Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000919
Seven Locks Elementary
9500 Seven Locks Road, Bethesda, MD 20817 · (240) 740-0940 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
27 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
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
83.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
83.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.3% | 83.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.5% | 86.2% |
% 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
83.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Seven Locks Elementary
Seven Locks Elementary's state test result (83.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Locks Elementary this school | 376 | 7.2% | 83.6% |
| West Friendship Elementary West Friendship | 367 | 8.2% | 81.0% |
| Ritchie Park Elementary Rockville | 342 | 12.6% | 80.3% |
| Burning Tree Elementary Bethesda | 479 | 8.6% | 80.1% |
| Carderock Springs Elementary Bethesda | 363 | 5.5% | 85.3% |
| Bannockburn Elementary Bethesda | 446 | 4.0% | 86.8% |
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 Seven Locks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #15 of 853 | #9 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #12 of 853 ▼ 6 | #6 of 131 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #34 of 853 ▲ 5 | #13 of 131 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #638 of 898 | #116 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #564 of 857 | #108 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #283 of 857 | #83 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.2% | #879 of 885 | #133 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #408 of 551 | #71 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
376
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 376 | 25.3 | 14.9:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 25.2 | 14.8:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 25.3 | 15.3:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 24.1 | 16.8:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 4% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 13 | 21.5:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seven Locks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (405 to 376); teachers up 5% (24.1 to 25.3).
About Seven Locks Elementary
In Bethesda, Maryland, Seven Locks Elementary is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 376 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Maryland enroll around 481, and this school is 22% below that mark.
Seven Locks Elementary is in Montgomery County Public Schools, a district with 159,181 students across 208 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Seven Locks Elementary is 52% White. Next come 22% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 42% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Seven Locks Elementary, there are about 14.9 students; the school has 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 27 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 7% of enrollment. Public schools in Montgomery County average 40%.
Seven Locks Elementary earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Seven Locks Elementary is 13.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (83.6% versus 70.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
Looking at the 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 about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Seven Locks Elementary, Montgomery County has 211 public schools.
Cabin John Middle sits about 1.4 miles from Seven Locks Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Seven Locks Elementary is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 4% across 4 years, from 390 in 2020-21 to 376 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 14.9:1.
The allk12 page for Seven Locks Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Seven Locks ElementaryHow large is Seven Locks Elementary?
Seven Locks Elementary enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Seven Locks Elementary serve?
Seven Locks Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Seven Locks Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Seven Locks Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Seven Locks Elementary?
Student demographics at Seven Locks Elementary are roughly 52% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Seven Locks Elementary?
Seven Locks Elementary is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.