Colonel E. Brooke Lee Middle School

Colonel E. Brooke Lee Middle School
Location
11800 Monticello Avenue
Kemp Mill, Maryland 20902
Coordinates 39°02′59″N 77°01′50″W / 39.049821100°N 77.030625300°W / 39.049821100; -77.030625300Coordinates: 39°02′59″N 77°01′50″W / 39.049821100°N 77.030625300°W / 39.049821100; -77.030625300
Information
Type Public Middle School
Established 1966 (1966)
School district Montgomery County Public Schools
Principal Kimberly Hayden Williams[1]
Assistant Principal Rodrick Hobbs[1]
Grades 6–8[2]
Enrollment 691[2] (2015–2016)
Student to teacher ratio 8.1[2]
Hours in school day 6.75[2]
Campus size 16.5 acres (7 ha)[3][2]
Area 123,199 square feet (11,445.6 m2)[3]
Color(s)           Maroon and gold
Mascot Cougar
Newspaper Lee Matters[4]
Website www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/leems/

Colonel E. Brooke Lee Middle School is a public school for students in grades 6, 7, and 8, located in Kemp Mill, Maryland.[5]

Students who graduate from Glenallen, Kemp Mill, or Arcola elementary schools may attend Lee Middle School. Graduates of Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School may attend Blair, Eintein, Kennedy, Northwood, or Wheaton High School.

Academic

Forty-three percent of eighth graders read at a proficient level.[6] Nineteen percent of students read at an advanced level.[6] In mathematics, 33 percent of eighth graders earned a grade of C or better in Algebra 1.[6]

Of Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School's students, 99 are enrolled in special education.[7]

Extracurricular activities

Sports teams at Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School include softball, cross country, basketball, and soccer.[8]

Student body

During the 2015–2016 school year, Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School had 222 sixth graders, 237 seventh graders, and 232 eighth graders.[2] The school's capacity is 727, while its total enrollment is 691.[2]

Of Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School's students, 55 percent are Hispanic/Latino, 26 percent are Black/African American, 9 percent are Asian American, and 7 percent are White.[2]

Faculty

Kimberly Hayden Williams serves as principal, and Rodrick Hobbs is the assistant principal.[1]

Lee Middle School has 71 teachers and 37 support staff.[2] Of its teachers, 78 percent have at least five years of teaching experience, and 34 percent have at least fifteen years of teaching experience.[2]

Facility

Lee Middle School sits on a campus of 16.5 acres (7 ha)[3][2] The school building is 123,199 square feet (11,446 m2)[3]

Eleven school bus routes serve the students.[9]

History

Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School opened in 1966.[2] The school is named for Colonel E. Brooke Lee, who commanded a company that fought in France during World War I.[10] Locally, Colonel Lee helped bring electricity, water, and sewage to more areas of Montgomery County, allowing it to grow to the area it is today.[10]

Montgomery County Public Schools closed nearby Argyle Junior High School in June 1981 due to low enrollment.[11] Argyle's students were reassigned to E. Brooke Lee Middle School.[11] Argyle reopened in 1993 when enrollment increased again.[12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Administration". Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School. Montgomery County Public Schools. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School #818". Montgomery County Public Schools. 2015–2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "11800 Monticello Avenue". Real Property Data Search. Montgomery County Department of Assessments and Taxation. Retrieved on December 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lee Matters". Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kyriakos, Marianne. "Kemp Mill: A Collegial Community: Neighborhood Holds To a Religious Past". The Washington Post. December 26, 1992. p. D1.
  6. 1 2 3 "Lee Middle 2014–2015". Montgomery County Public Schools. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Col. E. Brooke Lee Special Education at a Glance, 2014–2015". Montgomery County Public Schools. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Athletics". E. Brooke Lee Middle School. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Col. E. Brooke Lee MS Arrival Routes Report". Montgomery County Public Schools. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Lee Biography". Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Tolbert, Katherine. "Montgomery Board Votes Plan To Shut 3 Intermediate Schools". The Washington Post. May 27, 1981. p. C5.
  12. ↑ Buckley, Stephen. "Tackling a Tough Course". The Washington Post. August 26, 1993. p. BMD1.
  13. ↑ Wagner, Arlo. "Schools: Building budget rise needed to match enrollment". The Washington Times. November 6, 1992.
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