Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000798
Carderock Springs Elementary
7401 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD 20817 · (240) 740-0540 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
20 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 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
63%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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
90.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
87.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.4% | 87.3% |
| 2023-24 | 83.3% | 80.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 71% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Carderock Springs Elementary
Carderock Springs Elementary's state test result (85.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carderock Springs Elementary this school | 363 | 5.5% | 85.3% |
| Bannockburn Elementary Bethesda | 446 | 4.0% | 86.8% |
| Bradley Hills Elementary Bethesda | 474 | 2.1% | 82.1% |
| West Friendship Elementary West Friendship | 367 | 8.2% | 81.0% |
| Seven Locks Elementary Bethesda | 376 | 7.2% | 83.6% |
| Riderwood Elementary Towson | 423 | 9.5% | 86.0% |
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 Carderock Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #10 of 853 | #5 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #3 of 853 ▲ 21 | #2 of 131 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.4% | #7 of 853 ▲ 22 | #4 of 131 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #665 of 898 | #119 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #344 of 857 | #79 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #324 of 857 | #93 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.5% | #882 of 885 | #134 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #399 of 551 | #69 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
363
+44 (+14%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 363 | 27.1 | 13.4:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 24.6 | 13.5:1 | 6% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 22.6 | 14.9:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 24.5 | 16.0:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | 2% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 15 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carderock Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (393 to 363); teachers up 11% (24.5 to 27.1).
About Carderock Springs Elementary
Among the schools in Bethesda, Maryland, is Carderock Springs Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 363 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 25% smaller than that.
Montgomery County Public Schools has a total of 208 schools and 159,181 students, Carderock Springs Elementary among them.
Carderock Springs Elementary is 56% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 14% Asian, 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 5% Black. County-wide, 42% of Montgomery County residents are White. Carderock Springs Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Carderock Springs Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.4:1. That matches the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland fairly closely. The lunch program counts 6% of students at Carderock Springs Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Montgomery County average 40%.
Carderock Springs Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Carderock Springs Elementary scores 14.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 85.3% actual versus 71.0% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Montgomery County, the median household income is $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montgomery County is home to 211 public schools and about 159,181 public school students.
Burning Tree Elementary is located about 1.6 miles from Carderock Springs Elementary. The five-mile area around Carderock Springs Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Carderock Springs Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Carderock Springs Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 44 students since 2020-21, to 363.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
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- Thomas W. Pyle MiddleMiddle · 1,259 students
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Nearby schools
- Burning Tree Elementary1.6 mi · 479
- Bannockburn Elementary1.9 mi · 446
- Seven Locks Elementary2.1 mi · 376
- Thomas W. Pyle Middle2.3 mi · 1,259
- Langley High2.3 mi · 2,181
- Walt Whitman High2.4 mi · 2,056
Frequently asked questions
About Carderock Springs ElementaryHow many students attend Carderock Springs Elementary?
Carderock Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 363 students in grades KG-05.
Is Carderock Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carderock Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Carderock Springs Elementary have?
Carderock Springs Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Carderock Springs Elementary?
Student demographics at Carderock Springs Elementary are roughly 56% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Carderock Springs Elementary in?
Carderock Springs Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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