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Patuxent Valley Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

9151 Vollmerhausen Rd, Jessup, MD 20794 · (410) 880-5840 · Part of Howard County Public Schools

Savage’s School Grade A better than 88% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
840
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Patuxent Valley Middle

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Savage kids: Guilford Park High

On the path

Where Savage kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bollman Bridge Elementaryin Jessup
6–8Patuxent Valley MiddleYou are here
9–12Guilford Park Highin Jessup

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9151 Vollmerhausen Rd, Jessup

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6254
Grade 7301
Grade 8285
Enrollment over time
778’20
800’21
767’22
843’23
840’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 44%Hispanic 20%White 15%Asian 14%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Patuxent Valley Middle from Savage families.

Other schools in Howard County Public Schools

The district →
Veterans Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A−
883 students13:1
Hanover Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanover
B−
875 students12:1
Fulton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fulton
A
872 students15:1
Pointers Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clarksville
A
835 students14:1
Waverly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
827 students13:1
Bellows Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
B+
806 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Savage’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.