📍 17017 Batchellors Forest Rd, Olney, Montgomery County, 20832
William H. Farquhar Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Olney, Montgomery County. The school has 674 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 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William H. Farquhar Middle enrolls 674 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 24% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 20% |
| Asian | 85 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 7.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
212 of the school's 674 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
William H. Farquhar Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-80, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
William H. Farquhar 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 674 students, William H. Farquhar Middle is close to the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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