📍 9615 H G Trueman Rd, Lusby, Calvert County, 20657
Southern Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lusby, Calvert County. The school has 449 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calvert County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Middle enrolls 449 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 23% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 102 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 449 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Southern Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-50, state senate district 29.
Southern Middle is one of 25 schools in Calvert County Public Schools, based in Prince Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 14,849 students district-wide and employs 1,000 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 449 students, Southern Middle is smaller than the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe