Rock Terrace School

Rock Terrace School, a tiny secondary school in Rockville, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools, teaches 77 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 94% below typical.

Montgomery County Public Schools comprises 208 schools with combined enrollment of 159,181 students; Rock Terrace School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Rock Terrace School records that 32% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 29% Hispanic, 23% White, 13% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rock Terrace School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Rock Terrace School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tilden Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rock Terrace School.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 86 students in 2018 compared to 77 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 33% to 23% over that span.

On allk12, members of the Rock Terrace School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.