Western Heights Middle
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 883 students
E. Russell Hicks Middle
1321 S Potomac St, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
841
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Washington County Public Schools
Washington County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 221 Maryland middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maryland middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About E. Russell Hicks Middle
E. Russell Hicks Middle is a magnet middle school in Hagerstown, Maryland, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Washington County Public Schools. The school is located in a small city in Washington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 841 students were enrolled, with about 13.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Maryland middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 221 Maryland middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 841 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Washington County Public Schools
- County
- Washington County
- NCES school ID
- 240066001263
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.