Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000796
Candlewood Elementary
7210 Osprey Drive, Rockville, MD 20855 · (301) 284-4200 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
119 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
75%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
52.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -20.2pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -30.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 30 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.6% | 77.4% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Candlewood Elementary
Candlewood Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candlewood Elementary this school | 358 | 33.2% | 62.5% |
| Woodfield Elementary Gaithersburg | 314 | 32.2% | 72.5% |
| Jones Lane Elementary Gaithersburg | 428 | 34.3% | 71.0% |
| Brooke Grove Elementary Olney | 390 | 34.9% | 45.6% |
| Beall Elementary Rockville | 475 | 27.6% | 69.0% |
| Laytonsville Elementary Gaithersburg | 355 | 34.4% | 59.9% |
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 Candlewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #187 of 853 | #50 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #328 of 853 ▼ 289 | #75 of 131 ▼ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #389 of 853 ▼ 285 | #78 of 131 ▼ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #673 of 898 | #121 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #324 of 857 | #75 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #32 of 857 | #19 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #681 of 885 | #86 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #457 of 551 | #81 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
358
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 358 | 27.1 | 13.2:1 | 33% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 30.2 | 12.2:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 28.7 | 12.8:1 | 29% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 22% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 27.2 | 13.8:1 | 21% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 12% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 16% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 25 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Candlewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (376 to 358); teachers unchanged (27.2 to 27.1).
About Candlewood Elementary
Candlewood Elementary is a public elementary school in Rockville, Maryland. It serves 358 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Maryland is roughly 481 students; this school is 26% smaller than that.
The 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools enroll 159,181 students altogether, Candlewood Elementary among them.
Enrollment at Candlewood Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 37%. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% Asian, and 9% multiracial. By the diversity index, Candlewood Elementary comes in at 75%.
Teacher staffing is 27.1 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 33%.
The allk12 Grade for Candlewood Elementary is A-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Candlewood Elementary would be expected to post about 54.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.5%.
Montgomery County census figures show that median household income is about $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Candlewood Elementary is among the 211 public schools in Montgomery County.
Redland Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Candlewood Elementary is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Candlewood Elementary saw enrollment fall 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.3:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- 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 Candlewood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Candlewood Elementary. Candlewood Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Candlewood Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Redland Middle1.1 mi · 562
- Mill Creek Towne Elementary1.3 mi · 528
- Shady Grove Middle1.3 mi · 514
- Col. Zadok Magruder High1.5 mi · 1,671
- Washington Grove Elementary1.7 mi · 480
- Sequoyah Elementary1.7 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Candlewood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Candlewood Elementary?
Candlewood Elementary enrolls approximately 358 students in grades KG-05.
Is Candlewood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Candlewood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Candlewood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Candlewood Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Candlewood Elementary?
At Candlewood Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Candlewood Elementary public or private?
Candlewood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
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