Olney Elementary

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Olney, Maryland, Olney Elementary educates 585 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Montgomery County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 22% above typical.

Olney Elementary is one of 208 schools operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, a district that hosts 159,181 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Olney Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 13% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Olney Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 22% of students at Olney Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Olney Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.0%; this one delivers 68.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, 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), Olney Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brooke Grove Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olney Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 686 students in 2018 compared to 585 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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