Summary
Rocky Hill Middle is a public middle school in Clarksburg, MD, serving 1,041 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating.
While Rocky Hill Middle has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 53rd out of 315 Maryland middle schools in 2014-2015 to 138th out of 337 in 2024-2025, it faces several challenges. The school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics at 21% compared to 35.7% for the district and 26.5% for the state. Similarly, in MCAP English Language Arts, Rocky Hill Middle's proficiency rate was 49.9%, while the district and state averages were 57% and 50.8%, respectively. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.6% to 25.3% over the past few years, which are higher than the district and state averages.
When comparing Rocky Hill Middle to nearby schools in the same district, such as Kingsview Middle and Hallie Wells Middle, it becomes evident that Rocky Hill Middle is underperforming in several key areas, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which ranges from 44.38% to 51.98% at Rocky Hill Middle. Despite the increased spending per student at Rocky Hill Middle, from $16,300 in 2020-2021 to $18,856 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has not seen significant improvements.
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