Clopper Mill Elementary

Clopper Mill Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Germantown, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools. The school enrolls 458 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Clopper Mill Elementary is one of 208 schools operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, a district that instructs 159,181 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Clopper Mill Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Black, 8% Asian, 7% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Clopper Mill Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Clopper Mill Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clopper Mill Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.2%; this one delivers 34.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) records that median household income runs about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Clopper Mill Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Great Seneca Creek Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clopper Mill Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Clopper Mill Elementary's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 458). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 44% to 51%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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