Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000864
Laytonsville Elementary
21401 Laytonsville Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20882 · (240) 740-1660 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
122 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
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
61.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 55.8% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Laytonsville Elementary
Laytonsville Elementary's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laytonsville Elementary this school | 355 | 34.4% | 59.9% |
| Rock Creek Valley Elementary Rockville | 332 | 37.0% | 51.9% |
| Woodfield Elementary Gaithersburg | 314 | 32.2% | 72.5% |
| Cloverly Elementary Silver Spring | 429 | 37.5% | 59.3% |
| Jones Lane Elementary Gaithersburg | 428 | 34.3% | 71.0% |
| Candlewood Elementary Rockville | 358 | 33.2% | 62.5% |
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 Laytonsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #217 of 853 | #56 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #208 of 853 ▲ 13 | #54 of 131 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #279 of 853 ▼ 98 | #62 of 131 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #676 of 898 | #123 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #238 of 857 | #65 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #114 of 857 | #37 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #672 of 885 | #83 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #432 of 551 | #74 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
355
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 355 | 28.3 | 12.5:1 | 34% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 27.7 | 13.2:1 | 33% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 27.9 | 11.9:1 | 38% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 22% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 27.7 | 13.6:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 19% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 5% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 28 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laytonsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (377 to 355); teachers up 2% (27.7 to 28.3).
About Laytonsville Elementary
Laytonsville Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 355 students. It has 26% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
Montgomery County Public Schools includes 208 schools. Together they enroll 159,181 students.
Of every 100 students at Laytonsville Elementary, about 39 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 29% White, 16% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 21% Hispanic. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Laytonsville Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Laytonsville Elementary has a ratio of 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Laytonsville Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.9% at Laytonsville Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.9%.
For the population of Montgomery County, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Montgomery County, 211 public schools serve about 159,181 students.
Judith A. Resnik Elementary, about 1.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Laytonsville Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Laytonsville Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.7:1 to 12.5:1.
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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 Gaithersburg
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Quince Orchard HighHigh · 2,100 students
- Watkins Mill HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Lakelands Park MiddleMiddle · 993 students
- Gaithersburg MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Forest Oak MiddleMiddle · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Judith A. Resnik Elementary1.9 mi · 516
- Goshen Elementary2.3 mi · 494
- Strawberry Knoll Elementary3.6 mi · 448
- Flower Hill Elementary3.7 mi · 454
- Whetstone Elementary3.9 mi · 711
- Rosa M. Parks Middle4.0 mi · 863
Frequently asked questions
About Laytonsville ElementaryHow large is Laytonsville Elementary?
Laytonsville Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Laytonsville Elementary serve?
Laytonsville Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Laytonsville Elementary have?
Laytonsville Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Laytonsville Elementary?
Student demographics at Laytonsville Elementary are roughly 29% White, 39% Hispanic, 16% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Laytonsville Elementary in?
Laytonsville Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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