Southern Middle School
605 Harvey Winters Rd
Oakland MD, 21550, Garrett County
Phone: 301-334-8881
Ranking: 
(374 out of 1,074, top 35%)*
(374 out of 1,074, top 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Garrett County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 538 | 535 | 548 | 538 | 565 | 580 | 614 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 177 | 32.9% | 176 | 32.9% | 188 | 34.3% | 174 | 32.3% | 194 | 34.3% | 174 | 30.0% | 184 | 30.0% |
| Grade 7: | 171 | 31.8% | 186 | 34.8% | 173 | 31.6% | 190 | 35.3% | 175 | 31.0% | 187 | 32.2% | 209 | 34.0% |
| Grade 8: | 190 | 35.3% | 173 | 32.3% | 187 | 34.1% | 174 | 32.3% | 196 | 34.7% | 219 | 37.8% | 221 | 36.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 275 | 51.1% | 273 | 51.0% | 277 | 50.5% | 280 | 52.0% | 276 | 48.8% | 301 | 51.9% | 315 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 263 | 48.9% | 262 | 49.0% | 271 | 49.5% | 258 | 48.0% | 281 | 49.7% | 271 | 46.7% | 295 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 512 | 95.2% | 517 | 96.6% | 535 | 97.6% | 532 | 98.9% | 559 | 98.9% | 572 | 98.6% | 610 | 99.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 208 | 38.7% | 185 | 34.6% | 190 | 34.7% | 167 | 31.0% | 182 | 32.2% | 190 | 32.8% | 166 | 27.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 9.3% | 66 | 12.3% | 59 | 10.8% | 77 | 14.3% | 100 | 17.7% | 92 | 15.9% | 101 | 16.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.79 | 13.38 | 13.05 | 11.96 | 11.77 | 12.60 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96.2% | 78.9% | 58.8% |
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58.9% | 53.8% |
| 2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75.3% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 98.8% | 83.3% | 63.5% |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 49.6% | 50.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 60.5% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 70.4% | 65.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.9% | 75.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 77.2% | 77.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.2% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.9% | 81.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 84.0% | 83.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 77.9% | 77.1% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 69.7% | 68.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 69.1% | 70.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.3% | 71.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78.6% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.0% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 86.3% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.5% | 86.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 87.7% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 84.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 90.1% | 84.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 54.5% | 49.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 67.2% | 55.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 72.5% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 76.4% | 61.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.3% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 87.2% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 90.5% | 72.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.8% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.1% | 76.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 85.9% | 72.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72.4% | 67.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 72.8% | 67.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.7% | 71.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.7% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 91.1% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 88.8% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 90.4% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 86.2% | 81.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.4% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 49.1% | 45.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 60.5% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 71.4% | 55.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 70.8% | 56.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 76.1% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 71.8% | 67.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 80.5% | 65.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.4% | 66.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 79.7% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 75.2% | 67.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 62.7% | 63.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 69.5% | 66.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 77.0% | 67% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 72.6% | 68.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 76.4% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.7% | 81.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.8% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.0% | 82.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 89.1% | 80.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 84.4% | 81.0% |
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* Southern Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.