Braddock Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Cumberland, Maryland
Braddock Middle in Cumberland, Maryland enrolled 536 students in 2024-25 with 42.7 full-time teachers, 12.6 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, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% 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 fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
603 students in 2022-23, 586 students in 2023-24, 536 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.4 to 42.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 603 | 42.4 | 14.2 |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 42.0 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 536 | 42.7 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 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.
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 302 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Braddock Middle enrolled 603 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 302 of the 603 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent38.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.8% of students were White, 10.6% of two or more races, 5.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White80.8%
- Two or more races10.6%
- Black5.0%
- Hispanic2.4%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Braddock Middle scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 34% | 44% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 26% | 25% (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 Cumberland
2 public middle schools in Cumberland report 2024-25 enrollment; Braddock Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle | 577 | 13.6 | 63.1% |
| Braddock Middle | 536 | 12.6 | 55.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Braddock Middle
- Washington MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 577 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Mount Savage MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.3 miles away: 408 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
- Compare Braddock Middle with Washington MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Allegany County Public Schools spends per student$18,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,290
- The largest public schools in MarylandBraddock Middle is the number 184 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#184 of 224
- Maryland schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.12.6:1
- 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 Braddock Middle
How many students attend Braddock Middle?
536 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 603 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cumberland, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Braddock Middle?
12.6 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.Is Braddock Middle a Title I school?
Braddock Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Braddock Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Braddock Middle scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% 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.What district is Braddock Middle in?
Allegany County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240003000006 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.