Clear Spring Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Clear Spring, Maryland

Clear Spring Middle in Clear Spring, Maryland enrolled 301 students in 2024-25 with 23.8 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; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

329 students in 2022-23, 329 students in 2023-24, 301 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.7 to 23.8.

Students enrolled at Clear Spring Middle by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 30101002003004002022-233292023-243292024-25301
Students enrolled at Clear Spring Middle by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 30101002003004002022-233292023-243292024-25301
Students enrolled at Clear Spring Middle by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 30101002003004002022-233292023-243292024-25301
Students enrolled at Clear Spring Middle by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 30101002003004002022-233292023-243292024-25301
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332927.711.9
2023-2432924.913.2
2024-2530123.812.6

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.

Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Clear Spring Middle 12.6; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherClear Spring Middle 12.6state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Clear Spring Middle 12.6; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherClear Spring Middle 12.6state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Clear Spring Middle 12.6; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherClear Spring Middle 12.6state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Clear Spring Middle 12.6; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherClear Spring Middle 12.6state 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 309 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clear Spring Middle enrolled 309 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 309 of the 309 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent22.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.0% of students were White, 7.3% Hispanic, 2.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White87.0%
  2. Hispanic7.3%
  3. Black2.3%
  4. Two or more races2.3%
  5. Asian0.7%
  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 Clear Spring Middle scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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, 2021-2259%49%45.1%
Math, 2022-2334%28% (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.

What to look at next about Clear Spring Middle

  1. Springfield MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 8.0 miles away: 808 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
  2. Western Heights MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 883 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Clear Spring Middle with Springfield MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Washington County Public Schools spends per student$17,937 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,937
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandClear Spring Middle is the number 216 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#216 of 224
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.12.6:1
  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 Clear Spring Middle

  1. How many students attend Clear Spring Middle?
    301 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 329 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Clear Spring, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Clear Spring 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.
  3. Is Clear Spring Middle a Title I school?
    Clear Spring Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Clear Spring Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Clear Spring Middle scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 Clear Spring Middle in?
    Washington County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240066001261 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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