Rock Creek

Rock Creek is a multi-level school of very small scale in Walkersville, Maryland, part of Frederick County Public Schools, serveing 73 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 275 students each, so Rock Creek sits 73% below that benchmark.

Frederick County Public Schools runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 48,054 students. Rock Creek is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Rock Creek logs that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 21% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Frederick County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.7:1. The state averages around 6.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Frederick County's rate of about 37%.

In the area at large, Frederick County reports that median household earnings sit near $122,002, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Frederick County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), of which Rock Creek is one.

Walkersville Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rock Creek.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Rock Creek's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 82 (now 73). White enrollment moved from 61% to 44% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.