Monocacy Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Frederick, Maryland, Monocacy Elementary enrolls 523 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools.

Within Frederick County Public Schools, which oversees 67 schools and 48,054 students, Monocacy Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Monocacy Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 28% Black, 24% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Frederick County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Monocacy Elementary reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Frederick County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monocacy Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.0%; actual is 49.2%, +15.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Frederick County reports that median household income runs about $122,002, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Monocacy Elementary is one of 69 public schools in Frederick County (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students).

Nearest neighbor: Monocacy Middle, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monocacy Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Monocacy Elementary's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 621 (now 523). Over the same period, the White share fell from 31% to 24%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Monocacy Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.