Middletown High School

200 Schoolhouse Drive

School District

Frederick County Public Schools
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:19
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 06, 2024

No diversity and it goes beyond the students. Yes, Middletown is not particularly diverse but that doesn’t mean that the students should not be encouraged to learn about other races (besides White) or cultures (besides America) or be taught empathy for the working poor or understand the social or civil challenges of other groups. There should be more of an emphasis on STEM. Too much focus on agriculture and honestly that isn’t the future. There could also be more of an emphasis on foreign languages and the arts. It’s a very stereotypical cliquish HS and I don’t mean that in a good way.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2023

Kids are horrible... as are the teachers. Teachers love to threaten students and abuse powers... Incompetent staff.
Submitted by parent on February 02, 2023

If you fit the status quo, then this is your school. It is not an inclusive school for all. Enough said
Submitted by parent on May 16, 2022

My son attends Middletown High School. He has special needs (ADHD) and an IEP. His counselor has been excellent. We went through COVID-19 and he will have to repeat a year, but his teachers and Counselor have been terrific. During Covid-19 and working from home, his Counselor inquired as to his mental health as well as his physical health and helping with school work! This is a farming community along with suburban lifestyle. There are commuters to Washington DC, Baltimore, MD and Hagerstown, MD. It is lacking in ethnic diversity, but that does not take away from the scholastic Excellence and peer relationships. Go Knights!
Submitted by student on February 10, 2021

I would not recommend this school to anyone interested in moving here or enrolling their children. Middletown lacks diversity and open minds by both the students and staff members. The school isn't involved in the community at all and offers very little opportunities for students. Racism and homophobia rings in the hallways of the school though out the student population and leadership is ineffective at controlling students. The overwhelming white student population promotes racism and closed minds that is very conservative and against differences. The school leadership also houses a dangerous school environment. If you are moving to Frederick County I highly suggest enrolling your children in other schools then Middletown High School because the county has left Middletown in the past. It is a country, football high school that only serves white students aspiring to go into agriculture. FFA rules the high school and ropes students into blue collar jobs killing all of student's dreams. Sending your children here is giving them a future of hard manual, low-wage labor. The school cares not about the student well being, but instead to throw the uneducated students into the work force as fast as possible with the idea that the school is advanced. Middletown High lacks the diversity required to be a properly functioning high school in America in the twenty-first century.
Submitted by student on March 11, 2018

I’d not recommend this for anyone. Bullying is a large problem in this school that seems to be ignored by any authority, and when it is acknowledged and actions are taken against it, it’s to punish both the victim(s) and the aggressor(s). There is much improvement that needs to be made here but with the increase of housing and neighbourhood construction in the area I seriously doubt that anything will change.
Submitted by other on August 01, 2015

This school is the best school I have ever known(middletown high school) most of mine friends attends this school. This is cool!
Submitted by other on April 05, 2014

This is a great school. Many of my friends attend it. Their productions are also spectacular! I really hope they win the $5,000!