📍 7611 Piney Branch Rd, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, 20910
Takoma Park Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Silver Spring, Montgomery County. The school has 1,077 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Takoma Park Middle enrolls 1,077 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 31% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 370 | 35% |
| White | 333 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 181 | 17% |
| Asian | 120 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
409 of the school's 1,077 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 369 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Takoma Park Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-80, state senate district 20, state house district 20.
Takoma Park 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 1,077 students, Takoma Park 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: Suburb - Large