Summary:
North Bethesda Middle is a highly-rated public middle school in Bethesda, Maryland that serves 1,110 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 6th out of 24 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
North Bethesda Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Maryland, with a statewide ranking between 3rd and 28th over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period and significantly outperforms the state and district averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts assessments. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, 46.2% of North Bethesda Middle students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 32.8% for the district and 23.3% for the state. The school also ranks highly for the performance of various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, Multi-racial, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.
North Bethesda Middle's student population is relatively diverse, with 51.98% White, 12.88% African American, 14.86% Hispanic, and 11.8% Asian students. The school has a relatively high per-student spending of $14,049 in the 2020-2021 school year, compared to the state average. North Bethesda Middle is located in close proximity to several other high-performing middle schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools district, such as Thomas W. Pyle Middle, Cabin John Middle, and Westland Middle, suggesting the Bethesda area has a concentration of excellent middle school options for families.
Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Montgomery County Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
28th of 322 Maryland Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,049
Students who attend North Bethesda Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for North Bethesda Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.7
Number of students: 1,110
Racial breakdown:
White:
52.0%
Hispanic:
14.9%
African American:
12.9%
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Asian:
11.8%
Two or more races:
8.1%
American Indian:
0.2%
Not Specified:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.4%
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