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Which teacher or staff member at Farmland Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
847
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000828
Farmland Elementary
7000 Old Gate Road, Rockville, MD 20852 · (240) 740-0660 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
15.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
165 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 168 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (142).
Student demographics
72%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
67.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
68.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 62.4% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Farmland Elementary
Farmland Elementary's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmland Elementary this school | 847 | 19.5% | 65.2% |
| Northfield Elementary Ellicott City | 764 | 17.5% | 70.3% |
| Sugarloaf Elementary Frederick | 845 | 12.2% | 68.9% |
| St. Johns Lane Elementary Ellicott City | 636 | 20.6% | 65.2% |
| Urbana Elementary Frederick | 736 | 22.6% | 71.3% |
| Oakdale Elementary Ijamsville | 1,167 | 19.5% | 64.8% |
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 Farmland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #157 of 853 | #45 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #105 of 853 ▲ 50 | #32 of 131 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #173 of 853 ▲ 50 | #40 of 131 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #28 of 898 | #2 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #675 of 857 | #118 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #117 of 857 | #39 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #797 of 885 | #113 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #188 of 294 | #19 of 34 |
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
847
+73 (+9%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 847 | 53.8 | 15.7:1 | 19% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 50.8 | 16.0:1 | 16% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 797 | 52.5 | 15.2:1 | 19% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 774 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 9% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 797 | 45.5 | 17.5:1 | 7% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 7% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 7% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 30 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (797 to 847); teachers up 18% (45.5 to 53.8).
About Farmland Elementary
Farmland Elementary sits in Rockville, Maryland, and is classified as an elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 847 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students, which makes this school 76% larger than average.
Montgomery County Public Schools has a total of 208 schools and 159,181 students, Farmland Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at Farmland Elementary, about 40 are White, the largest group. Other students are 30% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put Montgomery County at about 42% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Farmland Elementary are from different groups.
Farmland Elementary lists 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.7 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1. About 19% of students at Farmland Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Farmland Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Farmland Elementary's results are 2.5 points above predicted: 65.2% against 62.7%.
For Montgomery County, Census Bureau data show 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.
Measured in a straight line, Rock Terrace School is about 0.9 miles from Farmland Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 56.3%, lower than Farmland Elementary's 65.2%.
Locale data from NCES put Farmland Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
From 774 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 847 by 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Farmland Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- 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
- Rock Terrace School0.9 mi · 77
- Tilden Middle0.9 mi · 1,112
- Luxmanor Elementary1.0 mi · 684
- Northwood High1.4 mi · 1,654
- Winston Churchill High1.5 mi · 2,185
- Bayard Rustin Elementary1.6 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About Farmland ElementaryHow large is Farmland Elementary?
Farmland Elementary enrolls approximately 847 students in grades KG-05.
Is Farmland Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farmland Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farmland Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Farmland Elementary?
At Farmland Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, 30% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Farmland Elementary?
Farmland Elementary is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.