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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Great Seneca Creek Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001567
Great Seneca Creek Elementary
13010 Dairymaid Dr, Germantown, MD 20874 · (240) 740-4380 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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
12.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
264 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 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
75%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
37.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
39.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 43.4% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Great Seneca Creek Elementary
Great Seneca Creek Elementary's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary this school | 487 | 54.2% | 42.4% |
| Orchard Grove Elementary Frederick | 613 | 53.7% | 56.8% |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary Germantown | 467 | 55.0% | 40.1% |
| Cedarmere Elementary Reisterstown | 502 | 59.6% | 31.9% |
| Hebron - Harman Elementary Hanover | 459 | 61.7% | 30.8% |
| Fields Road Elementary Gaithersburg | 453 | 51.0% | 54.1% |
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 Great Seneca Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #449 of 853 | #92 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #444 of 853 ▼ 77 | #92 of 131 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #594 of 853 ▼ 213 | #107 of 131 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #405 of 898 | #78 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #266 of 857 | #69 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.3% | #25 of 857 | #15 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #484 of 885 | #51 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #119 of 551 | #17 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
487
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 487 | 38.2 | 12.8:1 | 54% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 39.7 | 12.8:1 | 49% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 40.1 | 13.0:1 | 53% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 44 | 12.2:1 | 42% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 40% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 38% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 30% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Seneca Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (628 to 487); teachers down 13% (44 to 38.2).
About Great Seneca Creek Elementary
Great Seneca Creek Elementary is an elementary school located in Germantown, Maryland, in Montgomery County. A total of 487 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Great Seneca Creek Elementary is one of the 208 schools that make up Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students in total).
Great Seneca Creek Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 33%. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 17% White, 11% Asian, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Montgomery County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligible students account for 54% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Great Seneca Creek Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Great Seneca Creek Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.4% actual, 42.1% predicted).
In the county around the school, Montgomery County, the median household income is $132,450, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Montgomery County is home to 211 public schools and about 159,181 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Northwest High, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Great Seneca Creek Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Great Seneca Creek Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 51 students since 2020-21, to 487.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Germantown
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Kingsview MiddleMiddle · 908 students
- Roberto W. Clemente MiddleMiddle · 888 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Neelsville MiddleMiddle · 781 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest High0.5 mi · 2,300
- Clopper Mill Elementary0.6 mi · 458
- S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary1.1 mi · 467
- Kingsview Middle1.3 mi · 908
- Germantown Elementary1.3 mi · 314
- Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary1.3 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Great Seneca Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Great Seneca Creek Elementary?
Great Seneca Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Great Seneca Creek Elementary serve?
Great Seneca Creek Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Great Seneca Creek Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Great Seneca Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Great Seneca Creek Elementary?
Great Seneca Creek Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 33% Hispanic, 30% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Great Seneca Creek Elementary?
Great Seneca Creek 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.