Benjamin Tasker Middle School

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

Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Bowie, Maryland enrolled 1,058 students in 2024-25 with 68.5 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Maryland middle-school median of 14.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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 rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,044 students in 2022-23, 1,058 students in 2023-24, 1,058 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 69.0 to 68.5.

Students enrolled at Benjamin Tasker Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,05805001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0582024-251,058
Students enrolled at Benjamin Tasker Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,05805001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0582024-251,058
Students enrolled at Benjamin Tasker Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,05805001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0582024-251,058
Students enrolled at Benjamin Tasker Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,058, 2024-25: 1,05805001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0582024-251,058
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,04469.015.1
2023-241,05869.015.3
2024-251,05868.515.4

15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 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; This school 15.4; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; This school 15.4; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; This school 15.4; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; This school 15.4; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state 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 352 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benjamin Tasker Middle School enrolled 1,056 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 352 of the 1,056 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions63
  • Chronically absent22.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.4% of students were Black, 14.5% Hispanic, 10.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black67.4%
  2. Hispanic14.5%
  3. White10.7%
  4. Asian4.3%
  5. Two or more races2.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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 Benjamin Tasker Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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, 2021-2253%35%45.1%
Math, 2022-2317%11% (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 Bowie

2 public middle schools in Bowie report 2024-25 enrollment; Benjamin Tasker Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Benjamin Tasker Middle School1,05815.447.2%
Samuel Ogle Middle80615.548.9%

All public schools in Bowie →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Benjamin Tasker Middle School

  1. Samuel Ogle MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 806 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Thomas Johnson MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 5.1 miles away: 1,180 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
  3. Compare Benjamin Tasker Middle School with Samuel Ogle MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Prince George's County Public Schools spends per student$19,789 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,789
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandBenjamin Tasker Middle School is the number 28 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#28 of 224
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.15.4:1
  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 Benjamin Tasker Middle School

  1. How many students attend Benjamin Tasker Middle School?
    1,058 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,044 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bowie, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Tasker Middle School?
    15.4 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 Benjamin Tasker Middle School a Title I school?
    Benjamin Tasker Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Benjamin Tasker Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Benjamin Tasker Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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 Benjamin Tasker Middle School in?
    Prince George's County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240051000982 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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