📍 651 Great Falls Rd, Rockville, Montgomery County, 20850
Julius West Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rockville, Montgomery County. The school has 1,325 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 88.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Julius West Middle enrolls 1,325 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 88.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 406 | 31% |
| White | 389 | 30% |
| Asian | 225 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 204 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 88 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
530 of the school's 1,325 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 483 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Julius West Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-80, state senate district 17, state house district 17.
Julius West Middle is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,325 students, Julius West Middle is larger than the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small