Flower Hill Elementary

Flower Hill Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools. The school works with 454 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students total), Flower Hill Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Flower Hill Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Black, 10% Asian, 7% White, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, Flower Hill Elementary logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Flower Hill Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 33.8%.

In the area at large, Montgomery County reports that median household income runs about $132,450, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Flower Hill Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Strawberry Knoll Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Flower Hill Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Flower Hill Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Flower Hill Elementary's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 491 (now 454). Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.