Shady Grove Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Gaithersburg, Maryland
Shady Grove Middle in Gaithersburg, Maryland enrolled 514 students in 2024-25 with 39.8 full-time teachers, 12.9 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; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
495 students in 2022-23, 513 students in 2023-24, 514 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.6 to 39.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 495 | 39.6 | 12.5 |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 37.8 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 514 | 39.8 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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 210 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shady Grove Middle enrolled 524 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 210 of the 524 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions30
- Chronically absent25.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.4% of students were Hispanic, 18.8% White, 18.0% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic44.4%
- White18.8%
- Black18.0%
- Asian12.1%
- Two or more races6.5%
- 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 Shady Grove Middle scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 | 44% | 54% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% | 34% (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 Gaithersburg
5 public middle schools in Gaithersburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Shady Grove Middle is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakelands Park Middle | 993 | 15.1 | 28.4% |
| Gaithersburg Middle | 869 | 11.6 | 54.8% |
| Forest Oak Middle | 828 | 12.5 | 50.2% |
| Ridgeview Middle | 722 | 14.1 | 34.1% |
| Shady Grove Middle | 514 | 12.9 | 43.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Shady Grove Middle
- Gaithersburg MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 869 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Forest Oak MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 828 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Shady Grove Middle with Gaithersburg MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Montgomery County Public Schools spends per student$19,456 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,456
- The largest public schools in MarylandShady Grove Middle is the number 186 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#186 of 224
- Maryland schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.12.9:1
- 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 Shady Grove Middle
How many students attend Shady Grove Middle?
514 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 495 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Gaithersburg, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Shady Grove Middle?
12.9 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 Shady Grove Middle a Title I school?
Shady Grove Middle 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).How do students at Shady Grove Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Shady Grove Middle scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 Shady Grove Middle in?
Montgomery County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240048001127 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.