Brookhaven Elementary

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Rockville, Maryland, Brookhaven Elementary works with 436 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.

Montgomery County Public Schools runs 208 schools in total, collectively educating 159,181 students. Brookhaven Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Brookhaven Elementary reports that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 21% Black, 8% Asian, 6% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Brookhaven Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 39.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brookhaven Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Parkland Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brookhaven Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Brookhaven Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 477 students in 2018 compared to 436 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 62% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.