Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000909
Rock Creek Valley Elementary
5121 Russett Rd, Rockville, MD 20853 · (240) 740-1240 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
123 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
69%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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
64.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +20.9pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 45.0% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Rock Creek Valley Elementary
Rock Creek Valley Elementary's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Valley Elementary this school | 332 | 37.0% | 51.9% |
| Laytonsville Elementary Gaithersburg | 355 | 34.4% | 59.9% |
| Woodfield Elementary Gaithersburg | 314 | 32.2% | 72.5% |
| Jones Lane Elementary Gaithersburg | 428 | 34.3% | 71.0% |
| Cloverly Elementary Silver Spring | 429 | 37.5% | 59.3% |
| Damascus Elementary Damascus | 331 | 46.2% | 53.7% |
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 Rock Creek Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #319 of 853 | #73 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #245 of 853 ▲ 102 | #60 of 131 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #226 of 853 ▲ 233 | #51 of 131 ▲ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #709 of 898 | #128 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #6 of 857 | #2 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #216 of 857 | #67 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #649 of 885 | #75 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #147 of 551 | #21 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
332
-90 (-21%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 332 | 35 | 9.5:1 | 37% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 36.3 | 10.1:1 | 35% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 34.6 | 11.1:1 | 37% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 30% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 39.2 | 10.6:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 39 | 11.2:1 | 31% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 35 | 10.6:1 | 33% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 26% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 25 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Creek Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (416 to 332); teachers down 11% (39.2 to 35).
About Rock Creek Valley Elementary
Rock Creek Valley Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Rockville, Maryland. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 332 students. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 31% lower.
Montgomery County Public Schools has 159,181 students in 208 schools, and Rock Creek Valley Elementary is one of those schools.
At Rock Creek Valley Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 45%. After that, the student body is 29% White, 10% Asian, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 21% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 9.5 students per teacher and 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Rock Creek Valley Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Rock Creek Valley Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.9% actual, 52.3% predicted).
Census estimates describe Montgomery County this way: the median household income is $132,450, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Montgomery County has 211 public schools and roughly 159,181 students.
The closest public school to Rock Creek Valley Elementary is Brookhaven Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rock Creek Valley Elementary is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 90 students since 2020-21, to 332. The school's ratio fell from 11.1:1 to 9.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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- Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary0.8 mi · 621
- Rockville High0.9 mi · 1,550
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Creek Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rock Creek Valley Elementary?
Rock Creek Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rock Creek Valley Elementary serve?
Rock Creek Valley Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rock Creek Valley Elementary?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Rock Creek Valley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rock Creek Valley Elementary?
At Rock Creek Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 45% Hispanic, 9% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Rock Creek Valley Elementary public or private?
Rock Creek Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
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