📍 8009 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Frederick County, 21702
Monocacy Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Frederick, Frederick County. The school has 926 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Monocacy Middle enrolls 926 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 379 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 240 | 26% |
| White | 207 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 34 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
560 of the school's 926 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 514 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Monocacy Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 3.
Monocacy 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 926 students, Monocacy Middle is larger than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small