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How has Brookhaven Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000789
Brookhaven Elementary
4610 Renn St, Rockville, MD 20853 · (240) 740-0500 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
265 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
54.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +20.8pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +31.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 31 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 19.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brookhaven Elementary
Brookhaven Elementary's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven Elementary this school | 436 | 60.8% | 39.5% |
| Twinbrook Elementary Rockville | 459 | 57.1% | 34.0% |
| Flower Hill Elementary Gaithersburg | 454 | 54.8% | 33.8% |
| Captain James E. Daly Elementary Germantown | 472 | 57.6% | 26.9% |
| Clopper Mill Elementary Germantown | 458 | 60.9% | 34.5% |
| Goshen Elementary Gaithersburg | 494 | 55.9% | 49.6% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brookhaven Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #476 of 853 | #97 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #288 of 853 ▲ 422 | #69 of 131 ▲ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #365 of 853 ▲ 245 | #72 of 131 ▲ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #533 of 898 | #104 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #135 of 857 | #43 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #445 of 857 | #115 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #390 of 885 | #26 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #378 of 551 | #64 of 97 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
436
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 436 | 37.6 | 11.6:1 | 61% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 38.6 | 11.0:1 | 58% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 40.8 | 10.1:1 | 73% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 41 | 10.3:1 | 66% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 41.3 | 11.6:1 | 68% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 69% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 35 | 11.5:1 | 66% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 43% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookhaven Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (477 to 436); teachers down 9% (41.3 to 37.6).
About Brookhaven Elementary
The public elementary school Brookhaven Elementary is located in Rockville, Maryland. Total enrollment is 436 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Brookhaven Elementary is a school in Montgomery County Public Schools. The district has 208 schools and 159,181 students.
Of every 100 students at Brookhaven Elementary, about 62 are Hispanic. It is also 21% Black, 8% Asian, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. The diversity index for Brookhaven Elementary is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Brookhaven Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, with 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 61% at Brookhaven Elementary. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 40%.
Brookhaven Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of Maryland public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Brookhaven Elementary is 1.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
In the surrounding county, Montgomery County, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Brookhaven Elementary, Montgomery County has 211 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Parkland Middle, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Brookhaven Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 436, from 421 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.3 to 11.6 over 4 years.
The Brookhaven Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Rockville
- Richard Montgomery HighHigh · 2,366 students
- Thomas S. Wootton HighHigh · 1,870 students
- Col. Zadok Magruder HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 1,654 students
- Rockville HighHigh · 1,550 students
- Julius West MiddleMiddle · 1,365 students
Other Brookhaven Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brookhaven Elementary. Brookhaven Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolMorgantown, WV · 550 students
- BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROOKHAVEN, NY · 515 students
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolKILLEEN, TX · 503 students
- Brookhaven ElementaryPlacentia, CA · 482 students
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolBROOKHAVEN, MS · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Parkland Middle0.1 mi · 1,185
- Rock Creek Valley Elementary0.6 mi · 332
- Harmony Hills Elementary1.0 mi · 655
- Wheaton Woods Elementary1.0 mi · 556
- Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary1.0 mi · 621
- Earle B. Wood Middle1.1 mi · 1,019
Frequently asked questions
About Brookhaven ElementaryHow large is Brookhaven Elementary?
Brookhaven Elementary enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brookhaven Elementary serve?
Brookhaven Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Brookhaven Elementary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Brookhaven Elementary.
How diverse is Brookhaven Elementary?
Brookhaven Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 62% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookhaven Elementary?
Brookhaven Elementary is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.