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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033001521
Monocacy Elementary
7421 Hayward Rd, Frederick, MD 21702 · (227) 203-1520 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
355 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 54 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
58.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 42.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Monocacy Elementary
Monocacy Elementary's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monocacy Elementary this school | 523 | 67.9% | 49.2% |
| Ruth Ann Monroe Primary Hagerstown | 579 | 69.9% | N/A |
| Freetown Elementary Glen Burnie | 530 | 72.1% | 40.8% |
| Lansdowne Elementary Baltimore | 603 | 72.1% | 21.1% |
| Marley Elementary Glen Burnie | 618 | 71.7% | 35.0% |
| Point Pleasant Elementary Glen Burnie | 486 | 71.2% | 38.7% |
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 Monocacy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #346 of 853 | #32 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #350 of 853 ▲ 23 | #32 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #315 of 853 ▲ 58 | #29 of 39 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #333 of 898 | #25 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #249 of 857 | #5 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #74 of 857 | #13 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #303 of 885 | #4 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #206 of 551 | #7 of 17 |
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
523
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 523 | 41.4 | 12.6:1 | 68% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 41.5 | 13.2:1 | 65% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 42.8 | 13.3:1 | 65% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 44 | 12.5:1 | 61% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 42.3 | 14.7:1 | 56% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 55% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 47% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 34 | 18.0:1 | 26% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 32 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monocacy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (621 to 523); teachers down 2% (42.3 to 41.4).
About Monocacy Elementary
Monocacy Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Frederick, Maryland. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 523 students in pre-K through 5.
Frederick County Public Schools (67 schools, 48,054 students) runs Monocacy Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Monocacy Elementary, at 35%. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 24% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Frederick County's residents are about 13% Hispanic, 22 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Monocacy Elementary is 68%. That is 31 points above the 37% average for public schools in Frederick County.
Monocacy Elementary is in the top 10% of Maryland schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.0%. The school's actual rate is 49.2%, 15.1 points higher.
According to the American Community Survey, in Frederick County, the median household income is $122,002, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Monocacy Elementary is one of 69 public schools in the county.
Monocacy Middle is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Monocacy Elementary places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Monocacy Elementary as City: Small.
Enrollment has fallen by 28 students since 2020-21, to 523.
The Monocacy Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Frederick
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Crestwood MiddleMiddle · 996 students
- Waverley ElementaryElementary · 965 students
Other Monocacy Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Monocacy Elementary. Monocacy Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Monocacy ElementaryDickerson, MD · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Monocacy Middle0.2 mi · 710
- Monocacy Valley Montessori0.6 mi · 386
- Heather Ridge1.2 mi · 50
- Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle1.4 mi · 573
- Gov. Thomas Johnson High1.5 mi · 2,066
- North Frederick Elementary1.8 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About Monocacy ElementaryHow large is Monocacy Elementary?
Monocacy Elementary enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Monocacy Elementary serve?
Monocacy Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monocacy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monocacy Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monocacy Elementary?
At Monocacy Elementary, the student body is approximately 24% White, 35% Hispanic, 28% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Monocacy Elementary in?
Monocacy Elementary is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.