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Enrollment
850
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000635
Green Valley Elementary
11501 Fingerboard Rd, Monrovia, MD 21770 · (227) 203-1680 · Frederick County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
114 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 164 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 155 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 160 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (160).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
80.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +16.4pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.1% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 67.8% |
% 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
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Green Valley Elementary
Green Valley Elementary's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Elementary this school | 850 | 13.4% | 69.9% |
| Dayton Oaks Elementary Dayton | 739 | 7.6% | 75.8% |
| Northfield Elementary Ellicott City | 764 | 17.5% | 70.3% |
| Urbana Elementary Frederick | 736 | 22.6% | 71.3% |
| Farmland Elementary Rockville | 847 | 19.5% | 65.2% |
| Oakdale Elementary Ijamsville | 1,167 | 19.5% | 64.8% |
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 Green Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #102 of 853 | #6 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #116 of 853 ▼ 13 | #10 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #56 of 853 ▲ 143 | #6 of 39 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #26 of 898 | #3 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #790 of 857 | #33 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #124 of 857 | #14 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #842 of 885 | #39 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +103.8% | #4 of 294 | #1 of 18 |
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
850
+305 (+56%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 850 | 50.2 | 16.9:1 | 13% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 49.2 | 17.1:1 | 11% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 785 | 44.6 | 17.6:1 | 11% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 7% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 24.5 | 17.0:1 | 11% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 4% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 24 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 104% (417 to 850); teachers up 105% (24.5 to 50.2).
About Green Valley Elementary
Among the schools in Monrovia, Maryland, is Green Valley Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 850 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
The Frederick County Public Schools system has 67 schools and 48,054 students.
At Green Valley Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 44%. Other students are 23% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Frederick County residents are about 68% White. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Green Valley Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Frederick County average 37%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Green Valley Elementary outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Green Valley Elementary is +3.6 points: 69.9% actual, 66.3% predicted.
Looking at the county, Frederick County, median household income comes to about $122,002, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 69 public schools and about 48,054 students.
Windsor Knolls Middle, about 1.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Green Valley Elementary places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Green Valley Elementary reported 545 students in 2020-21 and 850 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
This page is set up for the Green Valley Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other Green Valley Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Green Valley Elementary. Green Valley Elementary is the largest of the 13.
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 714 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 565 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolSinking Spring, PA · 505 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolSCHERTZ, TX · 503 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolHoover, AL · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Windsor Knolls Middle1.5 mi · 812
- Kemptown Elementary1.9 mi · 448
- New Market Elementary2.9 mi · 571
- New Market Middle2.9 mi · 676
- Centerville Elementary3.7 mi · 471
- Urbana Middle3.9 mi · 1,090
Frequently asked questions
About Green Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Green Valley Elementary?
Green Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 850 students in grades KG-05.
Is Green Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Green Valley Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Green Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Green Valley Elementary?
Green Valley Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 23% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Green Valley Elementary?
Green Valley Elementary is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.