Little Bennett Elementary

Little Bennett Elementary is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Clarksburg, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools, educateing 614 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 481.

Montgomery County Public Schools runs 208 schools in total, collectively educating 159,181 students. Little Bennett Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Little Bennett Elementary reports that 33% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 25% Black, 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Little Bennett Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household earnings sit near $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Little Bennett Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clarksburg Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Little Bennett Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 63.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Little Bennett Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 629 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 27% to 21%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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