📍 9989 Winter Sun Rd, Laurel, Howard County, 20723
Murray Hill Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Laurel, Howard County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murray Hill Middle enrolls 591 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 239 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 21% |
| Asian | 104 | 18% |
| White | 84 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 591 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Murray Hill Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Murray Hill Middle is one of 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. The district serves 57,565 students district-wide and employs 4,327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 591 students, Murray Hill Middle is smaller than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large