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Does Clopper Mill Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001494
Clopper Mill Elementary
18501 Cinnamon Dr, Germantown, MD 20874 · (240) 740-2180 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
279 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
Student demographics
64%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
34.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
25.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 32.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Clopper Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #555 of 853 | #107 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #655 of 853 | #122 of 131 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #649 of 853 | #115 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #482 of 898 | #96 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #159 of 857 | #50 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #319 of 857 | #92 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #388 of 885 | #25 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #223 of 551 | #35 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
458
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 458 | 38.7 | 11.8:1 | 61% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 39.3 | 11.7:1 | 62% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 40.2 | 11.4:1 | 71% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 43 | 11.1:1 | 62% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 41.6 | 13.0:1 | 64% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 68% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 40 | 10.4:1 | 66% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 38% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 30 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clopper Mill Elementary.
About Clopper Mill Elementary
Among the schools in Germantown, Maryland, is Clopper Mill Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 458 students.
Montgomery County Public Schools is responsible for 208 schools, Clopper Mill Elementary included, with 159,181 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Clopper Mill Elementary is Hispanic: 51%. Other groups include 31% Black, 8% Asian, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 21% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Clopper Mill Elementary scores 64%.
Clopper Mill Elementary lists 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 61% of the student body. The 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 21 points lower.
After adjusting for student poverty, Clopper Mill Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.5%; the prediction is 38.2%.
In Montgomery County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Montgomery County number 211, with about 159,181 students.
Great Seneca Creek Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Clopper Mill Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Clopper Mill Elementary is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 458 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 478.
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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
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Germantown
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Kingsview MiddleMiddle · 908 students
- Roberto W. Clemente MiddleMiddle · 888 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Neelsville MiddleMiddle · 781 students
Nearby schools
- Great Seneca Creek Elementary0.6 mi · 487
- S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary0.6 mi · 467
- Roberto W. Clemente Middle0.9 mi · 888
- Northwest High1.1 mi · 2,300
- Germantown Elementary1.1 mi · 314
- Seneca Valley High1.1 mi · 2,409
Frequently asked questions
About Clopper Mill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Clopper Mill Elementary?
Clopper Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
Is Clopper Mill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clopper Mill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clopper Mill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clopper Mill Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clopper Mill Elementary?
At Clopper Mill Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 51% Hispanic, 31% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Clopper Mill Elementary in?
Clopper Mill Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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