Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary

Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary is a primary school of medium-sized scale in Rockville, Maryland, part of Montgomery County Public Schools, educateing 621 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Montgomery County Public Schools comprises 208 schools with combined enrollment of 159,181 students; Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 30% White, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Earle B. Wood Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary has decreased 14%, going from 725 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 33% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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