📍 408 E Main St, Thurmont, Frederick County, 21788
Thurmont Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Thurmont, Frederick County. The school has 546 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thurmont Middle enrolls 546 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 461 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 546 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Thurmont Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-60, state senate district 4, state house district 4.
Thurmont Middle 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 546 students, Thurmont Middle is smaller than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe