Sequoyah Elementary

Sequoyah Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in Derwood, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 460 students spanning grades K through 5.

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

Demographically, Sequoyah Elementary reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% White, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Sequoyah Elementary has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Sequoyah Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.6%; this one delivers 44.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Sequoyah Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

The closest other public school is Col. Zadok Magruder High, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sequoyah Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sequoyah Elementary has climbed 20%, going from 384 students in 2018 to 460 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 22% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Sequoyah Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.