Carderock Springs Elementary

As a close-knit elementary school in Bethesda, Maryland, Carderock Springs Elementary teaches 363 students from grades K through 5, run under Montgomery County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

Montgomery County Public Schools comprises 208 schools with combined enrollment of 159,181 students; Carderock Springs Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Carderock Springs Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 14% Asian, 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 42% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Carderock Springs Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 71.0%; Carderock Springs Elementary posts 85.3%, +14.3 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Carderock Springs Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Burning Tree Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carderock Springs Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 82.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Carderock Springs Elementary's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 393 (now 363). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 62% to 56%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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