📍 99 Kings Drive, Taneytown, Carroll County, 21787
Northwest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Taneytown, Carroll County. The school has 637 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Middle enrolls 637 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 8.8% Black or African American and 6.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 497 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
279 of the school's 637 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Northwest Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 5, state house district 5.
Northwest Middle is one of 44 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, based in Westminster, Maryland. The district serves 26,141 students district-wide and employs 1,855 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 637 students, Northwest Middle is close to the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant