📍 1321 S Potomac St, Hagerstown, Washington County, 21740
E. Russell Hicks Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hagerstown, Washington County. The school has 824 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
E. Russell Hicks Middle enrolls 824 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 26% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 334 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 214 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 92 | 11% |
| Asian | 22 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
613 of the school's 824 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 544 qualify for free lunch and 69 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.
E. Russell Hicks 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-60, state senate district 2.
E. Russell Hicks Middle is one of 44 schools in Washington County Public Schools, based in Hagerstown, Maryland. The district serves 22,772 students district-wide and employs 1,508 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 824 students, E. Russell Hicks Middle is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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