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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048090491
Cabin Branch Elementary
22215 Dunlin Street, Clarksburg, MD 20841 · (240) 740-7670 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
181 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
72%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
72.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
70.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 69.8% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Cabin Branch Elementary
Cabin Branch Elementary's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin Branch Elementary this school | 645 | 28.1% | 69.0% |
| Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary Germantown | 530 | 28.7% | 72.5% |
| Little Bennett Elementary Clarksburg | 614 | 29.3% | 59.1% |
| Bellows Spring Elementary Ellicott City | 806 | 26.3% | 60.0% |
| Hollifield Station Elementary Ellicott City | 677 | 26.0% | 59.0% |
| Wilson Wims Elementary School Clarksburg | 484 | 19.0% | 79.9% |
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 Cabin Branch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #112 of 853 | #35 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #83 of 853 ▲ 3 | #30 of 131 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #118 of 853 ▲ 88 | #31 of 131 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #154 of 898 | #26 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #628 of 857 | #114 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #106 of 857 | #33 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #727 of 885 | #96 of 137 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 645 | 42.1 | 15.3:1 | 28% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 34.7 | 14.3:1 | 28% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cabin Branch Elementary.
About Cabin Branch Elementary
Cabin Branch Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Maryland, with an address in Clarksburg. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 645 students. Elementary schools in Maryland have about 481 students on average; enrollment here is 34% higher.
The district, Montgomery County Public Schools, operates 208 schools serving 159,181 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Cabin Branch Elementary is Asian, with 38% of students. The next largest groups are 32% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% White, and 6% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 22 points above the 15% share among Montgomery County residents. The diversity index for Cabin Branch Elementary is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Cabin Branch Elementary reports a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher, from 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.3:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. Lunch program data show 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Montgomery County averages 40%, higher than here.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Cabin Branch Elementary outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cabin Branch Elementary is +11.4 points: 69.0% actual, 57.6% predicted.
In Montgomery County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Cabin Branch Elementary, Montgomery County has 211 public schools.
Clarksburg Elementary is about 1.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Cabin Branch Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Cabin Branch Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
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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 Clarksburg
- Clarksburg HighHigh · 2,241 students
- Rocky Hill MiddleMiddle · 1,010 students
- Hallie Wells MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Little Bennett ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Snowden Farm ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Clarksburg Elementary1.2 mi · 365
- Clarksburg High1.5 mi · 2,241
- Rocky Hill Middle1.6 mi · 1,010
- Little Bennett Elementary1.9 mi · 614
- Wilson Wims Elementary School2.0 mi · 484
- William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary2.2 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Cabin Branch ElementaryHow many students attend Cabin Branch Elementary?
Cabin Branch Elementary enrolls approximately 645 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cabin Branch Elementary serve?
Cabin Branch Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cabin Branch Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cabin Branch Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cabin Branch Elementary?
At Cabin Branch Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 14% Hispanic, 32% Black, 38% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cabin Branch Elementary public or private?
Cabin Branch Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.