📍 200 Schoolhouse Dr, Middletown, Frederick County, 21769
Middletown High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Middletown, Frederick County. The school has 1,097 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 74% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Middletown High enrolls 1,097 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 884 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 3% |
| Asian | 19 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 1,097 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Middletown High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 4, state house district 4.
Middletown High is one of 69 schools in Frederick County Public Schools, based in Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 48,054 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,097 students, Middletown High is larger than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe