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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001448
Lake Seneca Elementary
13600 Wanegarden Dr, Germantown, MD 20874 · (240) 740-0280 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
268 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 | 86 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
65%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
32.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
33.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.9% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 36.7% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Lake Seneca Elementary
Lake Seneca Elementary's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Seneca Elementary this school | 437 | 61.3% | 35.7% |
| Roscoe R Nix Elementary Silver Spring | 437 | 62.9% | N/A |
| Cannon Road Elementary Silver Spring | 388 | 58.2% | 30.7% |
| Cresthaven Elementary Silver Spring | 474 | 62.7% | 35.3% |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary Germantown | 467 | 55.0% | 40.1% |
| Clopper Mill Elementary Germantown | 458 | 60.9% | 34.5% |
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 Lake Seneca Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #527 of 853 | #103 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #546 of 853 ▼ 94 | #110 of 131 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #679 of 853 ▼ 172 | #120 of 131 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #530 of 898 | #102 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #32 of 857 | #12 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #297 of 857 | #84 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #379 of 885 | #23 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #152 of 551 | #22 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
437
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 437 | 42.3 | 10.3:1 | 61% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 40.7 | 11.7:1 | 66% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 40.9 | 11.2:1 | 71% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 39 | 11.8:1 | 66% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 42 | 13.0:1 | 58% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 55% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 21% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Seneca Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (545 to 437); teachers up 1% (42 to 42.3).
About Lake Seneca Elementary
Lake Seneca Elementary is an elementary school in Germantown, Maryland, according to federal school records. Its 437 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Lake Seneca Elementary is run by Montgomery County Public Schools, whose 208 schools enroll 159,181 students.
Lake Seneca Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 42%. The remaining students are 40% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% White. Among people living in Montgomery County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 42.3 full-time equivalents, or about 10.3 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 10.3:1 here. About 61% of students, or 268, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 40% for public schools in Montgomery County.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Lake Seneca 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.
The model predicts 37.9% for a school in Maryland with Lake Seneca Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lake Seneca Elementary posts 35.7%.
Across Montgomery County, the median household income is $132,450, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Montgomery County is home to 211 public schools and about 159,181 public school students.
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is the public school closest to Lake Seneca Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Lake Seneca Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Lake Seneca Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 24 students since 2020-21, to 437. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 11.8:1 to 10.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lake Seneca Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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Other schools in Germantown
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Kingsview MiddleMiddle · 908 students
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- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Neelsville MiddleMiddle · 781 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle0.2 mi · 841
- Waters Landing Elementary0.9 mi · 735
- Germantown Elementary1.0 mi · 314
- Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary1.0 mi · 673
- Seneca Valley High1.2 mi · 2,409
- Kingsview Middle1.2 mi · 908
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Seneca ElementaryHow many students attend Lake Seneca Elementary?
Lake Seneca Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lake Seneca Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Seneca Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lake Seneca Elementary have?
Lake Seneca Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Seneca Elementary?
At Lake Seneca Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 42% Hispanic, 40% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lake Seneca Elementary public or private?
Lake Seneca 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.