Fox Chapel Elementary

Fox Chapel Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in Germantown, Maryland, operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, with 617 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, Fox Chapel Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Black, 14% Asian, 11% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Fox Chapel Elementary lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, Fox Chapel Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.1%; this one delivers 46.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) logs that median household earnings sit near $132,450, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Fox Chapel Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Roberto W. Clemente Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fox Chapel Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

Fox Chapel Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Fox Chapel Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 619 (now 617). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 42% to 47%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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