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    Academic excellence at Pyle Middle School is founded on a partnership between students, staff, and parents. As a community of learners, we work to ensure the intellectual, ethical, physical, social and emotional growth of each student.

    Our staff members strive to meet the unique developmental needs of young adolescents in a positive school climate. Students and teachers are organized into grade level teams, which help create small learning environments where supportive, mutually respectful relationships flourish. Elective course offerings during the day and after school activities are provided to meet the varied interests, boundless energy, and curiosity of our students. High expectations are held for all students to meet rigorous academic standards and become lifelong learners.

    Thomas W. Pyle is a great place for students to learn. Students are understood, challenged and cared for. Pyle Middle School is committed to ensuring that students achieve their academic and personal potential. Students are encouraged to demonstrate a passion for learning in a nurturing environment where unique talents and backgrounds of individuals are valued and respected.

    School Information

    Quickfacts | School History | Safety and Security

    At Pyle We Value

    … RIGOR.
    • We welcome and accept challenges.
    • We ask for help when we need it.
    • We strive to meet or exceed our academic goals. 
    • We use critical thinking to solve problems and find solutions.
    • We believe knowledge is essential.
    …RELATIONSHIPS.
    • We care about one another.
    • We want every member of our community to thrive.
    • We have compassion.
    • We achieve more together.
    • We leave no one behind.
    …RESPECT.
    • We seek ways to add to the experiences of others.  We do not subtract from them.
    • We learn from unique & diverse people and perspectives.
    • We commit to having the courage to be ourselves, and we allow others to do the same.
    …RESPONSIBILITY.
    • We do everything with integrity.
    • We admit when we’re wrong.
    • We learn because we want to learn and not because we have to.
    • We keep going, even when we fail.
    …RESTORATION.
    • We try to fix what we break.
    • We learn from our mistakes, so we can avoid making them again.
    • We mean it when we’re sorry.
    …(RE)INTEGRATION.
    • We commit to growing into our best selves.
    • We commit to do no harm to ourselves or others.
    • We commit to the health and vitality of this community.

    …AND WE DO IT ALL ON PURPOSE.

     

    Pyle Quickfacts

    • One of the largest middle schools in Montgomery County
    • Our students continue to be among the highest achievers in the state on all standardized tests
    • Sixth graders scored well over the national percentile rank for the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills and have met local standards
    • Mobility rate: 5.7
    • 11% of population are International Students
    • Over 60% of our students are enrolled in enriched or accelerated subjects
    • 94% of our parents are involved in the PTSA 
    • Our students produce a school news program on our own TV station.
    • Average SAT score at Walt Whitman (our cluster high school) is 1248 with 87% of students taking the SAT
    • Attendance rate is 96%; rating excellent in the state standard

    Thomas W. Pyle Middle School at a Glance (PDF)
    Enrollment, staffing, facility and budget information from the Department of Reporting and Regulatory Accountability.

    Thomas W. Pyle Middle School Environment Survey
    This web site contains the most recent results from Surveys of School Environment completed by parents.

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    School History

    Find out who Thomas W. Pyle was and learn more about the history of the school.

    Did you know Pyle has a school song? View the music for it (PDF). Note that the lyrics reference Pyle's original school colors - orange and white - not the stylish black and red we have today.

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    Safety & Security

    MCPS Emergency Information - Emergency preparedness, school closings, etc.

    Subscribe to Alert MCPS - receive text messages or e-mail from Montgomery County Public Schools during weather-related emergencies and other major events that impact school system operations.

    Parent Reunification form (PDF) - the form used by the school to reunite students with a parent or an appropriate caregiver during an emergency.

    Standard Response Protocol Presentation

    Digital Citizenship - Using social media and other digital tools in a responsible, respectful manner that allows individuals to communicate freely and share ideas without the threat of intimidation, harassment or abuse.

     

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