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What's the most underrated thing about Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000191
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary
21301 Seneca Crossing Dr, Germantown, MD 20876 · (240) 740-5980 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
267 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
35.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
-50 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.5:1
% White
10%
was 10%
% Hispanic
38%
was 31%
% Black
34%
was 40%
% Asian
11%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary
As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Germantown, Maryland, Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary caters to 428 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Montgomery County Public Schools.
Within Montgomery County Public Schools, which oversees 208 schools and 159,181 students, Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Black, 11% Asian, 10% White, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.
On the resource side, On paper, Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Neelsville Middle, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Over the past 7-year window. Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 478 (now 428). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 31% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Neelsville Middle0.9 mi · 781
- Captain James E. Daly Elementary1.2 mi · 472
- William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary1.2 mi · 601
- Snowden Farm Elementary1.6 mi · 578
- Rocky Hill Middle1.8 mi · 1,010
- Hallie Wells Middle1.8 mi · 931
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Sally K. Ride ElementaryHow many students attend Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary?
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary serve?
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary.
How diverse is Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary?
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 38% Hispanic, 34% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary in?
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.