Mace's Lane Middle School

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

Mace's Lane Middle School in Cambridge, Maryland enrolled 490 students in 2024-25 with 40.0 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Maryland middle-school median of 14.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 3% 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

481 students in 2022-23, 465 students in 2023-24, 490 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.0 to 40.0.

Students enrolled at Mace's Lane Middle School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-234812023-244652024-25490
Students enrolled at Mace's Lane Middle School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-234812023-244652024-25490
Students enrolled at Mace's Lane Middle School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-234812023-244652024-25490
Students enrolled at Mace's Lane Middle School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-234812023-244652024-25490
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348139.012.3
2023-2446543.010.8
2024-2549040.012.3

12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 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 12.3; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; This school 12.3; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; This school 12.3; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; This school 12.3; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state 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 184 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mace's Lane Middle School enrolled 551 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 195 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 184 of the 551 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions195
  • Chronically absent51.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.6% of students were Black, 18.2% Hispanic, 12.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black58.6%
  2. Hispanic18.2%
  3. White12.7%
  4. Two or more races10.0%
  5. Asian0.6%

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 Mace's Lane Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% 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, 2021-2218%29%45.1%
Math, 2022-233%12% (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 Mace's Lane Middle School

  1. North Dorchester Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 414 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Easton MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 703 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Mace's Lane Middle School with North Dorchester Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dorchester County Public Schools spends per student$21,340 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,340
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandMace's Lane Middle School is the number 193 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#193 of 224
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.12.3:1
  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 Mace's Lane Middle School

  1. How many students attend Mace's Lane Middle School?
    490 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 481 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cambridge, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mace's Lane Middle School?
    12.3 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 Mace's Lane Middle School a Title I school?
    Mace's Lane Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Mace's Lane Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mace's Lane Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% 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 Mace's Lane Middle School in?
    Dorchester County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240030001423 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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