📍 9151 Vollmerhausen Rd, Jessup, Howard County, 20794
Patuxent Valley Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jessup, Howard County. The school has 767 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 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Patuxent Valley Middle enrolls 767 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 353 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 158 | 21% |
| White | 118 | 15% |
| Asian | 94 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 767 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 314 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Patuxent Valley Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Patuxent Valley 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 767 students, Patuxent Valley Middle is close to the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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