Enrollment
65
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000799
Carl Sandburg Center
1002 First St, Rockville, MD 20850 · (240) 740-4340 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
3.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
43 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 22% |
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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
10.0%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Carl Sandburg Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #890 of 898 | #139 of 139 |
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
65
-29 (-31%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 81
Student : Teacher
3.4:1
was 5.0:1
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 | 65 | 18.9 | 3.4:1 | 66% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 17.7 | 4.5:1 | 59% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 17.2 | 5.1:1 | 76% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 19 | 5.0:1 | 56% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 20.1 | 4.4:1 | 49% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 19 | 4.7:1 | 39% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 127 | 21 | 6.0:1 | 39% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 102 | 17 | 6.0:1 | 43% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 81 | 15 | 5.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl Sandburg Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (89 to 65); teachers down 6% (20.1 to 18.9).
About Carl Sandburg Center
Carl Sandburg Center is an elementary school in Rockville, Maryland, and it is part of Montgomery County Public Schools. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 65 students. It has 86% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
Montgomery County Public Schools counts 159,181 students in its 208 schools, and Carl Sandburg Center is one of them.
The share of Black students at Carl Sandburg Center is 52%, a majority. Other students are 28% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Montgomery County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
Classroom staffing at Carl Sandburg Center totals 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 3.4:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 66% of students (43) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is higher.
The school is in Montgomery County, where median household income comes to about $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's 211 public schools enroll about 159,181 students and include Carl Sandburg Center.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Maryvale Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 31%, from 94 to 65. By 2024-25, the school had 3.4 students per teacher, compared with 5.0 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Carl Sandburg Center lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Julius West MiddleMiddle · 1,365 students
Nearby schools
- Maryvale Elementary0.1 mi · 617
- Richard Montgomery High1.0 mi · 2,366
- Rockville High1.0 mi · 1,550
- PEP - Itinerant1.2 mi · 90
- Meadow Hall Elementary1.2 mi · 348
- Beall Elementary1.4 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Carl Sandburg CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Carl Sandburg Center?
Carl Sandburg Center enrolls approximately 65 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Carl Sandburg Center serve?
Carl Sandburg Center serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Carl Sandburg Center have?
Carl Sandburg Center employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 3.4:1.
How diverse is Carl Sandburg Center?
Carl Sandburg Center reports a student body of 12% White, 28% Hispanic, 52% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Carl Sandburg Center in?
Carl Sandburg Center is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.