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What's the biggest difference between Fields Road Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000829
Fields Road Elementary
1 School Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 · (240) 740-7000 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
231 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 | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
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
62.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 50.7% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Fields Road Elementary
Fields Road Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Road Elementary this school | 453 | 51.0% | 54.1% |
| Mill Creek Towne Elementary Rockville | 528 | 48.5% | 48.0% |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary Germantown | 487 | 54.2% | 42.4% |
| Sequoyah Elementary Derwood | 460 | 46.7% | 44.1% |
| Strawberry Knoll Elementary Gaithersburg | 448 | 57.8% | 46.4% |
| Clearspring Elementary Damascus | 541 | 42.3% | 57.6% |
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 Fields Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #285 of 853 | #70 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #282 of 853 ▼ 3 | #67 of 131 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #255 of 853 ▲ 82 | #56 of 131 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #495 of 898 | #99 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #123 of 857 | #41 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #55 of 857 | #29 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #513 of 885 | #57 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #485 of 551 | #87 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
453
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 453 | 39.4 | 11.5:1 | 51% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 39.6 | 11.3:1 | 45% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 37.1 | 12.2:1 | 49% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 39 | 11.7:1 | 39% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 34.1 | 13.7:1 | 43% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 42% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 33% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 24% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fields Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (467 to 453); teachers up 16% (34.1 to 39.4).
About Fields Road Elementary
Fields Road Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 453 students.
Montgomery County Public Schools has 208 schools and 159,181 students, and Fields Road Elementary is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Fields Road Elementary is Hispanic (39%). Enrollment also includes 23% White, 19% Black, 14% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 18 points above the 21% share among Montgomery County residents. By the diversity index, Fields Road Elementary comes in at 74%.
Teachers at the school number 39.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.5:1. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
Fields Road Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.1% and a predicted 44.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fields Road Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 159,181 students.
Nearby, Lakelands Park Middle is about 1.0 miles away. Fields Road Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Fields Road Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.1% against a local average of 45.7%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (458) to 2024-25 (453).
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Gaithersburg
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Quince Orchard HighHigh · 2,100 students
- Watkins Mill HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Lakelands Park MiddleMiddle · 993 students
- Gaithersburg MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Forest Oak MiddleMiddle · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Lakelands Park Middle1.0 mi · 993
- Summit Hall Elementary1.2 mi · 413
- John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol1.3 mi · 79
- Brown Station Elementary1.6 mi · 572
- Gaithersburg High1.6 mi · 2,441
- Rosemont Elementary1.7 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Fields Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fields Road Elementary?
Fields Road Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fields Road Elementary serve?
Fields Road Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fields Road Elementary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Fields Road Elementary.
How diverse is Fields Road Elementary?
Fields Road Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 39% Hispanic, 19% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Fields Road Elementary?
Fields Road Elementary is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
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