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Which teacher or staff member at Olney Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000889
Olney Elementary
3401 Queen Mary Dr, Olney, MD 20832 · (240) 740-5940 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
131 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
70%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
65.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.7% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 68.9% |
% 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
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Olney Elementary
Olney Elementary's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olney Elementary this school | 585 | 22.4% | 68.4% |
| Emmorton Elementary Bel Air | 584 | 22.6% | 71.8% |
| Rachel Carson Elementary Gaithersburg | 671 | 27.0% | 75.2% |
| Poolesville Elementary Poolesville | 576 | 16.5% | 68.7% |
| Crofton Meadows Elementary Crofton | 544 | 24.1% | 52.5% |
| Westchester Elementary Baltimore | 662 | 26.6% | 59.2% |
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 Olney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #117 of 853 | #38 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #133 of 853 ▼ 39 | #37 of 131 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #205 of 853 ▼ 102 | #47 of 131 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #233 of 898 | #42 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #720 of 857 | #121 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #179 of 857 | #55 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #768 of 885 | #106 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #236 of 551 | #38 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
585
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 585 | 36.3 | 16.1:1 | 22% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 36.4 | 16.6:1 | 22% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 38.4 | 16.0:1 | 22% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 18% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 36.7 | 18.7:1 | 19% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 33 | 19.7:1 | 19% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 14% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 12% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 26 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (686 to 585); teachers down 1% (36.7 to 36.3).
About Olney Elementary
Olney Elementary is an elementary school located in Olney, Maryland, in Montgomery County. The school counts 585 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.
Montgomery County Public Schools has 208 schools and 159,181 students, and Olney Elementary is one of those schools.
Olney Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 47%. The school is also 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 13% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Olney Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
A ratio of 16.1:1 comes from the school's 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 22% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Olney Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.4%; the prediction is 61.0%.
Across Montgomery County, median household income is about $132,450, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Olney Elementary is among the 211 public schools in Montgomery County.
Brooke Grove Elementary is located about 1.1 miles from Olney Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 68.4% is above the 57.3% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 585, 8% below the 634 of 2020-21.
Community posts for Olney Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Olney
- Rosa M. Parks MiddleMiddle · 863 students
- William H. Farquhar MiddleMiddle · 682 students
- Brooke Grove ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Belmont ElementaryElementary · 343 students
Other Olney Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Olney Elementary. Olney Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Olney Elementary SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 654 students
- Olney Elementary SchoolOLNEY, TX · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Brooke Grove Elementary1.1 mi · 390
- Greenwood Elementary1.1 mi · 534
- Cashell Elementary1.3 mi · 386
- William H. Farquhar Middle1.6 mi · 682
- Rosa M. Parks Middle1.7 mi · 863
- Sherwood Elementary1.9 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Olney ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Olney Elementary?
Olney Elementary enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Olney Elementary serve?
Olney Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Olney Elementary?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Olney Elementary.
How diverse is Olney Elementary?
Olney Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Olney Elementary in?
Olney Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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