mi
Boonsboro Middle	6–8	673	16.8	8.2 mi
Smithsburg Middle	6–8	554	15.6	9.0 mi
Spring Mills Middle School	6–8	945	15.3	10.4 mi

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).

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NCES 240066001263