📍 5525 Shelbourne Rd, Baltimore, Baltimore County, 21227
Arbutus Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore County. The school has 970 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arbutus Middle enrolls 970 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 19% Black or African American and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 464 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 183 | 19% |
| Asian | 169 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 7.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
543 of the school's 970 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 472 qualify for free lunch and 71 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Arbutus Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-70, state senate district 12, state house district 12.
Arbutus Middle is one of 178 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, based in Towson, Maryland. The district serves 110,024 students district-wide and employs 7,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 970 students, Arbutus Middle is larger than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large