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Clarksburg Elementary
- ATest 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 71.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% 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 16 points, placing it in Maryland's top 10%.
Schools most like Clarksburg Elementary
Clarksburg Elementary's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg Elementary this school | 365 | 35.1% | 69.2% |
| Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary Germantown | 530 | 28.7% | 72.5% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary Germantown | 326 | 27.0% | 79.7% |
| Little Bennett Elementary Clarksburg | 614 | 29.3% | 59.1% |
| William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary Germantown | 601 | 40.1% | 70.5% |
| Perry Hall Elementary Baltimore | 476 | 48.3% | 63.1% |
Where Clarksburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #110 of 853 | #34 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #226 of 853 ▼ 152 | #57 of 131 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #193 of 853 ▼ 153 | #43 of 131 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #658 of 898 | #118 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #404 of 857 | #89 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #30 of 857 | #18 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #662 of 885 | #78 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #360 of 551 | #61 of 97 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 365 | 26.6 | 13.7:1 | 35% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 34.5 | 13.0:1 | 31% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 49.2 | 15.8:1 | 32% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 38 | 18.2:1 | 20% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 24.4 | 16.5:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 14% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 20% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 15% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 18 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (402 to 365); teachers up 9% (24.4 to 26.6).
About Clarksburg Elementary
Clarksburg Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Clarksburg, Maryland. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 365 students. On average, elementary schools in Maryland enroll around 481, and this school is 24% below that mark.
Clarksburg Elementary is run by Montgomery County Public Schools, whose 208 schools enroll 159,181 students.
The biggest share of students at Clarksburg Elementary, 32%, is Black. The next largest groups are 32% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 12% White, and 7% multiracial. In Montgomery County overall, about 19% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clarksburg Elementary is 13.7:1, based on 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Clarksburg Elementary lands at A, ahead of 92% of Maryland public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Clarksburg Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland schools. It scores 69.2%; the prediction is 53.5%.
The school is in Montgomery County, where median household income comes to about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Montgomery County's 211 public schools enroll about 159,181 students and include Clarksburg Elementary.
About 0.7 miles separate Clarksburg Elementary from the closest public school, Little Bennett Elementary. The five-mile area around Clarksburg Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Clarksburg Elementary ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 69.2% against a local average of 61.5%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Clarksburg Elementary reported 690 students in 2020-21 and 365 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Clarksburg Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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