📍 605 Harvey Winters Road, Oakland, Garrett County, 21550
Southern Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oakland, Garrett County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garrett County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Middle School enrolls 434 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 416 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 434 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 35 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 School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 1.
Southern Middle School is one of 12 schools in Garrett County Public Schools, based in Oakland, Maryland. The district serves 3,405 students district-wide and employs 293 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 434 students, Southern Middle School is larger than the district average of about 284 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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