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Best kept secret at Brown Station Elementary?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000792
Brown Station Elementary
851 Quince Orchard Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 · (240) 740-0260 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.9:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
329 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 | 79 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
53%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
35.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
33.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 29.4% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Brown Station Elementary
Brown Station Elementary's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Station Elementary this school | 572 | 57.5% | 33.3% |
| Twinbrook Elementary Rockville | 459 | 57.1% | 34.0% |
| Flower Hill Elementary Gaithersburg | 454 | 54.8% | 33.8% |
| Brookhaven Elementary Rockville | 436 | 60.8% | 39.5% |
| Harriet R. Tubman Elementary Gaithersburg | 571 | 61.6% | 27.9% |
| Padonia International Elementary Cockeysville | 505 | 64.8% | 26.1% |
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 Brown Station Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #579 of 853 | #114 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #530 of 853 ▲ 20 | #106 of 131 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #634 of 853 ▼ 48 | #112 of 131 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #251 of 898 | #46 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #15 of 857 | #6 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #486 of 857 | #118 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #446 of 885 | #41 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #523 of 551 | #92 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
572
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 572 | 57.8 | 9.9:1 | 58% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 63.3 | 10.0:1 | 57% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 58.9 | 10.5:1 | 75% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 52 | 11.8:1 | 64% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 43.1 | 13.4:1 | 68% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 69% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 38 | 12.2:1 | 66% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 45% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 33 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown Station Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (579 to 572); teachers up 34% (43.1 to 57.8).
About Brown Station Elementary
Brown Station Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Enrollment is 572 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Brown Station Elementary belongs to Montgomery County Public Schools, a district of 208 schools and 159,181 students.
Roughly 66% of students at Brown Station Elementary are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Black, 10% Asian, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Brown Station Elementary operates with 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 9.9:1 here. Brown Station Elementary reports 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 18 points lower.
Brown Station Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Brown Station Elementary would be expected to post about 40.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.3%.
Among Montgomery County residents, the median household income is $132,450, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Brown Station Elementary, Montgomery County has 210 other public schools.
The closest public school to Brown Station Elementary is Diamond Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Brown Station Elementary is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment has fallen by 40 students since 2020-21, to 572. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 11.8:1 to 9.9:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Gaithersburg
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Quince Orchard HighHigh · 2,100 students
- Watkins Mill HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Lakelands Park MiddleMiddle · 993 students
- Gaithersburg MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Forest Oak MiddleMiddle · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Diamond Elementary0.5 mi · 654
- Ridgeview Middle1.3 mi · 722
- Lakelands Park Middle1.6 mi · 993
- Fields Road Elementary1.6 mi · 453
- Rachel Carson Elementary1.7 mi · 671
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary1.8 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Brown Station ElementaryHow many students attend Brown Station Elementary?
Brown Station Elementary enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brown Station Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brown Station Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brown Station Elementary have?
Brown Station Elementary employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Brown Station Elementary?
Student demographics at Brown Station Elementary are roughly 7% White, 66% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Brown Station Elementary in?
Brown Station Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.