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What's the most underrated thing about Flower Valley Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000830
Flower Valley Elementary
4615 Sunflower Dr, Rockville, MD 20853 · (240) 740-1780 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
157 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 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
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
62.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.8% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 53.7% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Flower Valley Elementary
Flower Valley Elementary's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Valley Elementary this school | 524 | 30.0% | 56.7% |
| Lois P. Rockwell Elementary Damascus | 518 | 33.0% | 58.0% |
| Beall Elementary Rockville | 475 | 27.6% | 69.0% |
| Sherwood Elementary Sandy Spring | 498 | 25.7% | 44.1% |
| Waugh Chapel Elementary Odenton | 549 | 29.9% | 60.4% |
| Oakland Terrace Elementary Silver Spring | 500 | 30.2% | 59.8% |
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 Flower Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #258 of 853 | #67 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #316 of 853 ▼ 69 | #74 of 131 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #245 of 853 ▼ 27 | #53 of 131 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #332 of 898 | #65 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #328 of 857 | #76 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #113 of 857 | #36 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #713 of 885 | #91 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #127 of 294 | #11 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
524
+54 (+11%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 524 | 39.6 | 13.2:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 40.6 | 14.1:1 | 31% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 36.9 | 14.6:1 | 33% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 29% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 33.9 | 14.0:1 | 24% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 29% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 18% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 14% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flower Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (474 to 524); teachers up 17% (33.9 to 39.6).
About Flower Valley Elementary
Flower Valley Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Rockville, Maryland. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 524 students.
Montgomery County Public Schools counts 159,181 students in its 208 schools, and Flower Valley Elementary is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Flower Valley Elementary is White, with 38% of students. Next come 31% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Montgomery County overall, the White share is about 42%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Flower Valley Elementary scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flower Valley Elementary is 13.2:1, based on 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Flower Valley Elementary counts 30% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
Flower Valley Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Maryland public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Flower Valley Elementary, the prediction is 56.5% and the result is 56.7%.
The school's county is Montgomery County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Montgomery County number 211, with about 159,181 students.
Flower Valley Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Flower Valley Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 56.7% is above the 43.8% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Flower Valley Elementary enrolled 470 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 524.
Flower Valley Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
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- Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary1.0 mi · 621
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- Rockville High1.9 mi · 1,550
Frequently asked questions
About Flower Valley ElementaryHow large is Flower Valley Elementary?
Flower Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 524 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Flower Valley Elementary serve?
Flower Valley Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flower Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flower Valley Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flower Valley Elementary?
At Flower Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 31% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Flower Valley Elementary public or private?
Flower Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.