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What tradition at Rosemont Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000916
Rosemont Elementary
16400 Alden Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 · (240) 740-7180 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
333 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
66%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
43.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
39.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 44.1% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Rosemont Elementary
Rosemont Elementary's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont Elementary this school | 564 | 59.0% | 43.1% |
| Judith A. Resnik Elementary Gaithersburg | 516 | 58.3% | 40.7% |
| Stedwick Elementary Montgomery Village | 492 | 59.6% | 34.3% |
| Goshen Elementary Gaithersburg | 494 | 55.9% | 49.6% |
| Clopper Mill Elementary Germantown | 458 | 60.9% | 34.5% |
| Glenallan Elementary Silver Spring | 679 | 61.7% | 43.7% |
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 Rosemont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #442 of 853 | #91 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #435 of 853 ▼ 76 | #90 of 131 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #508 of 853 ▼ 79 | #95 of 131 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #263 of 898 | #50 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #92 of 857 | #30 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #274 of 857 | #81 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #423 of 885 | #32 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #369 of 551 | #63 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
564
-38 (-6%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 564 | 50.4 | 11.2:1 | 59% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 53.9 | 11.0:1 | 59% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 52.7 | 11.7:1 | 74% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 52 | 11.6:1 | 60% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 51 | 12.1:1 | 60% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 50 | 11.8:1 | 60% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 41 | 11.8:1 | 56% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 56% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 18 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosemont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (619 to 564); teachers down 1% (51 to 50.4).
About Rosemont Elementary
Located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Rosemont Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 564 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Rosemont Elementary falls under Montgomery County Public Schools, which has 208 schools enrolling 159,181 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Rosemont Elementary is Hispanic, with 48% of students. Next come 29% Black, 8% Asian, 7% White, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 21% Hispanic. The diversity index for Rosemont Elementary is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 59% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 40%.
Rosemont Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rosemont Elementary's results are 3.9 points above predicted: 43.1% against 39.3%.
In the surrounding county, Montgomery County, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Montgomery County has 211 public schools with about 159,181 students, including Rosemont Elementary.
Rosemont Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Summit Hall Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Rosemont Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
A 6% decline took enrollment from 602 in 2020-21 to 564 in 2024-25.
Rosemont Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Gaithersburg
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Quince Orchard HighHigh · 2,100 students
- Watkins Mill HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Lakelands Park MiddleMiddle · 993 students
- Gaithersburg MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Forest Oak MiddleMiddle · 828 students
Other Rosemont Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Rosemont Elementary. Rosemont Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- ROSEMONT ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 640 students
- Rosemont Elementary SchoolLaGrange, GA · 542 students
- Rosemont Elementary SchoolMartinsburg, WV · 419 students
- Rosemont ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 387 students
- Rosemont Elementary SchoolRosemont, IL · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Hall Elementary0.6 mi · 413
- Washington Grove Elementary0.6 mi · 480
- Gaithersburg High0.9 mi · 2,441
- Gaithersburg Middle1.3 mi · 869
- Gaithersburg Elementary1.3 mi · 603
- Harriet R. Tubman Elementary1.5 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Rosemont ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rosemont Elementary?
Rosemont Elementary enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rosemont Elementary serve?
Rosemont Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosemont Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosemont Elementary is approximately 11.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosemont Elementary?
At Rosemont Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 48% Hispanic, 29% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Rosemont Elementary public or private?
Rosemont Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.