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If you could change one rule at Fallsmead Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000827
Fallsmead Elementary
1800 Greenplace Ter, Rockville, MD 20850 · (240) 740-3545 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
97 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
74%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
75.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
71.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 71.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 70.0% |
% 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
71.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
Schools most like Fallsmead Elementary
Fallsmead Elementary's state test result (71.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallsmead Elementary this school | 512 | 18.9% | 71.7% |
| Clarksville Elementary Clarksville | 543 | 17.7% | 74.9% |
| St. Johns Lane Elementary Ellicott City | 636 | 20.6% | 65.2% |
| Wilson Wims Elementary School Clarksburg | 484 | 19.0% | 79.9% |
| Centerville Elementary Frederick | 471 | 19.1% | 81.5% |
| Worthington Elementary Ellicott City | 403 | 11.7% | 81.8% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fallsmead Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #85 of 853 | #29 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #81 of 853 ▲ 4 | #29 of 131 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #95 of 853 ▲ 36 | #26 of 131 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #358 of 898 | #69 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #710 of 857 | #120 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #54 of 857 | #28 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #804 of 885 | #115 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #387 of 551 | #67 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. 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
512
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 512 | 31.9 | 16.1:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 33.9 | 15.2:1 | 17% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 18% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 30.9 | 18.1:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 6% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 20 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fallsmead Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (558 to 512); teachers up 3% (30.9 to 31.9).
About Fallsmead Elementary
Fallsmead Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Rockville, Maryland. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 512 students in kindergarten through 5.
Within Montgomery County Public Schools, Fallsmead Elementary is one of 208 schools. The district enrolls 159,181 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Fallsmead Elementary, at 34%. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 9% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 15%. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 16.1:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Fallsmead Elementary is 19%. The 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 21 points higher.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Fallsmead Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Fallsmead Elementary is 8.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 71.7% actual, 63.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
Among Montgomery County residents, the median household income is $132,450, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Fallsmead Elementary, Montgomery County has 210 other public schools.
The school nearest to Fallsmead Elementary is Thomas S. Wootton High, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fallsmead Elementary ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Fallsmead Elementary is City: Small.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 520 in 2020-21, 512 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Rockville
- Richard Montgomery HighHigh · 2,366 students
- Thomas S. Wootton HighHigh · 1,870 students
- Col. Zadok Magruder HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 1,654 students
- Rockville HighHigh · 1,550 students
- Julius West MiddleMiddle · 1,365 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas S. Wootton High0.4 mi · 1,870
- Robert Frost Middle School0.6 mi · 915
- Julius West Middle0.7 mi · 1,365
- Beall Elementary1.0 mi · 475
- Ritchie Park Elementary1.0 mi · 342
- Lakewood Elementary1.1 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Fallsmead ElementaryHow large is Fallsmead Elementary?
Fallsmead Elementary enrolls approximately 512 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fallsmead Elementary serve?
Fallsmead Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fallsmead Elementary?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Fallsmead Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fallsmead Elementary?
At Fallsmead Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 34% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Fallsmead Elementary in?
Fallsmead Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.