Candlewood Elementary

Located at 7210 Osprey Drive, in Rockville, Maryland, Candlewood Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school that serves 358 students (grades K through 5), part of Montgomery County Public Schools. That puts it 26% leaner than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students total), Candlewood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Candlewood Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Candlewood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 62.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Montgomery County shows 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. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Candlewood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Redland Middle, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Candlewood Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

Candlewood Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 376 students in 2018 compared to 358 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 26% across the same window.

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