Arbutus Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Baltimore, Maryland

Arbutus Middle in Baltimore, Maryland enrolled 974 students in 2024-25 with 60.3 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Maryland middle-school median of 14.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

970 students in 2022-23, 983 students in 2023-24, 974 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.5 to 60.3.

Students enrolled at Arbutus Middle by school year2022-23: 970, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 97402505007501k2022-239702023-249832024-25974
Students enrolled at Arbutus Middle by school year2022-23: 970, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 97402505007501k2022-239702023-249832024-25974
Students enrolled at Arbutus Middle by school year2022-23: 970, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 97402505007501k2022-239702023-249832024-25974
Students enrolled at Arbutus Middle by school year2022-23: 970, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 97402505007501k2022-239702023-249832024-25974
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2397058.516.6
2023-2498359.516.5
2024-2597460.316.1

16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Maryland middle schools

Among the 222 Maryland middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Arbutus Middle 16.1; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherArbutus Middle 16.1state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Arbutus Middle 16.1; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherArbutus Middle 16.1state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Arbutus Middle 16.1; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherArbutus Middle 16.1state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Arbutus Middle 16.1; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherArbutus Middle 16.1state median 14.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 334 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Arbutus Middle enrolled 1,001 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 85 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 334 of the 1,001 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions85
  • Chronically absent32.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

41.1% of students were White, 23.5% Asian, 18.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White41.1%
  2. Asian23.5%
  3. Black18.0%
  4. Hispanic9.8%
  5. Two or more races7.4%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Arbutus Middle scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2242%40%45.1%
Math, 2022-2310%20% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Baltimore

32 public middle schools in Baltimore report 2024-25 enrollment; Arbutus Middle is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Perry Hall Middle1,58216.631.9%
Dumbarton Middle1,06416.325.9%
Holabird Middle1,02715.562.5%
Arbutus Middle97416.147.9%
Pikesville Middle94315.551.4%
Golden Ring Middle90317.058.7%
Parkville Middle90016.840.4%
Southwest Academy84216.259.9%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Arbutus Middle

  1. Lansdowne MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 661 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  2. Southwest AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 3.9 miles away: 842 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  3. Compare Arbutus Middle with Lansdowne MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Baltimore County Public Schools spends per student$18,666 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,666
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandArbutus Middle is the number 46 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#46 of 224
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.16.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Arbutus Middle

  1. How many students attend Arbutus Middle?
    974 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 970 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Baltimore, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Arbutus Middle?
    16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for middle schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Arbutus Middle a Title I school?
    Arbutus Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Arbutus Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Arbutus Middle scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Arbutus Middle in?
    Baltimore County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240012000342 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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