Middle school (grades 6-8) · Marriottsville, MD

Mount View Middle

Federal NCES profile for Mount View Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 240042000403
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
41
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mount View Middle earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of Maryland schools.

56
Resource Index · Higher
16:1
large classes for Maryland
7.5%
free-lunch eligible
881
students enrolled

Mount View Middle has class sizes larger than 70% of Maryland schools. Computed live against every Maryland school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

881

Maryland · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

55.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16:1

vs 14.5:1 Maryland avg

+10% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

7.5%

vs 49.0% Maryland avg

-85% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mount View Middle compares with Maryland and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Mount View Middle

Mount View Middle is a lower-poverty, mid-sized middle school in Marriottsville, Maryland, enrolling 881 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16:1 puts it in the larger third of Maryland schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 7.5% free-meal eligibility runs 85% below the Maryland average.

Enrollment of 881 puts it in the larger third of Maryland schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 1,382 Maryland schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 119 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Maryland schools statewide, it ranks #7, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Asian (51%) and White (31%) (diversity index 64/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 294 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance holds up well here: only 9.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Howard County Public Schools also operates Marriotts Ridge High (1,741 students) and Reservoir High (1,597 students) alongside Mount View Middle.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Mount View Middle compares

Mount View Middle on the metrics families compare, against Maryland and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maryland Maryland avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16:1 ▲ 10% 14.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 7.5% ▼ 85% 49.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 881 top 18% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
881
Bigger than 88% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
7.5%
free-lunch eligible - 85% below the Maryland average of 49.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 70% in Maryland - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
9.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$17,971
per pupil, district-wide - below Maryland avg of $20,446
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 294 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Asian 50.7%
White 31.2%
African American 7.2%
Two or More 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Asian at 50.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.5, Mount View Middle is more mixed than the Maryland school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Howard County Public Schools, which includes Mount View Middle.

$17,971
Per student
-12%
vs Maryland
Avg $20,446
+8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 62.7%
State 29.5%
Federal 7.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Mount View Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Marriotts Ridge High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Reservoir High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Atholton High Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Howard High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Mount Hebron High Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Mount View Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Howard County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Maryland, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Mount View Middle's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Mount View Middle

How many students attend Mount View Middle?

Mount View Middle has 881 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Marriottsville, MD.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount View Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Mount View Middle is 16:1, which is 10% higher than the Maryland average of 14.5:1 and 2% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mount View Middle?

7.5% of students at Mount View Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maryland average of 49.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mount View Middle?

The largest demographic group at Mount View Middle is Asian at 50.7% of enrollment, in Marriottsville, MD. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mount View Middle?

Mount View Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Mount View Middle a good school?

Mount View Middle earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of Maryland schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Howard County Public Schools?

Besides Mount View Middle, Howard County Public Schools also operates Marriotts Ridge High (1,741 students), Reservoir High (1,597 students), and Atholton High (1,540 students). See the Howard County Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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