Redland Middle, Rockville MD - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Redland Middle

Redland Middle is a regular public school in Rockville, Maryland, serving grades six through eight as part of Montgomery County Public Schools. It sits in a part of Rockville that is a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors, and the school draws from a community where the housing market carries a price well above the national benchmark and rents are also elevated, making this a relatively high-cost area for families.

The student body is diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by Black, White, Asian, and students identifying as two or more races. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which is a context that matters for understanding the school’s results. The school is not a charter, not a magnet, and has no Title I designation reported in the data.

On state assessments, Redland Middle shows a clear split between English language arts and math. In sixth grade, slightly more than half of students scored proficient or above in ELA, a result that outpaces the grade-level math proficiency rate of roughly one in five. Seventh-grade ELA drops to just over two in five proficient, while seventh-grade math falls to less than one in ten. Eighth-grade ELA returns to about half proficient, but eighth-grade math had zero students reach the proficient threshold. Eighth-grade science came in at about one in three proficient, and social studies at roughly two in five. These numbers mean that math is a significant area of concern across all three grades, and the pattern is unusually steep. A parent may want to ask the school how it supports math instruction and whether there are targeted interventions or course pathways for students who are behind.

The school also offers Algebra I and Geometry. The proficiency rate for students taking Algebra I was higher than for grade-level math, and Geometry proficiency was higher still. That suggests that students who are accelerated into these courses are performing well, but it also means the grade-level math results reflect the larger group of students who have not yet been placed into advanced coursework.

Because this is a middle school, there is no graduation rate data, and state testing data is available only for the 2024-25 school year, so there is no trend to examine. The multi-year academic trends field shows only a single year of data, meaning we cannot say whether these results represent a new pattern or a continuation of earlier performance.

The school sits within Montgomery County Public Schools, a large district that recently adopted a new elementary literacy curriculum and has increased its operating budget. The district is also conducting a systemwide boundary analysis, which could affect attendance zones in the future. For families buying or renting in the area, the local housing market is expensive, and the broader Rockville area has seen steady population growth and redevelopment, particularly downtown.

Redland Middle serves a diverse community and produces a mixed academic picture: ELA results are moderate, math results are low, and the school offers advanced math courses for students who qualify. A family considering this school would want to understand how the school addresses math proficiency and how it identifies students for acceleration.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 623%

School 23% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 77%

School 7% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 656%

School 56% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 850%

School 50% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 836%

School 36% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 50% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolMontgomery County Public Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income38%Higher-income54%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income23%Higher-income43%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income23%Higher-income38%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income7%Higher-income26%19 pp gap